Enterprise Risk Manager - Risk Technology

The organisation

For a Leading International Bank in Amsterdam, we are looking for an Enterprise Risk Manager - Risk Technology. This role requires a person with a good understanding of banking business, internal IT and Data architecture, as well as having ability to work with teams across the bank both locally and across EMEA and proactively drive best practice.

The position

Purpose
The Risk Technology within Enterprise Risk Management is responsible for:

1. the Risk Technology Strategy: the role entails development/maintenance of risk technology strategy, and management of risk technology related projects.
2. the Risk Data Management: in this role the person acts as a Data Steward for the Risk domain and provides support and guidance to Risk teams with Key Data Elements (KDE) assessments, data issues and data delivery agreements.
3. Risk Tools & architecture: the role ensures internal risk data bases, tools, are fit for purpose, developed/maintained within the governance, and successfully deployed in production environment

Tasks & responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Risk Technology strategy and work in partnership with EMEA HQ function to contribute to the regional Risk Technology strategy.
• Take ownership for Risk Data flow, governance and storage;
• Track data quality issues and ensure they get managed with the help of Data Management Office;
• End-to-end management of risk technology related projects, including preparing investment projects (business requirement documents) to obtain IT investment budget
• Facilitate Risk Technology meetings/workshops with teams of Risk based developers and communicate the needs to IT and Data Management Office, as well as regional risk governance function.
• Maintain and further develop internal model application hub (Firenze) and Risk Domain Share Point;
• Support wider Risk domain with building and maintaining Power BI risk reports;
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders;
• Support the Head of ERM in the wider ERM agenda;

Candidate profile

Skills and Experience
Previous work experience in similar function are desired. The function requires wide practical experience with risk management in a regulated entity, either in 1st or 2nd Line of Defense roles, or risk advisory roles. Good understanding of data and risk tools architecture in banking environment is essential.

• Academic (Master) degree in a quantitative field, or other relevant field of study;
• Project Management experience, practical experience with Agile / Scrum;
• Experience in preparing strategic documents;
• Experience in preparing IT business requirements documents;
• Experience in preparing presentations to senior management and regulators;
• Experience of working across departments and functional fields;
• Working knowledge of Python and Power BI

Preferred:

• Good understanding of relevant EBA guidelines and regulation in EU;
• Experience in building SharePoint applications based on SharePoint lists (SharePoint Developer experience is useful but not essential);
• Experience in building databases;

Personal

• Excellent interpersonal skills, building rapport with Risk, IT and Data Management Office is key in this role;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to explain a complex topic in a structured and clear manner;
• Proactive self-starter, intrapreneurial, able to handle a significant and diverse workload;
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability;
• Think independently and critically to create own views;
• Calm, structured and logical approach to work, pragmatic;
• Team player with ability to collaborate in cross-division teams and display organizational sensitivity;

Interested?

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