Operational Risk Manager - VN1943

Marex; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A global financial services platform located in New York is looking for an Operational Risk Manager to lead the identification, evaluation, and management of operational risk. You will prepare detailed risk reports for senior management and foster a risk-aware culture among teams. The ideal candidate has over six years of operational risk experience, preferably in investment management, along with strong skills in risk assessment methodologies. The role offers a salary range of $125,000 to $185,000 and various benefits including medical insurance and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• At least six years of operational risk management experience required.
• Experience in the investment management industry preferred.
• Practical experience with Basel, COSO, ERM methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate risk and control assessments to implement effective controls.
• Prepare and present risk reports to senior management.
• Promote a risk-aware culture within the organization.

Skills

Curiosity

Sound judgment

Resilience

Effective report writing

Building relationships

Strategic collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

GRC tools

PowerBI

Job description

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Marex is a global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.

The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a major franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

With more than 35 offices around the globe, and over 2,300 dedicated people enabling access to exchanges and technology-powered services.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Purpose of Role

The Operational Risk Manager is responsible for assisting the Firm in identification, evaluation, control testing, and management of operational risk, whilst supporting risk strategy and driving proactive operational risk culture. The role assists in the implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework in North America, a priority of the region. This is a key role where the development of successful and supportive relationships with key stakeholder across several business disciplines is required.

Responsibilities

• Risk representative for Operational Risk in the region, point person for Operational Risk matters in the US.
• Risk and Control Assessment: Facilitate risk and control assessments to identify potential risks and implement effective controls, validating remediation of operational risk exposure and related control gaps.
• Governance: Contribute in and create reporting materials for governance forums, ensuring comprehensive oversight and identification of operational risk trends.
• Risk Reporting: Preparing and presenting detailed risk reports / dashboards / metrics to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting key risk areas and recommended actions.
• Trend Analysis: Identify and analyse operational risk trends, using internal and external data, to inform strategic decision-making and remediate potential gaps.
• Continuous Improvement: Providing thoughtful and collaborative leadership promoting risk transparency and business unit-level ownership and accountability over operational risk and control environments, fostering continuous improvement.
• Risk Aware Culture: Promoting Marex’s risk aware culture, serving as the subject matter expert on operational risk initiatives. Identifying, initiating, and fostering relationships with business and operational partners, including second- and third-line assurance functions, to promote a culture of continuous improvement, driving constructive communication with the ORM team.
• Risk Register Buildout: Work with business areas in the region to build out Risk Registers and end-to-end process mapping, working to provide accurate reflection of information and challenge where appropriate.
• Control Evaluation: Develop and evaluate the design and effectiveness of controls and provide timely and in-depth analysis to Senior Management. This includes challenging management actions to remediate control gaps or weaknesses and track through to closure. Ensure accurate reflection of risk and control information within Risk Registers by providing rigorous challenge where appropriate.
• Risk Event Management: Conduct root cause analysis, monitor and report on Risk Events and Operational Losses escalating to management appropriately, and actively supporting business areas in the lessons learnt.
• Broker Error Management: Daily management of Broker Losses and reporting to help drive down total value, volumes and learn lessons.
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and other applicable exchanges.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.

Code of Conduct

At all times complying with Marex’s Code of Conduct:

• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/or your supervisor as required.
• To elevate risk events immediately.
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Competencies, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrates curiosity and self-motivated to take initiative to scope and lead enhancement work.
• Applying sound judgment in the evaluation of risks and controls.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment.
• Effective report writing and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex requirements simply and to translate them into viable business practices and procedures.
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others and demonstrate confidence to challenging the assumptions and conclusions of more experienced staff members.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.

Skills And Experience

• At least six plus (6+) years of operational risk management, enterprise risk management and/or related experience required; experience in the investment management industry preferred.
• Experienced in governance, risk, assurance, compliance, or internal control roles in Financial Services.
• Advanced technical risk and control knowledge and demonstrated experience facilitating top-down and bottom-up risk assessments, focused on existing and emerging risk areas.
• Practical experience with Basel, COSO, ERM, risk and control self-assessment tools, methodologies and concepts.
• Knowledge of Framework methodology and practice.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint skills and experienced in the use of internal IT systems.
• Use of GRC and PowerBI tools is desirable.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, as well as ability to work under pressure.
• Strong skills in resolving problems and negotiating issues.
• Confident working independently and remotely from team members.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.

Salary Range

$125,000 to $185,000 per year and eligible for discretionary bonus.

Marex Benefits for 2025

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid paternity leave
• Paid maternity leave
• Tuition assistance

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance

Company Values

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

Respect

Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity

Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

We work in teams – open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People

Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble

Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.