Operational Risk Manager

Hays; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager for Operational Risk & Controls to enhance risk assessments in Data & Analytics. This pivotal role involves driving compliance with operational resiliency regulations and implementing robust control frameworks. You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure adherence to policies and prepare for upcoming regulatory changes. If you have a strong background in operational risk and a passion for fostering a risk-aware culture, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will shape the future of risk management and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated environments and operational risk management.
• Strong background in audit and control frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead control improvements for regulatory compliance in operational resiliency.
• Execute control assessments and enhance governance of risk indicators.

Skills

Operational Risk Management

Control Frameworks

Cross-functional Collaboration

Regulatory Compliance

Audit Experience

Job description

Join a leading global financial markets provider as a Senior Manager – Operational Risk & Controls.

Job Overview: As a Senior Manager – Operational Risk & Controls you'll enhance our client’s risk and control assessment and assurance activities in Data & Analytics (D&A). This is key to ensuring delivery of high-quality data for risk-based decision making and moving our client towards regulatory compliance for operational resiliency requirements. You'll report to the Director, First Line of Defence Coordination, and work to drive alignment to risk management policies and implement harmonised processes to promote a strong risk culture within D&A.

• Location: Nottingham (2-3 days per week on-site)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead control improvements to drive regulatory compliance for existing and upcoming operational resiliency regulations.
• Execute control assessments, review assurance, risk quality checking, and policy assurance activities across D&A.
• Enhance governance of controls, Self-Identified Issues, risk events, and key risk indicators. Investigate root causes of problems and agree on solutions.
• Partner with technology, operations, 2nd line, and 3rd line functions to monitor key regulatory and industry developments, communicate changes to relevant partners, and improve risk frameworks and processes.
• Develop and implement measures to ensure policy compliance across all group policies and support the implementation and embedding of procedures and controls.
• Prepare for upcoming regulatory requirements under DORA, expected later this year.
• Build understanding of control environments and formal documentation within D&A and across the wider business.

Key Requirements:

• Background in regulated environments and operational risk within complex operational structures.
• Cross-functional experience.
• Confidence in representing and engaging with others.
• Experience with Control/Risk Frameworks.
• Audit background, preferably with Big 4 experience.
• Experience in assurance activities, regulatory framework embedding, and implementing regulatory changes.

Interview Process: 2 stages (30 minutes each).

Start Date: TBD.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job function

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