Description
Our client, a leading retail bank, currently seeks a Payments - Operational Control, to be based
in London.
The Payments - Operational Control will be responsible for:
-The Operational Control framework for Global Payments
-Supports the Head of Global Payments in the development, design and implementation of the strategy for the controls function
-Leads on the management and reporting of the Global Payments Fraud, IRM, RACA, Principal Risk and Audit related functions supporting the underlying Operational teams
-Owns the NPA function for Global Payments
-Own the Operational Control for Payments. Responsibility includes allocation of budget, consultancy support and resource acquisition required to successfully establish a market leading controls function for Payments
-Responsible for the development, delivery and maintenance of an effective control environment including: owning the formulation and oversight of a schedule of risk activities to a level that satisfies Sarbox, Basel and Board Governance Standards requirements, ensuring accurate risk/operational attestations, audit management, and business risk prevention and mitigation initiatives
-Lead deep-dive programmes to investigate core problems and enable on-going improvements in both existing and new processes to establish exemplary controlled processes in the Payments function
-Responsible for the creation, communication and ongoing maintenance of the Global Payments governance and control framework
-Ensure that information security strategy and plans are developed, approved, maintained, and communicated to take account of existing, new and emerging Information Security threats and trends in security technologies and services
-Maintain and improve upon the overall integrated governance framework in place to ensure a consistent level of oversight, control and communication globally, as it relates to payment schemes and associations relationships
-Define and manage Global Payments Operational Risk measures and controls reporting
-Establish and monitor data that benchmarks the Global Payments Risk profile against that external organisations globally
-Work with Clusters, CIO, Risk Heads, and COOs to establish and maintain a strong control environment in Payment processes
As such, the successful Payments - Operational Control will have the following skills and experience:
-Understand and influence changing industry standards
-Participate and lead thinking on the appropriate Boards and Committees relating to Risk Management, and the future state of the function and Group
-Effectively lead the Payments Risk team
-Proven experience in Operational Control transaction services environment
-Credibility and gravitas to challenge and coach upwards, horizontally as well as own leadership team members and to facilitate the effective working of leadership teams
-Expertise in financial services operations and information technology relating to payments and risk specifically
-Proven depth of expertise in strategy execution beyond idea generation
-Experience of working in a highly regulated industry, ideally financial services
-Experience of successfully leading change across a multi site Control function
-Wide ranging understanding of payment products globally
-Experience of managing multiple, complex and globally located services and suppliers
-Experience of working successfully in different cultures in a sensitive manner in order to create strong relationships with senior leadership
-Strong working knowledge of the regulations and standards of relevant industry bodies and organisations
-Experience of continuous process and control improvement for both efficiency and exposure reasons
-Credible experience of advanced data analytics and the ability to use this to influence at the highest level
-Strong leadership skills of both immediate and virtual team
-Collaborative and able to share best practice at all levels
-Highly commercial and understanding the need for Back Office and central functions to be seen to add value
-Deep understanding of talent management and development and a true "talent spotter"
-Financially literate
-Able to cope under pressure, managing a wide range of priorities with multiple objectives
-Politically astute and able to understand the dynamics of large, complex organisations
-Highly effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
-High level of energy and enthusiasm
-Committed to the global vision for the Bank
-Must have the potential for further development personally and professionally with the ability to take on other roles within the Group
This is a great opportunity for an Payments - Operational Control to work for one of the most respected retail banks in the world.
If you have the above qualities, and wish to further your career as a Payments - Operational Control, then please apply today.
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.