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Resilience/IT Operational Risk Director

London (Hybrid)

£100,000

My client is a financial services business that work in a highly regulated environment. With more than 140,000 employees based in 76 different countries, my client supports a diverse and comprehensive Learning and Development program to promote growth both in a professional and personal manner. They are looking for a resilience/IT operational risk director to join their team and transform challenges into opportunities.

Resilience/IT Operational Risk Director will:

  • Examine the operational risk management framework, which includes IT, information security, operational resilience, and business continuity management
  • Provide risk assessment to senior management as well as the Operational Risk Second Line of Defence department to offer insight
  • Assist first-line operational risk committees with risk analysis and/or escalation, and contribute and escalate to branch-level committees as appropriate to ensure effective operational risk procedures are followed
  • Act as an advisor for the business on operational risk processes by communicating expectations to first line of defence and reporting into the c-suite
  • Gather knowledge and advise on market best practices related to risk management
  • Work with people outside the business to share and implement best practices

Resilience/IT operational risk director will be:

  • Be supportive and communicative with colleagues and other teams to support company values and contribute to the development of client positive impact
  • Be able to communicate with difficult people and handle uncomfortable situations ethically and with courage
  • Being able to effectively and efficiently use office (PowerPoint, Word or Excel)
  • Have strong analytical skills with high attention to details and accuracy
  • Able to communicate complex concepts in a comprehensible manner

Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.