Operational Risk Manager (Vice President)

Overview

In this role you will join Jefferies’ London-based Global Operational Risk Management team to strengthen and oversee the JIL Operational Risk Framework. You will provide independent challenge and second-line oversight to inform risk-based decision making. The role involves leading risk initiatives, coordinating risk assessments, and enhancing data, reporting and governance for executive oversight. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to embed robust risk controls in a fast-paced, global firm.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and control functions to implement and improve the JIL ORM framework and processes aligned with broader risk policies
• Lead JIL-specific risk initiatives, including risk identification, thematic reviews, scenario analysis, and control-enhancement opportunities
• Manage operational risk events affecting JIL domestically or internationally and support major regional events
• Lead or support event investigations with root-cause analysis, remediation tracking and timely escalation
• Coordinate bottom-up and top-down risk and control self-assessments (RCSA) across businesses and functions
• Monitor indicators and metrics to detect emerging risks and support timely escalation
• Aggregate event, RCSA, indicator and remediation data to create a coherent entity-level risk view and reporting
• Monitor regulatory developments in the UK and Europe and implement required framework enhancements
• Provide constructive challenge on risk assessments, controls, and remediation plans, escalating material issues
• Enhance risk data, reporting, and analytics including data quality, automation, visualization and management insight
• Provide training on the ORM framework to stakeholders

Key requirements

• Eight+ years of experience in operational risk management or related risk/control roles within financial services
• Experience managing operational risk events, root-cause analysis, and remediation
• Facilitating RCSA, scenario analysis, risk assessments and KI monitoring
• Ability to provide independent challenge and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across the three lines of defence
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills with data interrogation capabilities
• Experience presenting risk matters to committees and executive management
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills; stakeholder management
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; familiarity with visualization or analytics tools desirable

• collaboration
• independent challenge
• stakeholder management
• Advanced Excel
• PowerPoint
• data visualization

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