Mandarin Risk Control Officer – Banking (1-Year FTC)

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン is seeking a Mandarin-speaking Risk Control Officer for a Banking role in London on a 1-year fixed-term contract. The role requires fluency in Mandarin and English and solid ERM/operational risk management experience within banking.

The position follows a hybrid model: 4 days in the office and 1 day at home, with start date ASAP. The successful candidate will support enterprise risk operations, assist senior management, develop risk policies, manage

Qualifications

• Mandarin and English fluency required.
• Experience in ERM/Operational risk management within banking.

Responsibilities

• Follow work plan to support the management of Enterprise Risk operations and reports.
• Assist Deputy Head / Head of department to lead HO ERM assessment and report.
• Develop and maintain effective operational risk management policies and standards.
• Maintain the operational risk incident management and reporting framework, including root cause investigation and countermeasures.
• Assist departments to identify and manage operational risk and escalate for risk- acceptance where required.
• Establish and maintain centralised Control Libraries for testing standards across the Bank.
• Support detailed process maps aligned with RCSAs to identify single points of failure.
• Facilitate RCSA workshops with 1LoD Departments for risk profiling and controls documentation.
• Support development of comprehensive 1LoD risk profiles integrating RCSA results, loss data, and audits.
• Rigorously challenge RCSA results and ensure closure of control gaps via action tracking.
• Develop KRIs with the business for early warning signals of risk appetite breaches.
• Support RCC meetings with high-quality paper production.
• Maintain ORM Taxonomy with clear definitions of risk events, causes, and impacts.

Skills

Mandarin

English

ERM/Operational risk management

Education

FRM/CFA certificate preferable

Job description

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン is seeking a Mandarin-speaking Risk Control Officer for a Banking role in London on a 1-year fixed-term contract. The role requires fluency in Mandarin and English and solid ERM/operational risk management experience within banking.

The position follows a hybrid model: 4 days in the office and 1 day at home, with start date ASAP. The successful candidate will support enterprise risk operations, assist senior management, develop risk policies, manage