• Ensures effective 1st line of defense to monitor & manage regulatory reporting, operational risk KPIs and help mitigate operational risk incidents
• Oversee and delivers operational risk KPI matrix to track BAU performance and identify potential gaps
• Analyze key risk data and work with business areas to identify error root causes, material risks and control issues and continuously improve control processes
• Challenge processes and behaviors within the wider operational structure
• Ensure local oversight of Risk Events, analysis of root causes, identified patterns, validation of all corrective actions and procedural updates
• Develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders internally within the Bank and externally (Auditors, Regulators etc.)
• Ensure high quality reviews of control standards and their implementation
• Drive, promote and monitor continuous improvement in the Risk Culture across all areas in the Swiss Bank
• Ensure ongoing regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and adherence to business procedures across regulatory & risk reporting landscape
• To monitor and track audit requirements (both internal & external) related to regulatory & risk reporting and follow up with the respective departments and mitigate Risk
• Review and improve SLA documentation and KPI universe for outsourced services

• Data analysis & manipulation (Excel, SQL)
• Solid understanding of securities products incl. derivatives
• Prior experience in risk/regulatory/reporting role advantageous
• Good working knowledge of operational risk frameworks and processes (e.g. Non-Financial Risk Management/NFRM)
• Strong team player and communicator with ability to work with multiple cross-functional and diverse teams
• Self-starter with little need of oversight
• Ability to translate complex business & regulatory requirements into resilient operational practice
• Ability to monitor, handle and contextualise multi-dimensional data landscape
• Ability to challenge the status quo and lead improvement initiatives for processes, systems and policies
• Strives in dynamic operating environment with tight deadlines
• Experience with change projects ideally with a financial services institution

• Completed university degree preferably in business/economics/finance
• 5-10 years experienced in Risk function
• Alternatively vocational training with a financial institution combined with relevant work experience
• Excellent written and spoken English
• CH work permit