Griffin

Head of Operational Risk

Griffin

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Support the CRO with oversight of the risk profile and implementation/embedding of the risk management framework and risk appetite statement.
  • Act as risk subject matter expert for Non-Financial Risks, providing independent guidance to the first line and oversight for operational risk, operational resilience, outsourcing, change risk, technology, and other non-financial risks.
  • Oversee (from a second line perspective) project and new products, carrying out and reviewing risk assessments.
  • Act as second line subject matter expert to payments, savings and cards products.
  • Manage and oversee the work of other colleagues in the operational risk team, acting as their reporting line as required.
  • Oversee and potentially deliver parts of the second line assurance plan across all areas of the business, testing design and effectiveness of controls.
  • Write Terms of Reference, risk management policies and standards, and other governance documents for implementation by the first line.
  • Design, develop and improve MI and reporting packs to various committees and support committees to discharge their duties appropriately.
  • Assist with any other second line activities, adapting to changes typical in a growing bank.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of the UK’s banking regulatory framework, as well as industry best practice in the design and operation of systems and controls.
  • Solid experience in working within financial services in the UK, preferably in a challenger bank or in professional services.
  • Experience in enterprise risk management and operational risk.
  • Solid experience in payments and cards, preferably in a bank.
  • Capable of holistic oversight of systems and controls across a new bank, either in economic crime, compliance or risk.
  • Able to get into regulatory detail and cross reference with policy and practices.
  • Pragmatic and collaborative mindset, with an interest in working closely with all other parts of the business to embed a strong three lines of defence model.
  • Comfortable going outside your comfort zone and undertaking other second line related activities as required by the CRO.
  • Comfort with solo execution and managing people remotely.
  • High degree of comfort adopting new software tools for document drafting, collaboration and communication.
  • Strong writing skills; ability to draft clear and readable documents.