Business Risk Manager

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy - it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

BUSINESS RISK MANAGER

This role is a position within the Private Clients (CP) Business Risk Management (BRM) Central Team in Geneva, the in-house center of competence in business risk management matters for Global CP activities. Based on the CP internal control monitoring plan / relevant risk and control self-assessments (RCSA), you will have to develop, implement and execute controls covering CP and CP COO Office activities. You will have to draft control reports, propose improvement measures to Senior Management and ensure suitable remediation.

The successful applicant will be an important sparring partner for the CP COO Office in dealing with operational risks and internal control and monitoring activities.

YOUR MISSION:

- Contribute to the continuous evolution of the Risk and Control Framework of the Private Client unit with a focus on CP Regions (Front Office) and CP COO Office activities (Cross-border, Client Lifecycle Management, Credit & Cards Solutions, Life Insurance, Strategy & Transformation, Strategic Growth and Global COO Office), develop and implement central initiatives and best practice standards within CP and the CP COO Office, as well as support identifying, analysing and mitigating overarching risk patterns
- Develop, implement and execute sample-based supervisory/permanent controls on key operational processes based on both the Private Client unit and Business Information Risk internal control monitoring plans, identify improvement measures and report the outcome of testing to stakeholders. The initial focus will be to reinforce the control framework around payments and securities transfers process (instructions & call backs) and execute relevant controls on this topic
- Contribute to the execution of the Risk Control Self-Assessment plan and provide support to process owners
- Execute information Risk & Data Protection controls based on Information Risk & Data Protection unit guidance
- Contribute in the promotion of the risk culture and increasing awareness notably through risk trainings, advice and the enforcement of policies and related processes

DESIRED PROFILE:

- University Degree in Law, Finance, Economics or in related fields
- Experience of 3-5 years minimum in the banking industry, experience with Internal Audit / Internal Control / Business Risk Management / Risk Control Self-Assessments
- Good understanding of operational processes pertaining to Private Clients, payments, KYC, client documentation and tax related topics necessary
- Experience in control testing and willingness to design and execute controls required
- Experience in information Risk & Data Protection controls an advantage
- Able and willing to work in a fast-paced, pressured and demanding environment
- Strong organisation and communication skills (stakeholders include Senior Management, Bankers, Assistants, Risk Managers, Compliance, Legal )
- Fluent in French and English (written and oral); additional languages such as Arabic / Russian / Chinese, an advantage
- Swiss domiciled

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