Operational Risk Manager

Job Description:

We are working on an excellent, permanent opportunity for an Operational Risk Manager to join the team at a leading financial services firm based in Newcastle.

The role sits within the Group Risk function and as a Manager, you will lead a team in investigating and analysing first line business operations to support effective challenge of their risk decisions and risk taking, escalating risk trends and issues where required.

In this role, you will have the ability to grow and develop professionally in a fast-growing field, as well as exposure to operations across the business and ability make connections across the organisation.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing firm and take on a varied role.

• Experience leading teams of risk engagements, projects or teams of professionals.


• 5+ years of relevant experience in Banking, Insurance, Diversified Financials, Risk Management, Technology Risk, Operational Risk, IT Audit, or other similar risk consulting or internal control functions (e.g.
  
  internal audit, compliance, fraud mitigation, etc.)


• Risk management experience in a complex financial institution and/or highly matrixed environment a plus


• Ability to work effectively with and individuals with diverse backgrounds and positions


• Knowledge of compliance standards, privacy laws and financial regulations.


• Process improvement, advisory and continuous learning mindset


• Experience with a GRC tool required

• Lead a team of Operational Risk Management Analysts in projects and workflow supporting investigations and analysis of first line business operations and risk decisions


• Lead skills development and performance management of Operational Risk Management team personnel


• Monitor staffing levels and inform headcount needs, report on status of hiring activities, and ensure alignment to the budget of the Operational Risk Management program


• Monitor, track and report the status of the business continuity readiness


• Support development of operational resilience strategy, policy and projects


• Apply operational risk management guidelines and procedures for identifying First Line of Defense (1LoD) risks


• Pursue continuous improvement and challenge adoption of lessons learned during operational resilience related tests, exercises, and simulations


• Conduct gap analysis of critical applications, critical business processes and critical shared dependencies


• Provide training and support on developing educational material over control documentation, maintenance, and control quality test validation to control owners


• Support operational resiliency risk oversight tools development


• Ensure risk governance framework operates efficiently and that all matters are operating within defined risk appetite parameters


• Oversee compliance to policies and procedures established at the group level

• A highly competitive salary


• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15988

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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