VIE - Operational Risk - Control Execution & Monitoring

Bank Degroof Petercam SA; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 15,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Degroof Petercam Academy

Flexible working hours & teleworking

Employee Social Engagement Program

Private Banking Expertise access

Attractive compensation package

Job summary

Bank Degroof Petercam SA is seeking an Operational Risk VIE to join the Control Execution & Monitoring team. You will work with risk officers and business functions to deploy and monitor controls, contributing to a stronger internal control framework and compliant risk processes.

The role emphasizes hands‑on learning, analytical thinking, and collaboration in a fast‑paced financial institution with exposure to governance tools and management reporting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Management Engineering or Risk Management.
• Strong ownership and ability to work independently.
• Ability to coordinate deployment of controls across functions.
• Ability to drive change and promote new control processes.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate deployment of operational risk controls across business lines.
• Ensure controls are documented, executed and monitored per standards.
• Challenge control results and propose improvements to strengthen the framework.
• Support design and enhancement of new controls addressing emerging risks.
• Maintain inventory of controls in governance tool and prepare insights.

Skills

Excel

French fluency

Dutch fluency

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Management Engineering, or Risk Management

Job description

Interested in a VIE (Volontariat International en Entreprise) internship? Make sure you meet all criteria of age, nationality and military service obligations of your country. No Belgian citizens.

Are you eager to gain hands‑on experience in operational risk management within a dynamic and collaborative environment? Join Degroof Petercam’s Operational Risk team and contribute to strengthening the bank’s internal control framework. You’ll work closely with experienced risk professionals to execute and monitor key controls, support compliance efforts, and help ensure the robustness of our risk processes. We’re looking for a detail‑oriented and proactive individual who’s ready to learn, contribute, and grow in a fast‑paced financial institution.

Your position

As an Operational Risk VIE within the Control Execution & Monitoring team at Degroof Petercam, you will play an active role in strenghthening and enhancing our internal control framework. Reporting to the Operational Risk Manager, you will work closely with risk officers, control owners and various business functions to deploy, monitor and continuously improve operational risk controls across the organization.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the deployment of operational risk controls across business lines and support functions.
• Ensuring controls are appropriately documented, executed and monitored in line with internal standards and regulatory expectations.
• Challenging control results, identifying weaknesses and recommending improvements to strengthen the control framework.
• Supporting the design, implementation and enhancement of new controls to address emerging risks and evolving business needs.
• Centralizing and maintaining the inventory of operational risk controls within the Group’s governance tool, ensuring consistency, completeness and proper documentation.
• Collecting, reviewing and analyzing control execution results, and preparing management reporting and key insights.
• Promoting a culture of risk awareness and continuous improvement across the organization.

This VIE assignment offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in operational risk, develop a structured and analytical mindset, and contribute to the robustness of the bank’s control environment.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Management Engineering, or Risk Management.
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to work independently.
• Ability to coordinate and support the deployment of controls across different business and support functions.
• Ability to drive change and promote the adoption of new control processes and methodologies.
• Comfortable interacting with multiple stakeholders and challenging existing practices in a constructive manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Fluent in French or Dutch, and able to work in English and either French or Dutch.
• Collaborative team player, able to work effectively across departments and functions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages to different stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player, able to work effectively across departments and functions.
• Initiative-driven and solution-oriented.
• Discreet and respectful of confidentiality.

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Our offer

For more than 150 years, Degroof Petercam has been a reference investment house. Entrepreneurship is our DNA, expertise is our fuel. You will become part of a company with highly skilled, talented and passionate experts that aim for nothing less than excellence. The impact of our work goes beyond profit by looking at business from a broader perspective, challenging those who want to intellectually. As a part of Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole, we offer our people ongoing learning and development and mobility on an international scale.

In addition to our fascinating work environment, we also offer:

• A broad offer of learning & development programs including a Degroof Petercam Academy for both professional and personal goals.
• An attractive and market conform compensation package
• Flexible working hours & teleworking
• An Employee Social Engagement Program
• Access to the same Private Banking Expertise as our clients