Risk Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Operational risk/Enterprise Risk Management in financial services industry.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and an ability to present ideas concisely and persuasively communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and align risk management initiatives with organization’s goals and objectives.
• Ability to influence the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to relationships.
• Demonstrate strong relationship building, business judgment, problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• Demonstrated experience in responding to regulatory requests.
• Knowledge of risk management frameworks, risk taxonomies and methodologies.
• Experience within a financial institution.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of GRC software solutions.
• Knowledge of Model Risk Management.
• Industry certifications in Risk Management.

Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing enhancement and governance of the operational risk framework, including policies, standards, procedures, and methodologies to identify, assess, monitor, and manage operational risk exposures.
• Facilitate and support effective challenge to risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs) conducted by the 1st LoD and other stakeholders, helping to ensure assessments are timely, risk-based, consistently executed, and appropriately documented.
• Support risk awareness through training, guidance, and coaching for 1st LoD stakeholders across Functions, promoting adherence to policy requirements and consistent application of risk standards and best practices.
• Partner with business and control functions to support the development, execution, and sustainability of risk mitigation plans and control enhancements; monitor progress and raise concerns when remediation is not effective or timely.
• Assist with analyzing operational risk trends, events, and emerging issues; contribute to management reporting and recommendations to help strengthen the control environment.
• Support monitoring of applicable regulatory requirements and industry standards related to operational risk management, and assist with regulatory exams and information requests.
• Contribute to activities supporting the Bank’s operational risk appetite, tolerances, and limits; help assess business activities against those parameters and provide input on risk treatment options.
• Support scenario analysis and related analytics used to evaluate tail risk (adverse and severely adverse), and help communicate key assumptions, limitations, and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Support risk governance processes, including policy adherence, issue management, and committee routines; provide guidance to stakeholders on governance expectations and control standards.
• Prepare and update risk reporting and governance materials for senior management and other stakeholders, translating risk information into clear themes, drivers, and proposed actions.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit, Compliance, Legal, and other stakeholders to support examinations and audits, respond to findings, and help track risk issues through remediation and closure.
• Support the maintenance of key risk indicators (KRIs), metrics, and thresholds to monitor risk profile changes; help validate data quality and support alignment to risk appetite.
• Assist with periodic risk reporting for senior management and other stakeholders, highlighting key risks, control gaps, remediation status, and thematic insights.

Benefits

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