Group Operational Risk Manager recruitment
As one of the leading regional banking groups, our client is in an excellent position of strength and stability. As they continue to grow their Risk division there is now a requirement for an operational risk manager to join their Group function.
Answering through to the Group Head of Operational Risk, this role will have a broad and varied exposure to all core areas of the banking group. These will include:
• Carry out consistent identification and assessment of operational risks.
• Conduct timely review of processes, products, and other initiatives.
• Review reported operational risk events in a timely and comprehensive manner, and prepare reports.
• Support Risk Coordinators and Unit Managers in data collection and risk assessments.
• Conduct workshops for identification and assessment of operational risks.
• Conduct Group level review risk assessments.
• Conduct review of Fraud reports in liaison with operational risk event analysis.
• Conduct review of audit reports as part of the risk identification and assessment.
• Conduct review of reports from quality assurance units as part of the risk identification and assessment.
• Monitor compliance with all operational risk policies (incl. Business Continuity Policy and Outsourcing Policy, IT Security policies).
• Maintain complete and reconciled data required for regular and ad-hoc operational risk reporting to the Group’s operational risk governance bodies.
• Analyze key findings from risk assessments and risk event collection and report to respective management and department heads.
Applicants need to have gained a strong operational risk background in a leading local or international bank. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills are a must as is the ability to liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders.
If this position sounds of initial interest, please contact Matt Crocombe of Barclay Simpson Middle East on + 971 (0)55 608 7108 or mc@barclaysimpson.com