General Manager, Corporate Governance and Risk Management

A General Manager, Corporate Governance and Risk Management job has become available at a company in real estate and property industry based in Kuala Lumpur.

A leading real estate and property development group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a General Manager, Corporate Governance and Risk Management to champion the Group’s commitment to robust governance, risk management, compliance, and integrity. This pivotal role offers you the opportunity to shape and institutionalise frameworks that ensure all business units operate within sound governance structures, regulatory requirements, and ethical standards. You will be instrumental in enabling sustainable growth and value creation across a diversified portfolio that includes real estate development, infrastructure investments, digital infrastructure, and strategic investments. The organisation values transparency, accountability, and ethical leadership, providing an environment where your expertise can make a lasting impact. With a focus on aligning with national governance standards and best practices, this position promises both challenge and reward for those passionate about building resilient organisations. Exciting working opportunities are available to support your work-life balance as you drive meaningful change.

* You will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide governance, risk management, compliance, and integrity frameworks across a diverse portfolio including real estate development, infrastructure investments, digital infrastructure, and strategic investments.
* You will play a critical function in strengthening transparency, accountability, and risk oversight throughout the Group by ensuring alignment with national governance standards and relevant regulatory frameworks.
* You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with senior management, Board committees, regulators, auditors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to embed best-in-class governance practices while enjoying exciting working opportunities that support your professional growth.

What you'll do:

As General Manager for Corporate Governance and Risk Management based in Kuala Lumpur you will be at the forefront of shaping organisational resilience by developing frameworks that safeguard transparency and accountability. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve advising senior leaders on best-in-class governance structures; embedding policies across subsidiaries; overseeing enterprise risk management; ensuring regulatory compliance; promoting integrity through ethics programmes; strengthening anti-corruption measures; preparing insightful reports for Board committees; engaging stakeholders internally and externally; building capabilities through awareness initiatives; supporting crisis preparedness; coordinating regulatory submissions; managing investigations into misconduct; facilitating risk mitigation planning; developing dashboards for decision-making; collaborating with cross-functional teams; responding to inquiries from authorities; driving continuous improvement in all aspects of governance. Success in this role requires you to foster a culture of ethical leadership while ensuring every business unit operates within robust frameworks that enable sustainable growth.

* Developing, implementing, and continuously enhancing the Group’s corporate governance framework in accordance with the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) and international best practices.
* Advising senior management and the Board on governance structures, policies, and risk oversight mechanisms to ensure clarity in delegation of authority and decision-making processes.
* Embedding governance policies and procedures across all subsidiaries and business units while coordinating reporting for Board Committees such as Risk Committee and Audit Committee.
* Leading the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate strategic, financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
* Establishing risk appetite statements and tolerance levels aligned with business strategy while maintaining the Group Risk Register and Risk Dashboard for management reporting.
* Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements by monitoring developments that may impact operations and providing advisory services to business units.
* Overseeing the implementation of the organisation’s Code of Conduct and Ethics through effective whistleblowing mechanisms as well as managing investigations relating to integrity breaches or ethical violations.
* Promoting an ethical culture via awareness programmes, training initiatives, internal communications campaigns, and anti-corruption frameworks aligned with Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.
* Strengthening internal controls to mitigate corruption and fraud risks by leading corruption risk assessments across key business operations in coordination with audit, legal, and compliance teams.
* Preparing comprehensive risk analytics reports for senior management and Board committees while collaborating with internal stakeholders such as Strategy, Finance, Legal, Human Resources to embed governance practices.

What you bring:

To excel as General Manager for Corporate Governance and Risk Management you will bring extensive experience gained from large conglomerates government-linked companies investment organisations or regulated industries. Your academic credentials should include a Bachelor’s Degree in Law Finance Risk Management Business Administration or related discipline complemented by professional certifications such as CRMP CeIO CGP or similar. You will have spent at least five years in senior leadership roles overseeing complex frameworks across multiple business units demonstrating your capacity for collaborative stakeholder engagement. Your deep understanding of Malaysian regulatory requirements corporate laws MCCG Section 17A MACC Act anti-bribery anti-corruption standards will underpin your success. You possess exceptional analytical skills enabling you to develop dashboards scenario plans crisis strategies tailored for diversified portfolios. Your outstanding communication abilities allow you to prepare comprehensive reports present insights engage stakeholders conduct training promote awareness programmes build capabilities across teams. Above all your commitment to ethical leadership transparency accountability integrity assurance sets you apart as someone who can nurture an inclusive culture through training awareness initiatives investigation management.

* Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Finance, Risk Management, Business Administration or related discipline is required along with a Master’s Degree in a relevant background being highly desirable.
* Professional certifications such as Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP), Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO), Chartered Governance Professional (CGP), or other recognised qualifications in compliance or audit are preferred.
* Minimum 12–15 years of professional experience in governance, risk management, compliance audit or corporate integrity within large conglomerates government-linked companies investment organisations or regulated industries is highly desirable.
* At least 5 years’ experience in a leadership or senior management role demonstrating proven ability to oversee complex frameworks across multiple business units.
* Strong familiarity with Malaysian regulatory environment corporate laws governance standards including MCCG Section 17A MACC Act anti-bribery anti-corruption frameworks is essential.
* Exceptional interpersonal skills enabling you to collaborate effectively with senior management Board committees regulators auditors consultants internal stakeholders external authorities.
* Outstanding analytical abilities allowing you to develop risk analytics dashboards scenario planning crisis preparedness strategies tailored for diversified portfolios.
* Excellent written verbal communication skills for preparing comprehensive reports presenting insights engaging stakeholders conducting training sessions promoting awareness programmes.
* Demonstrated commitment to ethical leadership transparency accountability integrity assurance capability building within large-scale organisations.
* Ability to manage investigations relating to integrity breaches misconduct ethical violations while promoting an inclusive culture through training awareness initiatives.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out as one of Malaysia’s most respected real estate groups offering end-to-end solutions that span data centre logistics integrated industrial township development digital infrastructure strategic investments. By building smarter more sustainable ecosystems they create opportunities for industry advancement value creation community enrichment. Employees benefit from working alongside knowledgeable professionals committed to responsible growth supportive leadership, exciting working opportunities, generous staff contributions, ongoing training knowledge sharing, inclusive networks collaborative environments. The company’s vision centres on thriving together for a smarter more sustainable future making it an ideal place for those who want their work to contribute meaningfully towards societal progress environmental stewardship technological innovation. Here you’ll find a nurturing workplace where your expertise is valued your ideas are heard your growth is supported your impact is celebrated – all within a culture that prioritises transparency accountability ethical leadership shared success.

What's next:

If you are ready to make a significant impact on organisational resilience transparency accountability apply now for this General Manager, Corporate Governance and Risk Management opportunity!

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Agensi Pekerjaan Robert Walters Sdn Bhd
Business Registration Number : 729828-T
Licence Number : JTKSM 423C