The key responsibilities of this role are to support the delivery of the Operational Risk team's objectives to support the embedding of the operational risk framework, provide consolidated risk analysis and risk management information for Senior Management as required.

This involves:

- Ensuring compliance to the people policies, Group Code of Conduct and embedding desired behaviours, including completion of any mandatory training requirements.

- Being personally accountable for identifying, assessing, managing and reporting risks within your area of responsibility, including supporting formal risk management activities e.g. Risk & Control Self Assessments and timely closure of Assurance action

- Supporting the Assurance & Controls Testing Lead on the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of the Operational Risk Assurance & Controls Testing Plan and the controls scoping activity (covering AAF, Financial Controls, RCSA reliability testing and operational risk assurance deep dives).

- Supporting the Assurance & Controls Testing Lead on the delivery of the Plan and presenting findings to senior governance level committees and forums including audit committees at both a plc and regulated entity level

- Providing leadership and oversight to the India Operational Risk Assurance & Controls Testing Team, motivating a team of Operational risk analysts, ensuring quality delivery and development of team capabilities

Qualification & Certifications

- MBA/Chartered Accountant with at least 12 years (or more) of experience in financial services industry, with prior experience in Operational Risk/Risk Management/Internal Audit

- Relevant professional qualification desirable (IRM, CISI, ACII, IIA, ACCA/CA/CIMA, CISA, CISM, etc.)

Experience / Knowledge / Skills

- Minimum of 12 years- experience in a Risk/Audit function/Big4 within a financial institution with focus on operational risk

- Detailed knowledge of risk or internal audit assurance tools, techniques and industry best practice (essential)

- Detailed knowledge of financial services products, systems, processes and distribution methods (essential)

- Detailed knowledge of UK financial services sector, including regulatory, governance and risk management rules and regulations

- Detailed knowledge of Control Frameworks such as COSO and COBIT (essential)

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including board level communications (essential)

- Ability to challenge constructively, and to be pragmatic where appropriate (essential)

- Ability to work collaboratively across immediate team and broader Risk & Resilience function whilst also being to work independently under own initiative (essential)

- Significant experience in a risk management, assurance or audit environment (essential)

- Significant experience of developing and delivering assurance/deep dive/monitoring/audit assignments (essential

- Significant experience of influencing and negotiating at Board and Executive level, and building strong relationships across diverse business areas (essential)

- Strong knowledge of financial services regulatory and legislative frameworks desirable and either life, pensions and investment products (desirable)

- Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills (essential)

- Curious and continually looking to seek out improvements and not just accepting the status quo

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