Head of Non-Financial Risk & Control

AIB; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave options

Job summary

AIB in Dublin is seeking a senior leader to head non-financial risk and control within Enterprise Delivery. The role sets direction for first line of defence across multiple domains, providing strategic oversight, challenge and governance to ensure a robust control environment and risk-informed decision making.

You will work with risk, compliance and internal audit stakeholders, build a high-performing team, and strengthen accountability and risk ownership while supporting regulatory

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading non-financial risk, controls, operational risk or governance functions within a complex regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, control environments and regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge at Executive and Board level.
• Experience across technology, operations, transformation and resilience environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Experience within financial services or another highly regulated sector.
• Knowledge of Operational Resilience, DORA, Technology Risk, Data Risk and Financial Crime frameworks.
• Experience with risk management and governance platforms (e.g. Archer, MetricStream).

Responsibilities

• Shape the non-financial risk and control agenda for Enterprise Delivery, embedding the Risk Management Framework across COO and CTO portfolios.
• Provide risk leadership, oversight and challenge to senior stakeholders on material risks, control effectiveness, emerging threats and risk appetite.
• Own and strengthen the Enterprise Delivery control environment, including RCSAs, issue management, remediation and management assurance.
• Maintain a consolidated view of the risk profile, ensuring material risks, control weaknesses, audit findings and regulatory actions are managed.
• Oversee non-financial risk areas including operational, technology and cyber, data, financial crime, customer and conduct, third-party, resilience, regulatory and change risk.
• Lead risk governance, reporting and regulatory engagement with clear, evidence-based risk management.
• Build relationships across COO, CTO, Group Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit to strengthen risk ownership and accountability across Enterprise Delivery.
• Lead and develop a high-performing first line of defence risk and control team.

Skills

Risk leadership

Executive influence

Stakeholder management

Technology risk

Regulatory knowledge

Governance platforms

Professional qualifications

Education

Professional qualifications in Risk/Audit/Compliance

Tools

Archer

MetricStream

Job description

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At AIB, our values guide how we work and how we support each other. We're looking for someone who puts Customer First, takes initiative and Owns the Outcome, and is always looking for ways to Eliminate Complexity. You'll treat colleagues and customers with fairness and Show Respect, and you'll thrive in a culture built on collaboration where we Be One Team to deliver meaningful impact.

Role Title – Head of Non-Financial Risk & Control

Location/Office Policy: Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 / Hybrid (3 days onsite)

• Shape the strategic direction for first line of defence non-financial risk and control across Enterprise Delivery, influencing senior executives and key decisions?
• Drive a strong and sustainable risk and control environment, providing challenge and insight across a broad portfolio of material and emerging risks?
• Build a high-performing risk and control capability, strengthening accountability, risk ownership and culture across Enterprise Delivery?

What is the Role:

The Non-Financial Risk & Control Lead is a senior first line of defence role responsible for setting the direction for non-financial risk and control across Enterprise Delivery.

The role provides strategic oversight, insight and challenge across operational, technology, security, cyber, data, financial crime, conduct, third-party and resilience risks, ensuring a robust and sustainable control environment and supporting effective, risk-informed decision-making.

Working across Enterprise Delivery and with senior stakeholders across Risk, Compliance and Audit, the role will enable the safe delivery of strategic change, strengthen risk ownership and organisational capability, and support effective governance and regulatory compliance.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the non-financial risk and control agenda across Enterprise Delivery, embedding the Risk Management Framework across COO and CTO portfolios.
• Provide risk leadership, oversight and challenge to senior stakeholders on material risks, control effectiveness, emerging threats and risk appetite.
• Own and continuously strengthen the Enterprise Delivery control environment, including RCSAs, issue management, remediation and management assurance.
• Maintain a consolidated view of the risk profile, ensuring material risks, control weaknesses, audit findings and regulatory actions are effectively managed.
• Oversee key areas of non-financial risk, including operational, technology and cyber, data, financial crime, customer and conduct, third-party, resilience, regulatory and change risk.
• Lead risk governance, reporting and regulatory engagement, ensuring clear, consistent and evidence-based risk management.
• Build strong relationships across COO, CTO, Group Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit, strengthening risk ownership and accountability across Enterprise Delivery.
• Lead and develop a high-performing first line of defence risk and control team, building capability and promoting a strong risk culture.

What you Will Bring:

• Significant experience leading non-financial risk, controls, operational risk or governance functions within a complex regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, control environments and regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge at Executive and Board level.
• Experience across technology, operations, transformation and resilience environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Experience within financial services or another highly regulated sector.
• Knowledge of Operational Resilience, DORA, Technology Risk, Data Risk and Financial Crime frameworks.
• Experience with risk management and governance platforms (e.g. Archer, MetricStream).
• Relevant professional qualifications in Risk, Audit, Compliance, Technology or Business Management

Why Work for AIB:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options

Key Capabilities

• Ensures Accountability
• Depth of Technical Knowledge
• Business Partnership and Consulting
• Emerging Risks and Trends

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Sarah Lyons, at [e-mail] for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CV's sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.