Head of Operational Risk

Overview

 

Ref: 105045

 

Head of Operational Risk

Location- Glasgow

Fulltime

About the role:

Join a dynamic and ambitious team where your expertise will shape the company’s strategic direction. As a key leader, you’ll play a vital role in safeguarding operations and driving future success. You will be part of a company dedicated to driving innovation, fostering growth, and building resilience in a competitive and highly regulated landscape

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the operational risk team, driving the development and implementation of the operational risk management framework. Identify, assess, and monitor key operational risks and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are in place. Develop and maintain a robust risk assessment process, ensuring comprehensive risk evaluations are carried out across all business units. Collaborate with business leaders to integrate risk management principles into day-to-day operations. Ensure timely reporting of operational risks to senior leadership and the Board, providing clear insights and recommendations for mitigation.

What You’ll Bring:

Proven experience in operational risk management within financial services, banking, insurance. Demonstrated experience in leading 2LOD risk management and engaging with senior executive committees. Proven ability to escalate and articulate complex risks to executive and board-level stakeholders, influencing key decisions. Strong track record of designing and delivering frameworks for Climate Risk and ESG strategies. In-depth knowledge of industry trends, market dynamics, and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to apply this understanding commercially and practically. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging effectively at all levels of the organisation. A pragmatic and flexible approach, suited to the fast-paced, evolving environment of an SME.

Reward:

In return you will have the chance to work within a friendly and fast-paced business, this is an outstanding opportunity to significantly progress your career.

Next Steps:

Apply by contacting Gregor Brown gbrown@fpsg.com

Equal Opportunities:

FPSG is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.

We are Disability Confident and neurodiverse aware. If you have a disability, please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with your recruitment process