Head of Risk (Chief Risk Officer & Designated Person Operational Risk) - Dublin

Are you feeling stuck and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a market leading company?

Are you ready to take a leap into a role that will empower you to achieve great things?

Your role:

• Leverages global company risk programs and aligning with European Risk Management programs, develops, maintains, and evolves a thorough and comprehensive enterprise risk management framework for identifying, monitoring, and analysing risk
• As CRO you will be responsible for the management of risk controls.
• As the Designated Person for Operational Risk, the role holder will follow the UCITS managerial obligations and produce quarterly managerial functions' reporting, including delegate oversight.
• Ensuring that the enterprise risk framework is embedded and demonstrates oversight of key operational and enterprise risks in respect of the companies legal entity
• Develops the communication, reporting, training, and ongoing enhancement elements of the enterprise risk program
• Works with the European Enterprise Risk Management team to support the identification of appropriate risk appetite metrics, dashboards and reporting capability for executive management and Boards.
• Leads the requirements of the Enterprise Risk Management Governance & Reporting structure and supports the companies European Risk & Compliance Committee and Governance structures.
• Leads, maintains, and evolves a risk advisory and oversight model for the company
• Understands the requirements and complexities of the diverse regulatory environments and business processes that support the company, including but not limited to UCITS regulations. CP86 and CP138.
• Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned, providing risk management leadership.

If you have the below experience, you're likely to be suitable;

• 10+ years of experience with at least 5-10 years in risk management.
• Experience in a broad range of risk management including risk identification; business continuity; regulatory risk, fraud risk with core expertise in operational risk.
• Strong understanding of the investment process, operations, outsourcing and technology as well as audit and compliance.
• Previous experience within a UCITS Management company desired.
• Previous CBI approved person (Designated Person or otherwise) preferable.

This role is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland; once approved, the role holder will hold the controlled functions PCF-39B (Designated Person for Operational Risk) & PCF-14 CRO.

If this sounds like the job for you, please feel free to reach out to me to discuss it further.