Business Operational Risk Manager

Our client, a leading corporate and asset finance group, part of a global banking organisation, based in Reading, are currently hiring for a Business Operational Risk Manager. The successful candidate will play a key role in assisting the Corporate and Asset Finance Group's retail businesses in identifying operational risks, assessing adequacy of controls to manage such risks and contributing to the continual improvement of the Group's risk management framework in the UK. Working in a high-performing and team-focused environment, key responsibilities will include:

* Assisting in the design and execution of the assurance plan for the business.
* Performing targeted operational risk reviews and control assurance activities;
* Ensuring appropriate understanding and application of the client's Operational Risk Management Framework through reporting, education, feedback and consultancy to business management and operations teams;
* Proactively identifying operational risks and assessing the adequacy of controls to manage such risks, including recommending enhanced or additional controls.
* Identify opportunities for control improvement and process enhancements.
* Operational incident and breach reporting;
* Presenting results and recommendations of reviews to various levels of management.

We need:

To be successful, you will have a pragmatic, hands-on approach and a strong commercial acumen. You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

* Strong experience in a similar operations risk, compliance or internal audit role within financial services.
* Proven ability to succeed in a complex stakeholder environment, with strong relationship building and influencing skills, ability to gain buy-in, trust and understanding, to influence and negotiate, be highly visible and to provide transparency of process to clients and team;
* The ability to initiate and lead conversations with business leaders and risk management colleagues regarding anticipated and emerging issues
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team,
* Confidence in presenting to a range of audiences, coupled with high attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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