Operational Risk Manager

Deze procedure is gesloten (22-02-2017).
Vakgebied
Finance
Salaris
salary undisclosed
Locatie
Geneva
Dienstverband
Permanent
Headhunter
Congentis

The organisation

For our client, a worldwide operating Private Bank, we seek to recruit a high calibre candidate to support the operational risk team in Geneva.

The position

Acts as a point of contact to the business and provides expert counsel on appropriate implementation of the operational risk management framework. Provides guidance on:

  • Issues Management (Risk Issues, Accepted Risk, Managing Non-Compliance)
  • Alert Management
  • Risk Assessments
  • Loss Event reporting
  • Divisional Event Escalation Reports (DEER) or Group Notifiable Events (GNEPs)
  • Control Environment Certification
  • Group Policy Standards
  • Ensures compliance with all relevant policies that are the responsibility of Operational Risk.
  • Plays a key role in the identification, escalation and mitigation of potential or actual operational risks (i.e. by means of state of the art risk review activities) and in the co-ordination of processes concerning risk issues identified, Notifiable events and Loss Data collection.
  • Participates in business and operational risk related projects and initiatives.
  • Advise staff on regulatory matters
  • Monitor and review processes which are relevant from a regulatory point of view
  • Collaborate with compliance teams of the bank’s foreign branches as well from the Division and Group
  • Providing direct liaison and ongoing operational risk support and guidance to the Geneva Branch Business/Risk. Managers
  • Performance of independent risk reviews and special investigations, focused on the Geneva Branch, in accordance with the entities Operational Risk Monitoring methodology/plan

Tasks & responsibilities

Principal advisor to the business on Strategic Risk Programme activities as they relate to:

  • Operational Risk (i.e. consult and advise on the Geneva’s First Line of defence test programme).
  • Operational Risk representative on any Change Programmes/Projects
  • Operational Risk co-ordinator and principle representative for NPAP
  • Principle point of contact for Business Process Change(s)
  • Business interface with the PB Control, Supervision and Oversight Programme
  • Co-ordinate the twice-a-year Control Environment Certification process according to Divisional guidance and draft the Head of the Branch certificate.
  • Contributes towards the development of a sound operational risk culture within the Geneva-Branch (i.e. Performance of Risk and Fraud related awareness trainings and / or operational risk self assessments (ORSA’s)).

Candidate profile

  • Communicating
  • Achieving excellence
  • Understanding issues
  • Building trust and understanding
  • Gathering information
  • Finding solutions
  • Collaborating for success
  • At least 10 years financial services experience. Practical experience as a risk manager and / or an internal auditor would be an asset.
  • Extensive working knowledge of operational risk practices.
  • Understanding of operational risk issues and their commercial impacts.
  • Proven track record of strong relationship skills at all levels both internally and externally.
  • Strong knowledge of private banking, asset management, financial products preferable.
  • Ability to deliver against routine commitments in a timely, high quality manners
  • Educated to degree standard or equivalent.
  • Good Spanish, French and English language skills, both written and verbal are required
  • An awareness of our clients' products, systems and procedures would be beneficial
  • Structured and methodical approach to problem identification and resolution.
  • Conceptual thinker.Self disciplined, absolutely reliable and mature and strong in getting things fixed.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.

Deze procedure is gesloten (22-02-2017).