Business Risk Manager

A career at the Lombard Odier Group is something to be proud of. Our mission is to protect and grow our clients’ wealth - but not by any means necessary. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do and we treat our clients’ wealth as if it were our own. We protect our clients’ assets for the long-term using expertise and innovation, all underpinned by our Rethink Everything philosophy. Our colleagues are the foundation of our success. We employ people at different life stages, from graduates to executive level leaders. The one thing they all have in common is that they seek to challenge the status quo, are imaginative and have the ability to offer a fresh perspective.

Within the Business Risk Management department (BRM), the in-house center of competence in business risk management, controls and monitoring matters for Private Banking activities and based on the internal control monitoring plan / relevant risk and control self-assessments (RCSA), you will have to develop, implement and/or execute controls covering bank’s activities, mainly on front interaction with clients, cross border activities, documentation of interaction with clients, etcYou will also have to draft new control methodologies, control reports, propose improvement measures to Senior Management and ensure suitable remediation.

The successful applicant will be an important sparring partner for the Front Office and COO department in dealing with operational risks and internal control and monitoring activities.

YOUR MISSION:
1. Implement the risk governance & framework- Support the implementation of the supervisory oversight process including the supervisory controls framework and associated tasks- Engage with risk owners, control owners and risk specialists to dynamically, update Business Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) to ensure these embrace all material risks alongside all key controls performed by Businesses and Functions.- Develop the risk dashboard and reports pertaining to Lombard Odier Europe SA (LOESA) and communicate to management the key risk indicators (KRI) to enable an adequate risk reporting system and monitoring according to the risk appetite defined.

2. Support the drive for organizational cultural risk awareness- Work with all business owners to ensure a culture of risk awareness and continuous improvement of the risk environment (taking into account the RCSAs, audit findings and operational incidents identified) is properly, understood and embedded across all aspects of the organization.- Participate in forums and projects; ensure first line of defense requirements are considered

3. Control and monitor risks- Drive the risk assessment process, development and execution of first line of defense supervisory control monitoring/testing to determine the effectiveness of controls (including IT security / Data Protection)- Undertake monitoring activity and develop internal control plan to ensure that first line controls are adequately defined and performed

4. Improve processes and ensure controls are mapped accordingly- Collect, analyse and follow up on incidents and monitor them in the internal dedicated tool. Support the users in the root cause analysis and ensure that improvements measures are adequately defined, monitored, tracked and implemented.- Follow-up on internal and external audit findings and track remediation actions by the audit point action owners

DESIRED PROFILE:
- Experience of 3 years minimum in the private banking industry, preferably in Internal Audit / Internal Control / Business Risk Management function- Good understanding of operational processes pertaining to Private Banking activities- Experience in control testing- Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, Excel in particular- Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, pressured and demanding environment- Strong organisation and communication skills (stakeholders include Senior Management, Bankers, Assistants, Risk Managers, Compliance and Legal functions )- Fluent in French and English (written and oral); additional languages, an advantage

If you recognise yourself in this description, then please do apply. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you recognise yourself in this description, then please do apply. We look forward to hearing from you.