Non-Financial Risk Manager (f/m/d)

Financeroles; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurex Clearing AG in Frankfurt is seeking a Non-Financial Risk Manager to strengthen its Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function. You will help identify, assess, and monitor non-financial risks, support scenario analyses, and prepare risk reports for management.

You will contribute to the enhancement of non-financial risk frameworks, internal control, and resilience activities across the organization. Strong analytical skills and English proficiency are essential, with German a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of professional experience in operational risk management, internal control, or related audit/consulting.
• Strong knowledge of RCSA, scenario analysis, KRIs, risk data management and risk appetite concepts; regulatory awareness for EMIR, DORA, KWG is a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office, data analytics, and BI tools; able to communicate complex concepts clearly to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support business units in identifying non-financial risks and developing risk scenarios and indicators.
• Act as trusted advisor, review risks for completeness, consistency, and mitigation.
• Assess risks via indicators, loss data and other relevant information.
• Strengthen risk awareness and foster a strong risk culture.
• Maintain Internal Control System alignment with business continuity and resilience.
• Develop and enhance risk management frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare periodic and ad-hoc reports on non-financial risk exposures and events.
• Support enhancement of risk management tools, including requirements, testing, and UAT.

Skills

RCSA

Scenario analysis

KRIs

Data analytics

Power BI

Power Automate

MS Office

Stakeholder mgmt

English fluent

German beneficial

Education

Finance/Business/Economics/Risk Management degree

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

MS Office

Job description

(This position is limited until 29 February 2028)

Your area of work:

The Non-Financial Risk, IAS & BCM Unit within Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) coordinates and oversees the non-financial risk management, internal control, and resilience activities of Eurex Clearing AG (ECAG). The team supports the identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting of non-financial risks, the enhancement of the internal control environment, and the strengthening of operational resilience and business continuity capabilities across the organization.

As a Non-Financial Risk Manager, you will support business units in the identification, assessment and monitoring of non-financial risks across ECAG. Your responsibilities will include conducting risk assessments and scenario analyses, analyzing risk indicators and loss data, and preparing regular and ad-hoc risk reports for management. You will also contribute to the further enhancement of non-financial risk management frameworks, methodologies and tools.

Your responsibilities:

• Support business units in identifying non-financial risks and developing risk scenarios and corresponding risk indicators
• Act as a trusted advisor to ECAG business units, reviewing and challenging identified non-financial risks to ensure completeness, consistency, and proactive risk mitigation
• Assess non-financial risks through the analysis of risk indicators, internal/external loss data, and other relevant information
• Contribute to strengthening risk awareness and fostering a strong risk culture across the organization
• Support the enhancement and maintenance of the Internal Control System and maintain close alignment with business continuity and operational resilience activities
• Develop, maintain, and enhance risk management frameworks, methodologies, policies, and procedures
• Prepare periodic and ad-hoc reports on non-financial risk exposures, loss events, and related issues
• Support the enhancement of risk management tools, including requirements definition, testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT)

Your profile:

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field
• 2-3 years of professional experience in operational risk management, internal control, or a related audit/consulting function, preferably within an international banking, financial market infrastructure (FMI), clearing, or securities processing environment
• Strong understanding of operational risk management frameworks and methodologies, including risk and control self-assessments (RCSA), scenario analysis, key risk indicators (KRIs), operational risk loss data management, and risk appetite frameworks
• Good understanding of quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methodologies, including risk quantification and stress testing techniques
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements relevant to operational risk management within financial institutions and financial market infrastructures (e.g. EMIR, DORA and KWG)
• Knowledge of operational risk capital methodologies and associated concepts (e.g. VaR, loss distributions and scenario-based approaches) would be considered an advantage
• IT affinity and experience with data analytics, business intelligence and process automation tools (e.g. Power BI and Power Automate) would be considered an advantage
• Strong analytical skills, creativity, critical thinking, ability to identify problems and propose solutions
• Ability to explain complex concepts to non-experts while maintaining both strategic and detail-oriented perspectives
• A strong team player with excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; fluency in German would be a plus
• Very good command of MS Office applications