Director Operational Risk - Financial Crime Australia & NZ Line 1 

 

Organisation

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A strategic operational risk management position with Industry wide exposures, due to the high profile nature of the environment.

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Role

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  • Lead and manage a group of risk managers across the division

  • Provision of Advisory and SME Risk Advice services to support the business integrate the risk management framework in a way that best supports the business’ commercial strategy

  • Define & execute local and regional practices, processes and reporting, to provide best in market, facilitate effective risk management and support the ongoing transformation of the environment

  • Review and consultation on remediation and mitigation programs in the region

  • Represent line 1 on steering committees and working groups across the region

  • Integration of regional and global requirements in conjunction with technology and the business

  • Oversight for tracking audit issues and the resulting projects including Deep Dives, Root Cause Analysis, Control Sample Testing and developing control enhancements

  • Oversight of the tools, processes and expertise in the immediate team and the broader international business units – to develop the Risk & Control Culture

  • Identification of non standard practices and ensuring appropriate mechanisms are implemented, monitored and drive consistency through the organisation and immediate business


Individual

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  • Operational risk experience within a financial services environment

  • Proven leadership credentials

  • Exposure to Financial Crime Intelligence, AML, CTF & Sanctions

  • Strong affiliation with technology with exposure to ITIL, CISA, CRISC, , COBIT, CGEIT

  • Understanding of payments, traded markets and the lending environment beneficial

  • Ability to articulate thematic and emerging risks

  • Proven track record delivering in a large significantly complex business & organisational structure

  • Ability to travel to NZ, Europe, US and AsiaPac

  • Demonstrable ability to deal with multiple stakeholders across all functional lines at all levels including senior executive

  • Ability to execute and develop new policy in a quickly changing environment

  • Ability to translate ambiguous issues into well defined plans with solutions

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Impeccable communications both written and verbal

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously