Operational Risk Specialist

Societe Generale; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 3 days/week

Health package with extensive dental/医

Education platforms & language courses

Competitive salary by seniority

Office in centre of Warsaw

Job summary

Societe Generale in Warsaw is seeking an Operational Risk Specialist to safeguard our banking processes. You will ensure risk assessments are accurate, controls robust, and the risk mitigation framework aligns with the Group’s evolving methodologies.

Your scope includes analyzing and monitoring the codification of banking processes, producing operational risk documentation, collecting incident data, overseeing control execution, tracking KPIs, and supporting ORM teams to implement audit

Qualifications

• You hold a degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• You have several years of experience in operational risk, internal audit, or another function responsible for the control and oversight of operational processes.
• You possess a strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, banking risk solutions, and supervisory regulations.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and monitoring compliance of the codification of banking processes, the correctness of risk assignments and relevant periodic controls or other non-systemic mitigants for Societe Generale branches in EMEA region
• Producing operational risk documentation for covered legal entities
• Collecting and reporting operational incidents and related action plans
• Overseeing permanent control execution and design/consultation of Permanent Supervision controls, monitoring declarations as well as the evolution and management of the control plan
• Tracking KPIs related to operational risk
• Monitoring LOD2 and LOD3 recommendations and assistance to branches’ Operational Risk Managers and EMEA Control & Operational Risk Officer to complete audit recommendations and needs for actions issued by LOD2
• Coordination of Risk and Control Self-Assessment process for Societe Generale EMEA branches including assistance to ORMs to explain methodology of the process and tool itself

Skills

Fluent English

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Proactivity

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

As an Operational Risk Specialist you will play an important role in safeguarding our banking processes. You will be responsible for ensuring that risk assessments are accurate, controls are robust, and that our risk mitigation framework aligns with the Group’s evolving methodologies.

Your future scope of responsibility will cover:

• Analyzing and monitoring compliance of the codification of banking processes, the correctness of risk assignments and relevant periodic controls or other non-systemic mitigants for Societe Generale branches in EMEA region


• Producing operational risk documentation for covered legal entities


• Collecting and reporting operational incidents and related action plans


• Overseeing permanent control execution and design/consultation of Permanent Supervision controls, monitoring declarations as well as the evolution and management of the control plan


• Tracking KPIs related to operational risk


• Monitoring LOD2 and LOD3 recommendations and assistance to branches’ Operational Risk Managers and EMEA Control & Operational Risk Officer to complete audit recommendations and needs for actions issued by LOD2


• Coordination of Risk and Control Self-Assessment process for Societe Generale EMEA branches including assistance to ORMs to explain methodology of the process and tool itself

Profile required

• You hold a degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field


• You have several years of experience in operational risk, internal audit, or another function responsible for the control and oversight of operational processes


• You possess a strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, banking risk solutions, and supervisory regulations related to operational risk


• You are fluent in English; knowledge of French will be considered an asset


• You have advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI is a plus


• You exhibit excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams


• You are well-organized, proactive, and driven to improve efficiency while minimizing risks in business processes and work effectively under time pressure

Why join us

• Work in a pleasant atmosphere as part of an international team in a brand-new office in the centre of Warsaw, designed with facilities for people with disabilities


• An active role in an international structure and the opportunity for growth


• Access to educational platforms and language courses


• Stability


• Competitive salary based on seniority and skills


• Support in quick adaptation in the company


• Extraordinary health package with extensive dental care


• Hybrid work (3 office days per week) and one-time bonus for home office equipment


• Even more benefits such as meal allowance, holiday fund, sports card and insurance


• Please be informed that we will be accepting only resumes in English.

Business insight

At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us! Still hesitating? You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.