Key Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain BBSA’s ERM framework, including risk taxonomy, risk appetite statements, risk register, and escalation processes.
- Coordinate risk governance forums and prepare management and Board risk reporting packs (KRIs/KPIs, trends, and key decisions).
- Facilitate periodic risk and control assessments across BBSA functions (Operations, Treasury, Compliance/AML, ICT, Outsourcing).
- Support business change and new product risk assessments, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated, and documented.
- Operate the issue management lifecycle: logging, root cause analysis, action plans, tracking, and validation of closure.
- Partner with InfoSec and Compliance on operational incidents, control weaknesses, and regulatory findings.
- Support outsourcing risk oversight, including concentration risk considerations, critical provider monitoring, and exit planning in collaboration with the Outsourcing function.
- Ensure third party risk is consistently assessed and reported within the ERM framework.
- Contribute to risk policies, procedures, and training; promote risk awareness and pragmatic control ownership across the business.
- Drive continuous improvement of risk metrics, reporting quality, and governance effectiveness.
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Business, or a related field.
Experience
- 5+ years in enterprise/operational risk management within regulated financial services.
- Experience with payments/EMI/PI and/or crypto/fintech risk environments is a strong advantage.
Skills
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder management, with the ability to challenge constructively and drive outcomes.
- Excellent written communication and ability to produce concise, Board-ready materials.
Languages
- Fluent English required; French is an advantage.
