Senior Manager – Financial Services Risk & Transformation

KPMG Switzerland

Zürich

On-site

CHF 140,000 - 220,000

Full time

11 hours ago

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Job summary

KPMG Switzerland in Zurich seeks a Senior Manager/Director in Financial Services Risk Consulting to lead non-financial risk initiatives for banking clients. You will guide the development of NFR services, oversee client engagements, meet regulatory expectations, and help grow the portfolio with strategic proposals and market outreach.

The role requires 6–8 years in risk management within banking or consulting, strong GRC tech familiarity, and fluency in German and English.

Qualifications

Master or PhD in banking & finance, economics, business, or a related field.
6-8 years of professional experience in banking or in a consulting or audit firm focusing on risk management and risk transformation in the context of non-financial risk.
Knowledge of GRC technology solutions (MetricStream, ServiceNow, SwissGRC, IBM Open Pages, etc.).
Analytical mindset, willingness to learn and perform, team and service orientation, strong communication skills, and independent working style.
Ability to manage small teams of consultants and to take ownership of securing timely delivery of project milestones.
Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
Fluency (written and oral) in both German and English are a must.

Responsibilities

Own the Non-financial Risk topic and lead the team for Financial Service clients in this areas.
Lead the further development of our NFR services and client portfolio.
Lead client delivery of engagements in the areas of risk management and risk transformation, especially regarding operational resilience, non-financial risk (NFR), business continuity management, and third party risk management (TPRM).
Stay on top of evolving regulatory requirements (e.g. FINMA, EBA, PRA) as well as industry best practice developments for NFR to devise value-generating solutions for our clients.
Drive go-to-market activities for our risk transformation and NFR solution offering; develop materials for client sessions.
Lead or support proposal work for risk transformation and NFR opportunities.
Identify business opportunities, build and maintain client relationships.
Coach and develop team members on a more junior level and take ownership of shaping and further developing our team.