operational risk management, control assessment (contract).

Manager, Operational Risk Management, Control Assessment

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

This is a key role in ensuring best-in-class Operational Risk and Management reporting practices, providing management with key risk insights to enable sound business decisions. Through effective delivery of high-quality reporting and analysis, the Manager will enable management to 'join the dots', ensuring consistency in practice, and offering a streamlined, standardised reporting regime underpinned by their cross-product/'whole business knowledge and mandate. In addition to reporting, the Manager will contribute to our centralised Operational Risk Practices, including the risk and control self-assessment (RCSA), establishing Risk Appetite Measures and Key Risk Indicators.

What will you do?

• Contribute to strengthening the Wealth Management Europe control environment within a team under a shared services framework for the delivery of the annual control assessment requirements for the year.
• Support the annual control assessment planning following a data-driven approach.
• Develop and execute innovative testing approaches, using analytical tools and AI.
• Work directly with business partners to ensure that their control documentation meets the requirements of the control assessment standards, including identifying control gaps and opportunities to rationalise key controls.
• Communicate results to stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.
• Provide the business with a centre of excellence offering guidance, consultation, coordination and execution capabilities across strategic thinking, governance and reporting deliverables.
• Drive the continuous improvement effort by proactively identifying enhancement and/or optimization opportunities within existing reports such that only key data/metrics are delivered to the users.
• Provide thought leadership to impact, influence and drive a standardised/best-in-class approach to reporting, prioritising consistency, efficiency and reusability.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Strong knowledge of risk management practices, control assessment and other Operational Risk framework elements.
• Exceptional technical skills in documenting controls, control objectives, and integrating controls into the broader Operational Risk framework.
• Demonstrable experience in conducting complex control assessments.
• Demonstrable experience in working with and implementing AI technologies.
• Comfortable engaging with senior management, and clearly communicating points of view.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003