Digital Program Specialist – Business Analysis (Risk Management)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond-infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 110 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.

The Information Technology Department (ITD) provides technical services in the areas of information security, digital services, IT-related procurement, cybersecurity, IT risk and resilience, data management, digital learning, and digital transformation, ensuring their overall alignment with the Bank’s needs and priorities. The team oversees the development and refinement of the IT strategy as well as the effective management of technology resources and the provision of technical support across Bank operations. These efforts are critical to fostering a digital and data-driven culture within the Bank aligned with the Corporate Strategy, promoting the innovation of digital infrastructures, and ensuring the smooth operation and security of daily banking functions.

The Digital Program Specialist – Business Analysis (Risk Management), reporting to the Senior Digital Program Specialist, is responsible for building and maintaining the business partnership between (ITD) and the Risk Management Department (RMD) by conducting IT business analysis activities to support the Bank’s risk management business, such as by collaborating with business stakeholders to identify and optimize business processes, digital capabilities, needs and technology gaps and by identifying, implementing, and supporting appropriate business solutions for the risk management business.

This role ensures that risk management business requests are supported by ITD in a timely manner to meet the operational requirements of the business units and align with industry best practices. Providing guidance on emerging approaches and trends in the design and implementation risk management applications is essential for delivering services and the success of the Bank’s risk management framework and operations.

 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Liaise between ITD and RMD and serve as subject matter expert for risk management business.
• Collaborate with various teams across the Bank to gain a deeper understanding of diverse perspectives and to identify opportunities for the further refinement of risk management applications and work processes.
• Optimize approaches and build consistency in the demand analysis, requirements prioritization, solution evaluation and delivery of risk management solutions, ensuring outputs are delivered to meet the specific demands of stakeholders while introducing adaptive measures to sustain responsiveness to evolving needs.
• Support Project Managers in business analysis activities to develop systems, and solutions for all risk management applications, customizing parameters, functionalities, and features to meet project requirements and specific operational contexts ensuring effectiveness, adaptability, and usability.
• Lead the exercise for gathering and prioritization of business requirements, business process modelling, impact analysis, feasibility studies, and propose solutions for business units. Support solution design and full project cycle delivery.
• Provide guidance and trainings to management and staff on the adaptation of risk management applications, taking into account various operational needs and contexts to sustain efficient operations.
• Work closely with various IT teams – such as infrastructure, data management, IT security, and risk management – to ensure full coverage of IT requirements when rolling-out new products and services to business users and maintain a highly secure system through proper configuration and system access monitoring.
• Ensure that processes comply with IT governance processes and procedures, and AIIB’s audit and control requirements.

 

Requirements:

Substantive Knowledge

• Demonstrated capacity gained through education and experience in risk management business, reflecting conceptual understanding across operational settings.
• Understand the risk management framework and the integration of different elements into the risk management portfolio.

Communication skills

• Demonstrated skill gained through exposure/experience in relationship management.
• Engage stakeholders proactively to define expectations/needs and builds an informed framework for service delivery.

Execution skills

• Demonstrated achievement in the consistent delivery of programs/services through adaptation.
• Meet consistently the program delivery standards on timing and the deployment of resources.
• Meet consistently program delivery standards in terms of quality/relevance.

Targeted specialized knowledge

• University Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minumum 5-8 years of relevant professional IT experience.
• Experience in risk management function from a banking environment, such as market and liquidity risk, credit risk, compliance risk, risk data management etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in gathering and defining requirements, as well as creating detailed specifications, managing process flows, and developing business use case scenarios.
• Understanding of process modelling, agile and waterfall IT system rollout methodologies.
• Fluent in oral and written English.
• Strong business and technology acumen.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us and help create a prosperous and sustainable Asia while growing your career in a diverse and innovative environment.

Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.

 

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