Risk Senior Specialist, AVP

Role Description

• The purpose of the Non-Financial Risk Management (NFRM) function is to ensure that the Banks Non-Financial Risk exposure is adequately managed in-line with the group wide risk appetite and NFRM framework.
• The Product Perimeter Strategic controls execution team (PP-SCE) within NFRM is responsible for the managing the New Product Approval (NPA), New Transaction Approval (NTA) and Product Lifecycle workflows to ensure appropriate due diligence takes place prior to the implementation of any new product, business initiative or non-vanilla transaction, that all products are regularly reviewed along their Lifecycle and that potential risks are appropriately assessed and managed.

Your key responsibilities

The role-holder would be an integral part of the Strategic Controls Execution Team driving and supporting initiatives to enhance process and controls from a design perspective as well as their ongoing day-to-day maintenance. This also includes support with respect to audit and regulatory interactions.

Being a functional cum leadership role, the role holder would be responsible functionally along with leading a 3-member team for -

• Engaging with the stakeholders from business / infrastructure functions on application workflow related topics including user access, information updates, reference data updates etc.
• Managing stakeholder queries and supporting them on tooling related topics/issues.
• With the teams SME knowledge of the tool, the role holder shall be working closely with the Tech partners and Project Team on development of IT requirements as part of the strategic solution and perform user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Independently ensure timely & effective execution of controls in a manner that it can be evidenced to audit.
• Preparation of various periodic / ad-hoc reports / management information/Risk Appetite Metrics required for framework governance. This includes efficiently and accurately managing large data sets and coming up with commentary to represent them.
• Work on closing Audit/Regulatory queries & actions related to various processes within Product Perimeter.
• Collaborate global / regional teams to continuously improve processes and controls.
• Maintain process documentation user manuals, desktop procedures, key operating procedures.
• Champion process improvements and system enhancements as required.
• Willingness to work in shifts (UK).

Your skills and experience

• Minimum of 10+ years experience in financial services, with a strong risk control mindset.
• Comprehensive understanding of the transactions and financials products offered by a Tier 1 investment bank as well as the supporting infrastructure and controls
• Experience in performing a control function position at a financial institution with a strong understanding of framework design, implementation and maintenance
• Experience working with Senior Stakeholders within a high-pressure dynamic environment
• Ability to proactively work across a diverse group of stakeholders within a complex organisation and to quickly develop strong working relationships with a broad range of functions
• Strong oral and written skills should be able to distil topics into understandable summaries with clear conclusions and explanations of rationale
• Presentation skills candidates should be confident in presenting the outcomes of their work, often to Senior Management
• Time management the successful candidate will often need to deal with multiple priorities and should therefore be highly organised and be able to multi-task
• Adaptable candidates will play a supporting role in a period of significant change for this function and therefore past experience with change projects is desirable
• Assertive must be proactive in forming relationships with key stakeholders in the business but be comfortable challenging senior business contacts
• Develop strong working relationships with the rest of NFRM
• Team player willing to help out other team members where required and be a constructive conscientious corporate citizen
• Proficient in Advanced Excel, PowerApps, PowerAutomate.
• Leading teams and upskilling team members to take up value adding activities.