Operational Risk Assurance Specialist

Vor 6 Tagen

PlanlesOuates, Genf, Schweiz Lombard Odier Vollzeit
About Lombard Odier

Lombard Odier is a leading private banking and investment management firm with a rich history spanning over 225 years. Our Firm operates from over 25 offices across 4 continents, serving high net worth individuals and institutional clients.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Risk Assurance Controls Specialist to join our Operational Risk Management department in Switzerland. As a Risk Assurance Controls Specialist, you will play a key role in the second line of defense, focusing on the design and execution of control testing plans to ensure the effectiveness of the first line of defense risk and control frameworks.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting regular and ad-hoc control testing in alignment with our operational risk management policies and procedures;
  • Assessing key controls across business units to confirm compliance with relevant internal policies, procedures, and best practices;
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of key controls, identifying weaknesses, inefficiencies, or potential risks;
  • Providing timely and accurate testing results to management, ensuring transparency and actionable insights;
  • Tracking and reporting the remediation of identified exceptions, control gaps, and deficiencies;

In addition, you will operate as part of the second line of defense, ensuring independent monitoring and oversight of the first line's risk and control management practices. You will provide risk assessments, test results, and control evaluations to senior management and relevant stakeholders.

You will also prepare detailed reports and risk assessments on the effectiveness of controls and associated risks for management and governing bodies review. Your recommendations for risk mitigation and control improvements will help reduce operational and compliance risks.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management, or a related field;
  • Minimum 3 years of experience within a private banking or financial services industry, with at least 1 year in operational risk management, internal control monitoring, or audit, with a focus on control testing and risk assurance;
  • A good understanding of the three lines of defense model in private banking;
  • Expertise in control testing methodologies, risk and control self-assessments, and reporting;
  • Strong knowledge of banking operations, regulatory requirements, and data analysis;
  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite and GRC software;
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and French;
  • Additional languages are an asset.

We believe that building diverse teams contributes to our success and strive to deliver on this by actively embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion in our business strategy.

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