Senior Operational Risk Manager

**About Swiss Re**

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

**About the role**

In the Risk Management CorSo team, as the second line of defense, we ensure that our business partners in the first line identify key risks and implement controls that reduce the risk of major incidents impacting the organization by monitoring, analysing and reporting on operational risks in Corporate Solutions.

In this role, you will work closely with Corporate Solutions colleagues, driving a strong risk culture, challenging and supporting them in identifying and mitigating key operational risks.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Steer Corporate Solutions on effective process and control design, particularly in relation to a dynamically changing environment.
- Collaborat with Governance colleagues to ensure first line ownership of risk identification, assessment and mitigation
- Produce management reports to highlight material risk exposures and behaviours, together with details of operational losses
- Discuss and review issues and operational events raised by business colleagues, ensuring transparent and timely reporting
- Perform risk reviews, jointly with other risk managers, in areas of significant risk exposure
- Work together with the regional Risk Management CorSo teams to ensure operational risk governance framework is implemented consistently across CorSo
- Support the wider Risk Management community in implementing and maintaining an effective control environment in line with established Group methodologies
- Operate within the three lines of defense governance model to ensure allocation of clear responsibilities for the management of operational risk
- Build and maintain working relationships with other assurance functions (e.g. Compliance, GIA and external auditors)

**About the team**

You will be part of the CorSo Global Risk Management team, which is part of Risk Management Corporate Solutions team.

The team is responsible for the risk reporting & analytics and operational risk management activities of the Business Unit.

It comprises of a team of senior experts that provide risk oversight activities on bespoke CorSo activities.

The team works closely with the regional Chief Risk Officers to implement the risk frameworks within the locations and to coordinate global risk topics.

The team is fully embedded in the Group Risk Management organization, working broadly with the Swiss Re Group risk functions.

**Required education/skills/experience**:

- A strong background and experience on operational risk frameworks are essential
- Experience in handling Operational Risk in a financial institution, preferably in the insurance industry
- Quick understanding of complex issues, solution oriented, good interpersonal skills and ability to build strong working relationships and collaboration within a corporate context
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
- Establishes and maintains networks with senior management in the company
- Ability to prioritise multiple topics simultaneously
- Willingness to share knowledge and experience within and across team and other risk management functions
- Proficiency in English (speaking and writing)

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