Job Description
Leading and highly-respected international investment bank is looking to hire a Senior Operational Risk Manger for their Dublin office.
This is an excellent permanent opportunity for a seasoned Operational Risk Manager looking to join a high-performing team. The successful candidate will need to be permanently based in Ireland; my client will look at UK applicants interested in making a move to Ireland. Applicants must be eligible to work in the EU.
The role

• Sitting in the 2nd line of defence, this individual will report directly into the local CRO, with a dotted line into the Regional Head in the UK.
• They will be responsible for the ongoing managing, maintenance and embedding of the operational risk framework, developing and improving controls from an Irish perspective.
• Maintain the RCSA's across the business.
• Identifying Key Risk Indicators. Complete Incident Management; Identifying and investigating operational risk events, ensuring root cause analysis and control assessments are taken. This includes completing deep dive reviews.
• Identify process and control weaknesses; raising issues and associated actions where required.
• Running Scenario Analysis.
• Updating Policies and Procedures.
• Completing operational risk analysis and operational risk reporting.

The Candidate:

• It is essential that the candidate have a background in capital markets (ideally commodities).
• Candidates must have a demonstrated in-depth understanding of the trading process.
• At least 7-8 years of pure operational risk experience within financial services.
• The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills; as this is an oversight and challenging role, they will need to be able to imbed and champion a good risk culture across the firm.
• The successful candidate will need to be able to work autonomously - while at the same time collaborate with colleagues across multiple jurisdictions; they must be a self-starter who is eager to add value and make a permanent long-term move.
• Applicants must have experience working with senior stakeholders, challenging and effectively influencing the business as well as participating at risk committees.
• Candidates must be fluent in English - both written and oral.

This role offers:

• Opportunity to be part of a globally respected entity; as part of a small office, the role offers autonomy, variety and scope of responsibility.
• Opportunity to be part of strategic decision making and a fully integrated global operational risk team.
• Competitive base salary and benefits. Base salary Range: €100k-€120k + Bonus + Benefits
• My client has an ethos of internal mobility, and there are on-going opportunities for career growth, learning and development.

Next steps:

If you would like to explore this role in more detail; please email me your CV to nm@barclaysimpson.com