Operational Risk Manager

MetLif; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 69,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Private health insurance

Pension plan

Income protection

Career development support

Job summary

MetLife Ireland is seeking an Operational Risk Manager to join the Global Risk Management Group. This role will hold CP86 DP responsibilities and lead the risk program for MIM Ireland, ensuring robust controls and adherence to CBI, UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID, and related requirements.

The position demands strong regulatory acumen and cross-functional collaboration. You will work with Investments, Risk, Legal, and Internal Audit across regions to enforce risk guardrails, challenge ideas, and promote

Qualifications

• Must have a strong grasp of regulatory risk frameworks (CBI, CSSF, FCA, EMEA).
• Experience leading risk management programs for asset management.
• Experience reporting to Boards and governance committees.
• Exposure to CP86 Designated Person and related risk controls.

Responsibilities

• Support a strong risk culture across the organisation.
• Lead as DP Operational Risk under CP86 requirements.
• Lead risk assessments globally and enhance risk management framework.
• Collaborate with Investments, Risk, Legal, and Internal Audit to implement controls.

Skills

Regulatory risk

Risk management

Governance reporting

AI/Automation in risk

Education

Risk/Compliance qualification

Job description

Join our Global Risk Management Group, where you’ll play a key role in safeguarding the company, ensuring we deliver on our commitments to customers and stakeholders, and driving responsible growth. As part of our team, you’ll identify, monitor, and mitigate both financial and non-financial risks across the organization. Leverage your expertise as the second line of defense to advise our business on effective risk management strategies. This means challenging ideas, implementing robust controls, and enforcing guardrails to foster responsible business growth. Join us in advancing MetLife’s legacy of trust through exemplary risk management practices.

The Opportunity

The Operational Risk Manager for will report to the Head of Risk for MIM Ireland, who reports into the Chief Risk Officer for MetLife Investment Management ("MIM"), the asset management business of MetLife. MIM Risk is an independent function embedded in MIM that identifies, monitors and oversees financial and non-financial risks related to institutional client accounts and funds across the MIM platform.

The role will include holding the regulatory responsibility of the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") PCF 39B – Designated Person for Operational Risk Management and will be responsible for leading the risk program for MIM Ireland. The successful candidate will ensure that adequate risk management systems, reports and procedures are in place to effectively identify, monitor and manage risks relating to the management of MIM Ireland and its client accounts and funds in accordance with the various requirements of the CBI, CSSF, AIFMD, UCITS, MiFID and any other relevant authority.

The Senior Risk Officer will need to offer credible challenge, escalation of issues and reporting, as appropriate, working closely with the Investments team and functional peers in Risk, Legal, and Internal Audit throughout the US, Europe and Asia to implement controls and guidelines while ensuring compliance with global and regional policies, procedures and standards, laws, rules, and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support a strong risk culture and promote awareness of operational risk responsibilities across the organization.
• Perform the role of DP Operational Risk in accordance with the Central Bank of Ireland’s CP86 requirements
• Lead and participate in operational risk assessments globally, as required.
• Assist with the review and enhancement of the operational risk management framework in line with regulatory requirements and MIM Risk and MetLife Enterprise standards

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience in asset management, preferable with Risk Management experience including UCITS management companies and AIFMs.
• Strong knowledge of CBI, CSSF, FCA and EMEA regulatory risk frameworks.
• Experience overseeing outsourced activities and delegates.
• Experience driving operational excellence within the Risk function using AI-enabled solutions, automation and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reporting to Boards and senior governance committees.
• Prior experience or exposure working alongside as a CP86 Designated Person.
• Professional qualifications in Risk Management, Compliance, or Financial Services related discipline.
• Exposure working alongside the CBI.

The expected salary range for this position is € 68500 - € 91300.

Benefits We Offer

Our Ireland benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We are committed to employee care by delivering comprehensive inclusive offerings and cultivating an environment that drives professional growth, purposeful work, and a supportive culture. Our benefits package includes hybrid work, career development and professional qualification support, full private health insurance for employees and their immediate family members, income protection, defined contribution pension benefits and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value. Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible .Join us!