My ex Chief Risk Officer (CRO) always said; "If you want to focus on risk management it is always better to join the banking industry". My other CRO on the other hand were not convinced that I will be comfortable in this highly regulated industry 😂
But I knew I'll beat myself up if I don't actually experienced it for myself. Which was why when the opportunity appeared, I quickly grabbed it.
I joined a Development Financial Institution (DFI), which is different from commercial banks (such as Maybank, CIMB etc). DFI is basically a bank established by the government with specific mandate to develop/promote strategic industries of the economy.
Examples of DFIs are Agrobank, BSN, SME Bank, Tabung Haji, MIDF etc
Although I was super happy at Sime, I choose to take the opportunity because;
- I wanted to try something new while I'm young. New organisation, new industry
- Long term career growth. I was just promoted in Sime and it's gonna take a while before I'm climbing the career ladder again. My new company in the meantime, offered me a position two grades higher than my current one
- They offered a handsome compensation package, repaid my certification bond with Sime (for my Associate Business Continuity Professional qualification) and buy out my notice period.
So here I am, nearly 2 months in. Still trying to adapt.
The culture is definitely different, coming from MNC environment such as Sime Darby.
There's a 'family vibe' to the organisation, not as formal as I thought it would be.
And yes, it is highly highly regulated to a point "if it's not required by Bank Negara, why do it?".
In the 2 months I'm here I've attended 2 external training. That's a huge plus (yeay) compared to Sime where I almost never attended any training.
But yeah, every organization have it's pros and cons.
It seems like my CRO was right. You'll have to take a guess which CRO I'm referring to 😂
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