Financial Risk Manager

U.S. Bank; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Financial Risk Manager to join the Operational & Enterprise Risk Management (OERM) team in Ireland, focusing on financial risk management as the Balance Sheet optimisation programme expands.

The role provides leadership and support to senior stakeholders, reviewing and challenging financial risk across liquidity, capital, and market risk. It requires strong analytical and communication skills and a track record in risk management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of financial risk, capital management, or treasury experience.
• Strong track record of working with senior stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of market, liquidity, and capital regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support second line oversight of liquidity, capital, and market risks (IRRBB, FX, CSRBB).
• Enhance risk oversight as Balance Sheet optimisation program matures.
• Prepare quarterly risk reports for Executive Risk Committee.
• Support production of business model scenarios and sensitivity analysis for Emerging Risk process.
• Develop and calibrate Key Risk Indicators for risk management processes.
• Provide insights on regulatory, macro, and industry events affecting risk profile.
• Foster collaboration with business units and first-/second-line stakeholders.
• Assist with the annual Material Risk Assessment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Influencing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Math

Master's in Risk Management or professional designation (FRM/PRM/CFA)

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Job Description

6 Month Fixed Term Contract.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced candidate to join the Bank’s Operational & Enterprise Risk Management (OERM) team, focusing on financial risk management, as the Bank expands its Balance Sheet optimisation programme.

The Financial Risk Manager will provide leadership, direction and support to the Senior Financial Risk Manager and Chief Operational Risk Officer & Enterprise Risk Management in reviewing and challenging the financial risks that OERM provides second line oversight of.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support second line oversight of the Bank’s liquidity, capital, and market risks, including IRRBB, FX and CSRBB, through review and challenge of the Bank’s local Treasury and Finance teams, as well as the Bank’s ICAAP, ILAAP, Funding Plan and Recovery Plan documents.
• Enhance the Bank’s market, capital, and liquidity risk oversight as the Bank matures and expands its Balance Sheet optimisation programme.
• Prepare quarterly assessment reports for the Bank’s Executive Risk Committee on its liquidity, capital, and market risk profiles.
• Support the production of periodic business model scenarios and sensitivity analysis to support the Bank’s Emerging Risk process.
• Contribute to the enhancement of the financial risk management process through the development and calibration of Key Risk Indicators.
• Maintain a strategic perspective on market, socio-economic, political, regulatory, and industry-specific events, and provide management with key emerging insights into their potential implications for the Bank’s risk profile.
• Establish successful collaborative relationships with key business units and with both first-line and second-line stakeholders.
• Support the Bank’s annual Material Risk Assessment.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of financial risk, capital management, or Treasury experience.
• A strong track record of working with senior stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of market, liquidity, and capital regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent within a technical discipline (e.g., Finance, Mathematics, Economics or Business).
• A Master’s in Risk Management, or a professional designation in accounting (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) or risk/finance (FRM, PRM or CFA), would be an advantage.

Skills and Disposition:

• Strong visual, influencing, analytical and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.

We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:

• Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.

• Performance-based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.

• Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).

• Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.

• Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.

We regularly review our compensation and benefits to ensure they remain competitive, inclusive, and responsive to employee needs and market trends. Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.

We encourage candidates to explore the full value of our offer, including monetary and non-monetary benefits, at Employee benefits and development | U.S. Bank | Elavon.

Closing Date

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

We aim to provide timely updates throughout the process and encourage early applications to ensure consideration.