As an Operational Risk Manager, you'll be overseeing the operational risk framework in each business to make sure it's fit for purpose including communication, training and awareness of these frameworks and the three lines of defence model, including conducting suitable assurance.
Alongside this, you'll be providing a credible, second line of defence challenge to business senior management, business teams and policy standard owners on the effective management of operational risks.
You'll also be:
Detecting inadequate or ineffective controls to mitigate execution related operational risk to the desired level and challenging the appropriateness of risk appetite
Gathering intelligence and building actionable insights, using internal and external sources, and validating the identification and assessment of operational risk, highlighting any material risks overlooked
Undertaking regular business reviews of material risks and of adherence across all operational risk, and using the output to inform debate and action with business executives and senior management
Providing expertise to business management and policy standard owners on the identification, assessment and control of operational risk
Driving focus and action on building a strong level of resilience into critical processes in the bank through influence and challenge at senior levels
The skills you'll need
You'll also need:
Experience in operational risk methodologies including EU regulations, capital adequacy requirements, framework design and deployment and oversight challenge
A strong understanding of operational risks relevant to key business activities undertaken in a financial services organisation
A proven track record of practical application of controls to manage risk at a senior level
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
The ability to consistently exercise sound and decisive judgement
Strong communication and organisational skills
Hours
40
Job Posting Closing Date:
23/06/2026
Ways of Working:Hybrid
Additional Information
Join us as an Operational Risk Manager
This key role will see you providing oversight and challenge to the first line of defence on material risks, their impact on risk appetite and overall adherence to the operational risk framework and applicable EU regulations
We'll look to you to provide technical expertise and challenge to the development of a risk appetite framework for execution related operational risks focused on ICT/cyber, Outsourcing and Operational Resilience
You'll have a real opportunity to add value and deliver lasting results in this role, while building meaningful relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Royal Bank Of Scotland · Amsterdam, Netherlands