Chair of Risk - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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A foreign banks UK subsidiary.

Description

Purpose of the role:

Undertake the role of Chair of the Board Risk Committee Principal account abilities:
Providing oversight of the performance and safeguard the independence of the Risk Management function including safeguarding the independence of and having oversight of the performance of the Chief Risk Officer
Providing oversight of the performance and safeguard the independence of the Compliance function including safeguarding the independence of and having oversight of the performance of the Head of Legal & Compliance
Responsibility for the independence, autonomy and effectiveness of the firm's policies and procedures on whistleblowing.

Profile

A previously FCA approved Non Exec with a strong appreciation for risk management including the regulatory framework
Experience banking and financial services with sound domain knowledge of Internal Audit, Risk Management and Retail/SME banking operations.
An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to Risk Management, particularly bank's policies and procedures, industry and regulatory developments as well as best in class Risk Management practices.
An ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Understands the conduct risks in the business model and strategy and how these are managed
Strong knowledge of the financial services industry, the UK and global markets

Strong knowledge of the banking business challenges and related risks