Prudential Risk and Compliance Manager

PwC Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Ireland is looking for a Prudential Risk & Compliance Manager to work in their Financial Services Risk & Regulation practice. The role involves designing risk frameworks and engaging with clients on compliance matters. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of the EU regulatory landscape.

This position offers an opportunity to drive meaningful changes in risk and compliance within the banking and investment firm sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Financial Services prudential-focused role, preferably in banking.
• Experience with regulated institutions in risk management and compliance delivery.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement prudential risk frameworks and compliance programmes.
• Engage with clients on regulatory compliance and supervision.
• Mentor junior consultants and foster a learning culture.

Skills

Understanding of EU prudential risk and compliance regulatory landscape

Credit risk knowledge

Market risk experience

Operational risk understanding

ESG risk management

Education

Degree with relevant risk qualifications (e.g. FRM, PRMIA)

Job description

Industry/Sector Asset and Wealth Management

Specialism Operations

Job Description & Summary

PwC Ireland- Bring Your Talent, Grow Your Skills, Unlock Your Potential! You’ll be at the forefront of industry change in the financial services industry – advising on regulatory shifts, emerging technologies and shaping innovative solutions that keep our clients ahead in a dynamic market. Join PwC as a Prudential Risk & Compliance Manager in our Financial Services Risk & Regulation practice. You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. In this role, you will contribute to the design and implementation of robust prudential risk frameworks, capital and liquidity solutions, supervisory remediation and regulatory engagement across the ECB, SSM and national competent authorities. We’re seeking a motivated professional passionate about driving meaningful prudential risk and compliance change in the banking and investment firm sector.

Our Advisory Finance Services – Risk & Regulatory team works with leading organisations across retail banking, corporate & international banking, insurance, asset and wealth management and payment services. We help clients build resilient, compliant and forward‑looking businesses set up for regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supporting clients to design, implement and oversee prudential risk frameworks, regulatory compliance programmes and supervisory engagement across EU banking and investment firm clients.
• Supporting client supervision engagement and remediation programmes (across risk, finance and compliance first line functions) including interactions with regulators, responses to SREP findings, remediation programmes and support for banking licence or branch applications.
• Building your network within PwC’s leading Risk and Regulation services and global network to proactively identify and pursue opportunities to add value for clients across the end‑to‑end prudential risk management and compliance lifecycle.
• Collaboratively nurturing and building trusted relationships with client stakeholders, particularly across finance and risk functions.
• Supporting regulatory propositions and proposals to clients to meet their current and emerging risk and compliance needs.
• Coaching and mentoring junior consultants, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, inclusive leadership and development.
• Supporting the Prudential team to stay up to date with the latest trends and regulatory developments affecting the banking and investment firm industry in the EU and globally, integrating these insights into your consulting approach to deliver forward‑looking advice and solutions.

Experience and Skills

• Degree qualified with relevant risk qualifications (e.g. FRM, PRMIA or equivalent) – an advantage.
• A demonstrated strong understanding of the EU prudential risk and compliance regulatory landscape for banking and investment firms and an ability to leverage this knowledge to deliver impactful regulatory projects across areas such as operating model design, risk framework design, regulatory engagement, remediation and implementation.
• Specifically, a demonstrated strong understanding of the EU prudential risk and compliance regulatory landscape should include: risk stripe experience, specifically in credit risk, market risk and operational risk; finance and treasury experience in capital adequacy, liquidity adequacy, recovery and resolution, stress testing and regulatory reporting and ESG risk management; and/or ESG experience including ESG risk frameworks, materiality assessments, embedding ESG into risk environment and reporting and disclosures.
• 5+ years’ experience in a Financial Services prudential‑focused role, preferably in the banking sector.
• Experience working with regulated institutions, ideally within the banking sector, consulting and/or advising on prudential risk management and compliance delivery models.
• An experienced people leader, with a background of inspiring and developing high‑performance teams to deliver operational excellence and high‑quality standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting to and building positive and trusted working relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility and influence diverse client stakeholders through professional expertise and a solution‑oriented mindset.

PwC is an equal opportunities employer and creating a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve is hugely important to us. We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Inclusive Workplace Elevate Pledge. Our Inclusion First strategy puts inclusion at the heart of our culture – supporting an environment where individuality is embraced, diversity is celebrated and inclusion is valued.

Travel Requirements: Not specified. Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: Yes. Government Clearance Required: No.