Risk and Control Manager UAE WPB (UAE Nationals)

Risk and Control Manager UAE WPB (UAE Nationals)

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Global Risk is a thriving and expert risk management function supporting HSBC globally with all aspects of risk management. The team actively manages a varied and dynamic range of risk types, including security, fraud, information security, contingency, geopolitical, operational, credit, pension, insurance, financial crime and regulatory compliance, market and reputation risks. All parts of the Global Risk team use their skills, insight and integrity to handle established threats and those they see emerging, acting to protect and enable HSBC to deliver sustainable growth.

Role overview:

Job holder has a direct reporting to WPB CCO utility Lead and indirect reporting responsibility to a Regional CITRO, who is responsible for overseeing the management of Information, Technology and Cyber Security Risk and Data Risk policies within a line of business/function. 

The jobholder must possess good knowledge on banking regulations and operations, and audit and control concepts in order to develop a set of effective standard guidelines that can be implemented. In addition, the jobholder is expected to be organized and to act independently and exercise broad discretion with minimal guidance and supervision. The importance of operational risk and control has increased over recent years and has the potential to be an influential value-added service available to senior management.  Jobholder’s ability in identifying major risk areas and key control weaknesses poses significant impact on businesses in meeting their strategic objectives. 

In this role, you will:

•    Operate as a point of accountability for executing an effective framework with the deployment of an integrated approach to manage operational risk and internal control for Wealth, Retail & GPB. •    Provide advice and guidance on the maintenance of an effective internal control environment.•    Have a good understanding of both Retail, Private Banking and Wealth Products in WPB.•    Execute control monitoring and results, testing programme based on business requirements.•    Reporting control monitoring and performance data to local management and committees.•    Creating and amending RCAs outputs for WPB distribution particularly the details of key controls.•    Issue, actions management and internal events management.•    Assume any other CCO tasks outlined in the Service catalogue. 

Principal Accountabilities:

•    Maintain an effective operational risk framework in the Business as first line of defense, in line with Group Standards and local regulatory requirements.•    Execute the deployment of an integrated approach to provide a common platform to manage operational risk and internal control. •    To support a culture within the Business that acknowledges the requirement for effective management of operational risk and internal control.•    Assess and report on the adequacy of operational risk and internal control environment across the Business.•    To work effectively with the Country Operational Risk team, and Country business/functional heads.

Customers / Stakeholders

•    Establish a centre of excellence in operational risk and internal control.•    To support and ensure that local management fully considers and effectively manages operational risk in accordance with established policies and procedures.•    Support management in maintaining OR relationship with the regulator(s), as required.