
Risk Manager, UK, Risk and Compliance Solution (UK)
Job Description
Key job responsibilities
(1) Contribute to the risk management program for the UK / EU licensed entities (payments, insurance distribution, and credit broking), including:
• Roadmap delivery, including embedding of risk management mechanisms and support for change management (e.g. product launches etc.);
• Monitoring of risk exposure versus entity risk appetite, with escalation as appropriate;
• Facilitate detailed, data driven narratives to inform leadership/Board members of risk levels, mitigations, and impacts;
• Incident response support.
(2) Develop the risk management framework, including development of policies, procedures, toolkits, and other governance documents as necessary:
• Business Continuity / Operational Resilience;
• Product Risk Assessment/Material Changes to Business Products;
Key skills needed for the role include:
• Strong operational, second line risk management skills, with a minimum of 3 yrs experience in a risk management role;
• Manage several projects simultaneously with a sense of urgency;
• Articulate the three lines of risk management model and help define ownership roles and responsibilities;
• Coach non-risk professionals on key elements of Risk Management best practices;
• A pragmatic approach to risk, balancing risk mitigation activities with risk appetite and resource levels;
• Strong document writing and verbal communication.
• Proven data analysis skills.
A day in the life
You will use your experience working with compliance and businesses and working autonomously to:
- meet with external customers & give advice and feedback on application of risk management
- draft documents, provide leadership with reporting, schedule meetings and workshops, and deliver expertise to deep dive issues, quantify risk and drive remediation
- work on global projects, raise your hand to innovate the global risk management program.
Are you ready to apply your risk expertise to Amazon's unique environment? We are looking for a candidate with demonstrated expertise in UK /EU regulated financial services company to join the UK Risk
- Experience in risk management and internal audit including: performing risk assessments and audits, designing controls, managing enterprise control frameworks, and prioritizing risk
- Experience in the financial services industry
- Experience with UK and / or EU regulatory frameworks
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