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Solution Architect – Risk & Compliance - VP
Role summary
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The Solution Architect – Risk & Compliance will design and oversee technology solutions supporting regulatory compliance, risk management, controls, and governance across OCBC. The role typically requires strong enterprise architecture experience, knowledge of banking risk and compliance processes, and familiarity with cloud, integration, cybersecurity, data, and application architecture. Candidates should be able to translate regulatory and business requirements into practical technology designs, manage stakeholders across business and technology teams, and guide delivery from strategy through implementation. Experience in financial services, regulatory change, risk platforms, and architecture governance is highly desirable. At VP level, OCBC will expect sound judgment, leadership, clear communication, strong documentation skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while balancing resilience, security, cost, and delivery priorities.
Can I work in Singapore?
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How it works
How it works: Employment Pass: SGD 6,200+ a month in banking at 23, more with age (6,600 from January 2027), plus 40 COMPASS points for pay, degree, nationality mix and local hiring.
Before you apply: Dealing, advising and senior roles usually need a regulator's licence or approval, which checks your honesty, skills and finances. Ask if your job does.
Watch for: You score 0 nationality points when your nationality is 25% or more of the firm's professionals and managers; the job is usually advertised to locals for 14 days first.
Official source: Ministry of Manpower: Employment Pass eligibility. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Banking jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not usual; senior expats may get an allowance; Work Permit staff: employer must ensure proper housing (by law) |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
| Health cover | Employer must insure Work Permit and S Pass staff, SGD 60,000 a year (by law); Employment Pass: company plan |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank is one of Southeast Asia’s largest financial institutions and a leading Singaporean bank. Founded in 1932, it provides consumer, commercial, corporate, investment, and private banking services across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greater China, and other markets. The bank is known for its strong balance sheet, regional network, digital banking capabilities, and focus on responsible growth. OCBC continues to invest in technology, data, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and modern platforms to support customers and meet increasingly complex regulatory requirements. Its workforce includes banking specialists, technologists, risk professionals, relationship managers, and operations teams. A senior architecture position at OCBC would typically involve collaboration with business units, risk and compliance functions, technology teams, external regulators, and regional stakeholders. The environment is likely structured and governance-focused, with opportunities to contribute to large-scale transformation in a well-established regional bank.