Christine Yap

First line of defense overseeing Margin Operations' risk and control landscape.
⦁ Identification and implementation of control gaps/deficiencies through risk and control assessments (RCSA) across all Margin Operations functions.
⦁ Oversee internal and external audits, as well as regulatory exams involving Margin Operations as their key risk and control manager.
⦁ Mapping of key controls to core inherent risks and ensuring the remediation of ineffective controls are tracked and fully remediated within committed timeframe.
⦁ Maintaining Margin Operations' control framework and ensuring the control inventory reflects a comprehensive and usable set of controls, as well as undertaking control effectiveness assessments and testing.
⦁ Frequent interaction and partnership with various internal groups, i.e. Internal Audit, Compliance, Operational Risk Management, Line Control, Client Management.
⦁ Lead required reviews and updates of procedures and control activities to ensure documentation is valid and meets policy and regulatory standards.
⦁ Continuously develop a risk mindset and culture within Margin Operations.

Senior Operations Risk Manager providing extensive risk oversight to several core operations organizations across the bank.
⦁ First line of defense supporting Operations relating to risk, controls and supervisory framework.
⦁ Key point of contact for all issue management action points (i.e. Audit, RCSA, regulatory, self-identified issues), from identification to remediation.
⦁ Promoting risk culture through communicative forums with stakeholders and performing independent risk assessments as well as operational incident management.
⦁ Building and maintaining solid partnerships with divisions outside of Operations (i.e. Compliance, Internal Audit, IT, Front Office, Cyber fraud) in addressing control gaps and key risks.
⦁ Maintaining a robust risk and control framework across Operations, in addition to ensuring compliance and regulatory requirements are adhered to.
⦁ Led and/or played key role in several initiatives aimed at enhancing the risk and control landscape within Operations.

Regional Manager with responsibilities over 20 employees supporting all instrument reference data processes in New York, Raleigh and Pune (India).
⦁ Deputy Global Head for the global team managing the Private and Investment Banking data processes across 4 locations (Singapore, Poland, Pune and Raleigh) with 60 employees globally.
⦁ Management of instrument data across all asset classes (Debt, Equity, Derivatives, Entitlements) in all accounted Ref Data owned systems, and ensuring accurate and prompt data distribution to multiple downstream consumers in Front and Middle Office, Operations, Regulatory, Risk Management, Product Control and IT.
⦁ Heavily involved in driving alignment and efficiencies across business services and organization-wide platforms to support data design strategies, innovation and upholding data integrity.
⦁ Project lead and/or key subject matter expert for the group's strategic and minor change initiatives including accessing the feasibility of new requirements, collaboration with stakeholders, IT developers and Data vendors, performing the acceptance testing of new code bases, and implementation of new support models.
⦁ Established solid, fundamental working relationships with various senior stakeholders and partner teams.
⦁ Recruited, evaluated and developed all regional staff through objective setting, review processes and performance metrics.
⦁ Point lead for Control and Regulatory related initiatives, including SOX, QAR reviews and audits.

Support the European Reference Data operations team on all strategic initiatives, from introduction of new industry-wide regulations to simple process improvements/quick wins.
⦁ Introduced cost savings to Operations by fixing defects and creating enhancements.
⦁ Liaised with senior stakeholders from Front, Middle and Back Office to engineer data solutions.
⦁ Involved in the deployment of functions over to newly established India Operations team. Worked closely with senior management in making crucial decisions around the deployment, as well as personnel management post deployment.
⦁ Coached and mentored several newcomers.
⦁ Was in charged of team's administrative housekeeping and reporting team accomplishments and worthy mentions to senior management.