Senior Business Risk Manager
Role overview
- Design, implement, perform and oversee the execution of the FLoD control framework for Private Banking, in line with the Group’s risk and control blueprint.
- Perform and supervise ex-post controls with a strong focus on operational processes, regulatory requirements, and conduct risk.
- Ensure timely identification, assessment, escalation, and remediation of operational alerts, control deficiencies, and risk incidents.
1. Risk & Control Management
- Design, implement, perform and oversee the execution of the FLoD control framework for Private Banking, in line with the Group’s risk and control blueprint.
- Perform and supervise ex-post controls with a strong focus on operational processes, regulatory requirements, and conduct risk.
- Ensure timely identification, assessment, escalation, and remediation of operational alerts, control deficiencies, and risk incidents.
- Challenge business practices and processes to enhance risk awareness and control effectiveness.
- Lead or contribute to ad-hoc reviews and deep dives on high-risk topics or emerging risks.
2. Risk Assessment & Governance
- Lead Private Banking risk assessments in close coordination with the Second Line of Defence.
- Ensure accurate identification, documentation, and monitoring of key risks, controls, and mitigating actions.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and control-related inquiries.
- Support the PB COO and senior management in understanding the risk profile and control environment of the PB activities.
3. Reporting & Monitoring
- Oversee and validate daily, monthly, and quarterly control reporting, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and meaningful outputs.
- Prepare and present risk reporting to senior management, including internal control assessments, emerging risks, and remediation progress.
- Contribute to the production of CRO Risk Scorecards and other senior management risk dashboards.
- Ensure appropriate follow-up on issues, action plans, and audit recommendations.
4. Advisory & Continuous Improvement
Skills and experience
Our Values
Accountability: Taking ownership for tasks and challenges, as well as seeking continuous improvement
Hands-on: Being proactive to rapidly deliver high-quality results
Passionate: Being committed and striving for excellence
Solution-driven: Focusing on client outcomes and treating clients fairly with a risk-aware mindset
Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Working together with an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the business on risk management, internal controls, and regulatory expectations.
- Support the enhancement of risk management processes, tools, and methodologies within the FLoD.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in business risk management, internal controls, or conduct/operational risk within banking or financial services, ideally in Private Banking or Wealth Management.
- Strong understanding of non-financial risks, internal control frameworks, and regulatory requirements applicable to Private Banking.
- Proven experience working within or alongside the First Line of Defence, with strong interaction with 2nd and 3rd LoD functions.
- Ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and manage complex risk topics.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge constructively at senior management level.
- Advanced analytical and reporting skills; advanced Excel skills required (additional data or risk tools considered an asset).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (French and/or German considered an asset).
