Operational Risk Manager

PeopleGenius

England

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A consulting firm in financial services is seeking a mid-senior level Operational Risk Manager. This hybrid role will focus on managing operational risks within retail banking by facilitating risk assessments and scenario analyses. Strong communication skills and experience in risk management are essential. The firm offers a dynamic working environment, with opportunities for significant impact during a period of transformation.

Qualifications

Experience in Risk Management in a Retail Banking environment.
Ability to facilitate risk assessment and scenario analysis.
Proficiency in communicating effectively with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Facilitate risk and control self-assessment processes.
Oversee identification and delivery of risk mitigation actions.
Engage with Audit and Compliance for coordinated reviews.

Skills

Knowledge of non-financial risk management industry practices

Experience in Risk Management in a Retail Banking context

Strong written and oral communication skills

Strong skills in networking and influencing

Experience managing an operational risk program

Working knowledge of managing operational risk

Job description

Overview

Building Data, Tech & Analytics teams across Europe - 07880 871 729

This role is hybrid / remote – one day per week in the office in either Sheffield or London

Does this sound like you ?

Good knowledge of non-financial risk management industry practices.
Experience in Risk Management in a Retail Banking context, specifically operational and conduct risk frameworks, financial services risk, and the wider regulatory context.
Strong written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate effectively and authoritatively to a diverse audience.
Able to work in partnership and with people at all levels, demonstrating strong skills in networking and influencing with the ability to challenge and drive momentum at senior leadership level.
Experience in managing an operational risk program in a consumer credit and retail banking environment.
Working knowledge of the management and monitoring of operational risk within a financial services organisation.

The Role

Facilitate periodic risk and control self-assessment processes, enabling risk and control owners to assess relevant risks. Analyse and use assessment outcomes to drive further risk mitigation where appropriate.
Facilitate periodic operational risk scenario analysis workshops, leading development of severe but plausible scenarios that could impact the business. Oversee identification and delivery of risk mitigation actions.
Facilitate periodic review of non-financial key risk indicators, liaising with group functions and business leadership to agree relevant indicators and appropriate triggers / limits relative to risk appetite.
Provide oversight and challenge to risk management activities conducted by first line colleagues across Retail, including business initiatives, incident recording and management, and risk & control registers.
Identify key risk issues and deliver high quality recommendations to enhance the control environment to the appropriate standard.
Engage with Audit, Compliance and other control functions / functional risk teams to ensure co-ordination of review plans and sharing of key knowledge.

Our clients are based just outside of Sheffield. They’re very forward thinking and are going through a period of change and have recently invested over £20M in new systems and offices.

Feel free to call or email Dan Holdsworth from PeopleGenius on the details below for more info – interviews immediately.

Keywords: Operational Risk, Risk and Controls, Ops Risk, Operational Risk, Risk Manager, Retail Risk, Risk Management

Seniority level