Operational Risk Manager Capital Markets recruitment

The Operational Risk Manager will engage in key change management initiatives to ensure that operational risk exposure is considered and addressed.   Perform independent reviews and provide assurance that key controls are designed and operating effectively and working as a key member of the Europe team liaising and working with colleagues in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Duties Responsibilities

• Ensure Front Office staff effectively carry out their control monitoring responsibilities through regular challenge, testing and validation.

• Oversight of new product process ensuring sufficient level of review and post-implementation review requirements are met

• Managing relationship with other internal control teams including those within Operations, Product Control, IT, Information Security Risk and Compliance.

• Executing ad hoc project work, thematic reviews and special investigation as agreed in liaison with business management and Head of Operational Risk

• Assist in the roll out of Operational Risk Best Practice across all regions contribution to the achievement of improving KRIs across the businesses.

• Consistent implementation of Operational Risk framework across the businesses

• Detailed analysis of control environment and breakdowns leading to long-term reduction in Operational Risk events

The successful candidate will have strong Business Risk Management experience ideally within areas such as Front Office, Product Control or Market Risk. They will need to be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the control environment surrounding Capital Markets products and a general level of understanding of key Capital Markets products. They will need to be a team player with excellent inter-personal, communication and influencing skills and a confidence to deal with senior staff.