IPOE Consulting
Head of Business Risk & Controls Management
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY | HEAD OF BUSINESS RISK & CONTROL MANAGEMENT 🚨
I'm delighted to be working exclusively with an international bank on the appointment of a senior Head of Business Risk & Control Management.
Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this is a high-profile leadership role responsible for leading the Bank's First Line of Defence (1LoD) Risk & Controls function across the London branch.
The role will partner closely with senior Business and Functional Heads across Private Banking, Corporate Banking, Finance, Human Resources and First Line Compliance, helping to embed a robust, proactive and effective risk and control culture.
The opportunity
You will lead the implementation and continuous enhancement of the Bank's First Line Risk & Controls Framework, strengthening governance, improving the control environment and ensuring operational, regulatory and conduct risks are effectively identified, assessed, managed and monitored.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Leading the First Line Operational Risk Management Framework
- Overseeing RCSA activity, risk assessments and mitigation planning
- Owning the First Line Internal Controls Framework and controls testing programme
- Leading the Business Controls Committee and executive risk reporting
- Developing KRIs, KCIs, dashboards and management information
- Supporting New Product & Process Approval (NPPA) and strategic change initiatives
- Coordinating engagement with Operational Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime, Legal, Technology Risk and Internal Audit
- Supporting regulatory reviews, audit activity and remediation programmes
- Providing trusted advice, challenge and leadership to senior Business and Functional stakeholders
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We are seeking a senior risk and controls professional with:
- 12+ years' experience in Business Risk & Controls, Operational Risk, Internal Controls, Enterprise Risk or a related discipline within banking or financial services
- Strong knowledge of the Three Lines Model and First Line Risk & Controls responsibilities
- Proven experience implementing Operational Risk Management Frameworks within regulated financial institutions
- Strong experience with RCSAs, controls testing, governance and internal controls monitoring
- Experience supporting NPPA or equivalent change governance processes
- Strong knowledge of FCA and PRA regulatory expectations
- Excellent senior stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience working across complex, international organisations
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Experience supporting Private Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking or Corporate Functions would be highly advantageous, alongside knowledge of Operational Resilience, Conduct Risk, Outsourcing and Third-Party Risk Management.
This is a genuinely senior and influential opportunity for an experienced risk and controls leader looking to play a key role in shaping the control environment and risk culture of an international banking organisation.
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