Vice President Operational Risk - Bengaluru, India - People Realm Recruitment Services Private Limited

Description

Our client, a global financial services firm, is looking to hire a senior mandate at a VP level for its Operational Risk Division which is an independent risk management function responsible for developing and implementing a standardized framework to identify, measure, and monitor operational risk across the firm.

The VP will function as an Subject Matter Expert in the Operational Resiliency function, dedicated to actively employ and strengthen the components of the firm's operational risk management framework. This role will be responsible to continuously identify, monitor, measure and assess the firm's global operational resilience landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Through review and analysis, identify planning and testing activities that will enhance the

resilience posture of the firm.

• Develop a strategic testing plan to provide assurance on resilience capabilities at the firm

utilizing multiple test types while balancing resource requirements and expectations.

• Manage strategic planning uplift activities to ensure they are executed on time and with

the expected level of quality.

• Lead the development, facilitation/execution, and evaluation of tests inclusive of

tabletops and simulations.

• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the firm's global

operational resilience framework (policies, governance and minimum standards) to

ensure a front-to-back approach to operational readiness and response to business

disruption events.

• Understand the regulatory authorities around their approach to operational resilience and

integrate those expectations into the operational resilience framework.

• Engage and liaise with internal stakeholder groups that have oversight of processes relevant to the firm's operational resilience approach which is to prevent, protect, respond and adopt/learn from disruptive events.

• Participate in the firm's capital and stress-testing scenario analyses relevant to the firm's

business disruption risks.

• Be apprised of operational resilience events and data collection including reporting when

necessary; perform detailed reviews of trends to identify significant risks and ensure

monitoring and remediation.

• Participate in New Activity review and ensure resilience risks arising from new products

and/or business, migrations, etc. are properly considered.

• Create and present divisional risk profile assessments by highlighting risk issues and

trends to senior divisional managers and senior Operational Risk management team.

Qualifications & Desired skills & Expertise

• 10+ years of experience with 5+ years of relevant experience in Business / Operational Resiliency and Business Continuity Management / Business Continuity Planning( A Must have )

• Strong client / stakeholder management skills with strong interpersonal skills, both verbal

and written

• Project management skills, including monitoring and reporting project performance

• Strong analytical abilities, including the use of data and visualization of data to aid

strategy discussion

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with a strong delivery focus

• Ability to work in a team environment and knowledge share with other colleagues within

team

• Possess a Bachelor's or equivalent degree