Data & Governance Manager
Lloyds Banking Group
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.
