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Manager, Business Governance & Operational Excellence

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This job is about leading and improving business operations in a banking environment. You might like this job because you’ll help ensure processes are efficient and compliant, working closely with teams to simplify complex regulations while enhancing governance practices.

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Kuala Lumpur, MY, 50450, Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, review, and maintain operational policies, SOPs, and end‑to‑end process documentation covering both loan and non‑loan activities.
  • Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, risk standards, and internal control frameworks.
  • Conduct process reviews to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and required enhancements.
  • Provide advisory support to business units on policy interpretation and operational feasibility.
  • Provide overarching governance oversight across loan, deposit, and other operational processes.
  • Review adherence to mandates, delegated authorities, and governance standards.
  • Evaluate exception cases, documentation quality, compliance gaps, and high‑risk operational issues.
  • Strengthen governance practices across business units and ensure alignment with internal frameworks and regulatory requirements.
  • Conduct independent QA reviews to assess accuracy, completeness, and compliance of both loan and non‑loan processing.
  • Identify recurring issues, thematic gaps, and control weaknesses.
  • Provide structured insights and recommendations for corrective actions and continuous improvement.
  • Validate adherence to documented procedures and control frameworks across teams.

Job Requirement

  • Having at least 3-4 years of relevant experience, preferably in banking industry 
  • Strong capability in drafting, reviewing, and maintaining policies, SOPs, guidelines, and control documents.
  • Understands operational risk principles, incident reporting, audit requirements, and risk mitigation.
  • Makes sound, justified recommendations based on data, risk assessment, and operational feasibility.
  • Builds effective relationships with stakeholders.
  • Facilitates discussions and aligns diverse stakeholders.
  • Communicates clearly in both written and verbal formats.
  • Able to simplify complex policy or regulatory topics for operational teams.
  • Experience in Business Governance, BCM, Operational Risk, Audit, or related fields.
  • Hands-on involvement in BIA/BCP exercises or crisis management events.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams (technology, operations, compliance).
  • Exposure to audit/regulatory reviews and responding to findings.
  • Background in process improvement or operational excellence will be an advantage.
  • Experience with governance tools (GRC systems, BCM tools, ITSM platforms).


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Company Benefits

Career Development and Growth:

Comprehensive training and development programs.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Performance-based bonuses and incentives. Health and medical insurance coverage for employees and their dependents.

Inclusive and Diverse Workplace

Commitment to diversity and inclusion.


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Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

We believe that banking should be more than just a transactional experience. Beyond just a bank, we strive to be a true partner that supports our customers through every stage of their financial journey. We offer a wide range of solutions for any of life’s events, and aspire to be the bank for the entire lifetime of our customers. We want our customers to recognise that we are committed to providing personalised,...