Description
A top tier global bank is looking for a Risk and Governance Manager to join their Global Chief Operating Office (COO) in Middlesbrough on a contract basis. This contract will be for 3 months in the first instance.
The overall purpose of this role is to develop, maintain and govern a risk and control validation programme to provide COO Principle Risk owners with independent evaluation and reporting on the effectiveness of COO Key Risk Owners in managing key COO risks and controls. Additional, you will provide risk and governance expertise, guidance and educational support to Process Owners, Risk Owners, Control Owners, Control Operators and other key individuals around building and enhancing a sound COO control environment.
The accountabilities for this role are split between the following areas: Strategy and Design, Relationship Management, Assurance, Remediation and Changes to the Control Environment, Providing Leadership and Control Objective.
Successful candidates will present the following experience:
- Extensive Risk & Governance and Control experience within Financial Services industry.
- Proven Risk Management track record.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing strategies that improve Governance and Control performance.
- Previous experience of managing Middle and Senior Management relationships.
- Proven track record of assessing and documenting control environments showing key processes, systems and key controls.
- Proven track record of providing excellent customer services.
- An expert in establishing and driving rolling controls assurance and remediation programmes within a retail-banking organisation or within the financial services industry more generally.
As well as the following technical skills/competencies and knowledge:
- Proven ability to support effective strategies that balance short-term requirements with long-term perspectives and business plans and expectations
- Competent working with both operational and technical controls
- Proven ability to cultivate a network of contacts throughout an organisation
- Identifies and addresses inefficiencies in systems, processes and controls escalating where appropriate
- Proactively establishes and enforces controls that balance risk and opportunity.
- Able to clearly define strategic issues in a fast-changing environment and effectively manage areas of ambiguity
- Ability to support and deliver through others both direct reports and services.
- Knowledge of controls assurance and determining control criticality and being accountable for the associated judgements made in relation to any aspect of the control environment. This includes both technical and operational controls.
- Knowledge and experience of 3rd party Controls Assurance.
- Knowledge of retail banking operations and the financial services industry in general
If you feel you are a strong candidate for this role, please submit your CV as soon as possible. For more information, call Kelly.