Operational Risk Senior Associate

A leading organisation within the global insurance market is looking for an experienced Operational Risk professional to join its Risk Management function.

The role will focus on operational risk, internal controls and risk governance, providing independent challenge and practical advice to senior stakeholders across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of the risk strategy and risk appetite.
• Provide effective challenge and oversight of operational risks and controls.
• Assess risks, incidents, mitigations and control effectiveness.
• Produce clear risk analysis, MI and reporting for senior management and committees.
• Support risk management of regulatory and business change.
• Contribute to the internal control framework and risk governance.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and functional leaders.
• Lead or contribute to risk projects and initiatives.#

About you

You’ll have experience in operational risk, risk management or internal controls, ideally within financial services.

You will bring:

• Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks and control environments.
• Experience assessing risks and challenging control effectiveness.
• Knowledge of Solvency II or similar regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with operational functions, ideally Finance.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills.

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