Operational Risk Manager

A leading Wealth & Asset Management business is looking to hire an Operational Risk Manager who will run the Operational Risk function, managing a team of 2. A great opportunity for a hands-on individual to join a continually growing business in a role that will encourage autonomy & relationship building across the business.

Main Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the delivery annual risk and control self-assessment process and providing challenge to submissions from the first line-of-defence;
• Setting priorities for, and leading thematic reviews;
• Overseeing the day-to-day management of, and contributing to the resolution of risk events;
• Oversight and challenge of the outsourcing register and associated risk assessments and due diligence of third-party arrangements;
• Overseeing and providing challenge to the annual General IT Controls, and Entity-Level Controls questionnaires;
• Providing insight and analysis on the Firm's risk registers;
• Making, and following-up on recommendations for enhancements to the Firm's control framework;
• Continuous assessment of both internal and external factors in order to identify and report on emerging risks;
• Drafting of periodic reports for the Compliance and Risk Committee, and other committees as required;
• Designing, maintaining and communicating policies and frameworks;
• Developing, capturing, monitoring and reporting on Key Risk Indicators and Key Control Indicators;
• Enhancing and promoting risk culture and awareness;
• Designing and delivering structured training of all staff in operational risk matters, and ad-hoc/informal training, as required;
• Primary contact for all staff for queries relating to operational risk;

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years Operational Risk experience, ideally from within a similar Wealth or Asset Management business.
• Previous team management experience, preferable.
• Strong FCA regulatory knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Unless otherwise stated, candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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