IT Risk Project Manager recruitment

UBS is a leading global financial services firm. Our Investment Bank is one of the world’s top global investment banking and securities firms, providing a full spectrum of products to institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, government and hedge funds worldwide.

The IB IT Operational Risk Management function is responsible for supporting IB IT Chief Operating Officer (COO) to effectively manage operational risk, security risk, regulatory risk and audit (internal external). We work closely with our counterpart business risk managers, Group IT Risk Management, Group IT Security Technology as well as with peer IT Operational Risk Management functions from other business divisions.

The IB IT Operational Risk Management team is currently based in London and Zurich, but covers the global IT environment of UBS Investment Bank.
The position reports to the IT Operational Risk Manager for IB IT. The individual will be responsible for several ongoing requirements as well as key projects, including but not limited to:

1) Set up and manage the overall governance for a set of risk remediation projects for IB IT
2) Manage the overall IT Change budget associated with these projects
3) Proactively and effectively manage the portfolio of IB IT risk remediation projects, including project co-ordination and milestone tracking
4) Apply a risk view to the identification of risks to be included in the remediation portfolio, and ensure risks are being effectively and sustainably remediated.
5) Be the main liaison point for IB IT application teams and senior management for all risk remediation projects
6) Manage a team of risk remediation project analysts to ensure the portfolio of projects is managed on time and within budget

• This role will face-off to the IB IT management team to provide updates on the progress of the risk remediation projects. The key stakeholders are the IB IT CIO, COO and management team. The ability to work with and report effectively to senior management is especially important
• The successful applicant will need a variety of skills to ensure that the role is a success: excellent project management skills, strong organisation skills; the ability to network well and get on with people; solid experience with handling management information and metrics – design, collection, analysis and senior management reporting; a strong focus on delivery; and experience of operational risks and controls. Experience of an IT Service Delivery Methodology such as ITIL, COBIT, 6 Sigma would be an advantage
• As this role is focused on Information Technology within an Investment Banking environment, candidates who come from this background will be able to add value to the team more swiftly. This is not, however, a prerequisite. Training will be provided in the relevant regulatory aspects of IT Operational Risk and the appropriate tools and technologies
• Experience of a project environment, in particular planning, testing and tracking against a plan, is also required

Requirements

• Will be expected to have solid experience in IT Project Management and Operational Risk Management and as appropriate should help shape the IT Operational Risk function. Success will be measured based on contribution
• Process orientation and ability to spot control weakness
• Integrate professionalism into the existing team of risk analysts
• Strong interpersonal, analytical and documentation skills
• Understands importance to comply to regulatory requirements
• General IT technical knowledge
• Experience of a project environment – able to help specify, test, implement and train individuals in self certification and metrics too;, including MS Project

You are:
• A person with a technical background, with an ability to understand and appreciate different technologies and infrastructure
• Detail oriented, analytical, a good writer and presenter, adept at preparing PowerPoints and Excel pivot tables / macros
• Respected, influential, have very high integrity, able to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Person with experience in IT Risk and IT Security
• Person with initiative, a self starter that can develop project plans and manage projects within deadlines
• Comfortable with hands-on “delve into the details” work, as well as high level strategic analysis

UBS can offer you an environment geared towards performance, attractive career opportunities, and an open corporate culture that values and rewards the contribution of every individual.