Operational Risk Manager

About this role

A UK-based bank is looking to hire an Operational Risk Manager to join its second line Operational Risk team, covering a broad retail/transactional banking remit.

The role reports into a Senior Operational Risk Manager and will focus primarily on:

• Transactional banking (including current accounts and cards)
• Mortgages and wider private client lending (including other forms of private client lending, co-lending/co-investments and lending to directors)
• Supporting operational areas aligned to retail banking, including onboarding, payments & settlements and data protection

The business is also exploring re-entering the wealth market (early stages). Wealth management operational risk experience would be advantageous, but is not essential.

What they’re looking for

• Strong retail/transactional banking knowledge is important (feedback from the business is that this has been lacking previously)
• Second line operational risk experience is preferred; candidates from first line non-financial risk/controls roles may be considered if they can demonstrate relevant risk capability
• Ability to work “hands on” with the business (this team gets involved in BAU risk management with the first line, e.g. supporting risk/control assessments and action tracking)
• Some experience of ICAAP is ideally required (this team facilitates the ICAAP process and also completes capital calculations internally)
• Core data analytics skills (particularly needed during the ICAAP period)

If you’re interested, please apply or message to discuss (please note the advert is anonymised; further details will be shared at shortlist stage).

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