BUSINESS RISK MANAGER RESUME EXAMPLE

The Business Risk Manager maintains a comprehensive and up-to-date inventory of all process and control-related documents across Global Operations, including Deposits, Cards, and Cash Management Operations. This role involves overseeing the development, implementation, and monitoring of risk-reducing processes and controls, ensuring compliance across various sectors. The manager also manages communications and delivers periodic reports on critical issues, initiatives, and projects to enhance operational strategies and mitigate risks effectively.

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1. Business Risk Manager, Charles Schwab Corporation, San Francisco, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Support practical delivery and maintenance of effective Risk Management.
  • Assist in managing oversight and practical implementation and sampling of regulatory conformance through assurance testing.
  • Review debt and equity drawdown checklists to ensure that the front-line Managers have fulfilled standard and bespoke conditions set.
  • Organize the administration of Credit/Investment committees and portfolio review meetings.
  • Work alongside the front-line regional teams to effectively and proactively monitor and report debt and equity portfolios.
  • Liaise with front-line regional teams, and carry out various assurance testing of client files 
  • Ensure effective and accurate compliance with stakeholder and FCA requirements
  • Organize debt and equity committees including circulation of the papers and the relevant minutes.
  • Review debt and equity new deal drawdown checks to ensure pre-drawdown risks have been satisfied before the release of funds
  • Coordinate the process of client risk grade reviews and tracking and recording changes in risk profiles at individual client and portfolio levels.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Meeting Organization (Soft Skills)
  • Portfolio Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Assurance Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)

2. Business Risk Manager, Credit Suisse USA, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Raise risk awareness in the market by promoting and supporting a culture of high sensitivity 
  • Engage with risk owners, control owners and risk specialists to dynamically update business Risk Control Service Assessments (RCAs) once per year
  • Ensure these embrace all material risks alongside all key controls performed by businesses and functions.
  • The exercise is to be run in coordination with Operational Risk Management (2nd line of defense)
  • Develop risk dashboards and reports about the market and communicate them to the Operational Risk Management.
  • Raise any concerning issues to the 2nd line of defense and relevant risk specialists
  • Follow-up incidents and monitor them in the internal dedicated tool (Quality Risk).
  • Support the users in the root cause analysis and ensure that improvement measures are adequately defined, monitored, tracked and implemented
  • Undertake to monitor and develop an internal control plan to ensure that 1st line controls are adequately defined and performed


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset (Soft Skills)

3. Business Risk Manager, State Street Corporation, Boston, MA

Job Summary: 

  • Establish clear responsibility/ownership for the competency graph within the market
  • Ensure that proper controls are in place for the Internal Accounts attached to the market
  • Review results of controls performed by central BRM CP (i.e. callbacks, payment instructions)
  • Follow-up and feedback collection on remediation across CP (e.g. MyLO, Fatca, Suitability, dormant accounts, accounts at zero, etc.)
  • Quarterly Review of the KRIs provided by the central BRM CP for management information
  • Follow up on actions from audit points, and deal with operational incidents across the market
  • Adhoc reviews on the business processes and activities (at Market Head’s request)
  • Support the access management process to ensure the “need to know” principle is respected
  • Ensure accesses are properly amended during internal transfers and review exceptions
  • Responsible for reviewing and challenging exception requests


Skills on Resume: 

  • Organizational Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
  • Access Management (Hard Skills)

4. Business Risk Manager, Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Responsible for performing clear desk checks (twice a year)
  • Maintain the Business Continuity Management (BCM) documentation and update it at least once per year
  • Follow up, address, and escalate internal/external audit issues
  • Interact with key stakeholders in the context of ongoing projects, participate and involve key parties in new business initiatives
  • Support Business partner activities in various recurrent topics
  • Responsible for data validation workstream across the Crude-relevant systems
  • Implement SMCR recommendations across the regulated entity including policies, procedures, controls, monitoring/assurance, and reporting
  • Represent the business on the wide IT enablement projects, the central risk task force team, and lead business initiatives
  • Managing and supporting decision-making with incomplete data or ambiguity at times


Skills on Resume: 

  • Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Analytical Thinking (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Adaptability and Flexibility (Soft Skills)

5. Business Risk Manager, SunTrust Banks, Atlanta, GA

Job Summary: 

  • Support the development and embedding of the risk framework across EMEA, including the firm’s risk statements, tolerance, etc.
  • Facilitating risk and control assessments across the region
  • Responsible for risk reporting and analysis for legal entity Boards and senior committees
  • Support the preparation of the ICAAP and Pillar 3 disclosure for T. Rowe Price International Ltd
  • Support the preparation of the Wind Down Plan for T. Rowe Price International Ltd
  • Responsible for the incident management oversight
  • Oversight of the use of the operational risk management system (Archer) in the region
  • Coordinate with the Business Resilience team to ensure strong continuity of operations in the region
  • Coordinate with other risk functions, including Global Privacy and Investment Risk.
  • Assisting with the development of the operational resilience framework


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Facilitation Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Incident Management (Hard Skills)
  • Operational Risk Management Systems (Hard Skills)
  • Business Continuity Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration and Coordination (Soft Skills)

6. Business Risk Manager, Citizens Financial Group, Providence, RI

Job Summary: 

  • Contribute to the continuous evolution of the Risk and Control Framework of the Private Client unit
  • Develop and implement central initiatives and best practice standards for the various Business Areas (Regions)
  • Support identifying, analyzing and mitigating overarching risk patterns
  • Develop and maintain appropriate control methodology and oversight of risks about key operational processes
  • Execute controls on key operational processes based on the Private Client unit internal control monitoring plan
  • Coordinate and supervise the execution of sample-based supervisory controls conducted by Business Area Risk Managers, incl. 
  • Reporting the outcome of testing to stakeholders and identifying improvement measures, based on the internal control monitoring plan
  • Participate in the definition of key risk indicators/risk tolerance statements and the production of operational risk reports to Senior Management
  • Promote the risk culture and increase awareness notably through risk training, advice and the enforcement of policies and related processes.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic Thinking (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
  • Training and Development (Soft Skills)

7. Business Risk Manager, Huntington Bancshares, Columbus, OH

Job Summary: 

  • Collaborate with Group Operations stakeholders to govern their risk portfolio
  • Monitor progress in risk remediation activities, and review operational risk events
  • Ensure senior stakeholders know the up-to-date risk status of their organization
  • Responsible for performing deep dives to identify trends and patterns
  • Participate and guide new initiatives and product expansions, including the determination of mitigating controls.
  • Promote open and effective communication on risk and control issues and remediation strategies.
  • Manage and facilitate all external and internal audit-related matters related to financial key control deficiencies and gaps.
  • Facilitate and manage all SOC 1 reports applicable to the business.
  • Be a key liaison between outside consultants, auditors, 2nd line business partners and the business on new initiatives
  • Establishing a solid understanding of the issue and risks identified that need to be coordinated and resolved by the business.
  • Analyze Operational/Business risk indicators in Group Operations processes to identify opportunities for improvement and/or further remediation.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Governance and Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
  • Problem-Solving (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Hard Skills)

8. Business Risk Manager, Northern Trust Corporation, Chicago, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Facilitate and/or participate in partner meetings taking ownership of key activities 
  • Ensure risks are being identified, assessed, analyzed, monitored, reported, and mitigated.
  • Present the Line of Business’s management team with recommendations, feedback, and opinions 
  • Resolve problems and strengthen the risk management capabilities within the First Line of Defence.
  • Work closely with ORM to provide effective challenges on risk issues/events.
  • Adhere and comply with the Line of Business’s Business Continuity Program.
  • Work closely with the accountable executive on significant projects that affect senior management or critical business processes.
  • Escalate on time to ORM and provide timely, accurate and fulsome reporting to ORM
  • Manage the end-to-end delivery of a suite of programs designed to ensure business risks are appropriately managed and business solutions are optimized.
  • Work closely with the entire LOB and a variety of stakeholders to develop solutions and programs that satisfy risk, compliance, quality, and business objectives.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Facilitation Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Analytical Thinking (Hard Skills)
  • Problem-Solving (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Compliance and Business Continuity (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting and Escalation (Hard Skills)

9. Business Risk Manager, Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, UT

Job Summary: 

  • Manage team, ensuring KRA are monitored, acting as an escalation point to follow-up on unresolved issues.
  • Produce weekly KRA and incident management reports, validating revenue loss calculation.
  • Review new products, services and promotions, generating risk assessment reports highlight potential sources of revenue loss and/or potential for fraud. 
  • Responsible for documenting potential mitigating actions that could be taken.
  • Document Business Risk pre and post-implementation test plans related to new products, services promotions and network elements.
  • Document requirements for both new controls and control updates related to new products, services, promotions and network elements.
  • Responsible for supporting group investigations into major revenue loss or fraud incidents
  • Review issues within the incident reporting system, and assign resources to investigations ensuring that issues are updated accordingly.
  • Responsible for reviewing and approving parameter updates within revenue assurance systems 
  • Identify new fraud and/or revenue leakage situations based upon changes in user behavior, adhering to the Business Risk change management process.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Team Management (Soft Skills)
  • Incident Management (Hard Skills)
  • Report Generation (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Investigation Support (Hard Skills)
  • Parameter Update Approval (Hard Skills)
  • Fraud Detection (Hard Skills)

10. Business Risk Manager, Goldman Sachs, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Providing technical advice on a broad range of complex independence matters
  • Reviewing and approving technical advice on simpler matters prepared by junior team members
  • Leading transformational projects to improve systems and processes
  • Analyzing new regulatory requirements, producing clear summaries in plain
  • Overseeing core independence compliance functions.
  • Leading the preparation and delivery of training presentations
  • Providing support and coaching to other team members.
  • Represent the Business Risk Operations Office in all business transformation initiatives 
  • Ensure Risk and Control consideration in new technology and/or process buildout during the entire project lifecycle.
  • Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters
  • Working with the SORO and country compliance team, review new or revised regulations and implement new control measures


Skills on Resume: 

  • Independence Matters (Hard Skills)
  • Leadership and Mentorship (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Presentation Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Support and Coaching (Soft Skills)
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)

11. Business Risk Manager, Synchrony Financial, Stamford, CT

Job Summary: 

  • Ensure compliance with agreed control standards, including facilitating the monitoring/collection of any Key Control Indicators (KCIs)
  • Ensuring the quality of information recorded in the risk-tracking system
  • Ensuring accuracy, and completeness of data, driving the timely resolution of outstanding actions
  • Supporting the business in minimizing operational risks and losses
  • Ensuring material operational losses are investigated to prevent recurrence
  • Working with the Senior Operational Risk Officer (SORO)
  • Responsible for ensuring Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is completed by process owners for any failed audits. 
  • Review audit findings and key themes, assisting business to achieve resolution in line with business risk appetite
  • Responsible for coordinating internal and external audit reviews
  • Liaising with stakeholders to ensure timely/accurate information is provided
  • Responsible for driving appropriate culture and values within the team. 


Skills on Resume: 

  • Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Operational Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Review Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)

12. Business Risk Manager, PNC Financial Services, Pittsburgh, PA

Job Summary: 

  • Responsible for escalation of issues, blockages, challenges and trends to the regional lead, COO and Business Head
  • Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
  • Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across the business. 
  • Lead the first-line operational risk team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles
  • Develop risk-based control validation checks for implementation, and monitor Key Risk Indicators
  • Maintain industry awareness, best practice insight and regulatory knowledge
  • Analyse control results and define measures to address weaknesses together with the local business leads
  • Produce reports/dashboards/key metrics (Banker KRI dashboard) on the risk profile and on control effectiveness
  • Review with management and agree on improvement measures and priorities


Skills on Resume: 

  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Ethical Conduct (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Leadership Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting and Dashboarding (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration Skills (Soft Skills)

13. Business Risk Manager, People's United Bank, Bridgeport, CT

Job Summary: 

  • Provide risk and compliance understanding support to the Front Office
  • Implement regulatory, cross-border and business evolutions in the daily activity
  • Rise critical issues and blockers, and organize implementation of related measures within the Front
  • Contribute to Market management meetings, and support in evaluating front office on quality and compliance level
  • Be the first point of contact for Compliance matters, and provide Compliance feedback to RMs
  • Pre-check account openings to be presented at the CESR (documentation, corroboration, tax, etc.) for PEP and high-risk clients
  • Review account openings (documentation, corroboration, tax, etc.) for low-risk clients
  • Review AML alerts for low risks accounts (4 eyes principle)
  • Follow-up Front activities (e.g. lists, desk reviews, controls, breaches, etc.)
  • Support resolution of internal issues with Compliance and business risk
  • Facilitate implementation of internal policies, and provide Front feedback to Risk and Compliance


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk and Compliance Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Issue Identification and Resolution (Hard Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • AML and KYC Proficiency (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Problem-Solving Skills (Soft Skills)

14. Business Risk Manager, American Express, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to address these risks
  • Manage relationships with outside attorneys and using them when needed
  • Develop, review and negotiate client, subcontractor, and vendor contracts and client non-disclosure and assignment agreements
  • Develop and review employee-related contracts such as non-disclosure, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements
  • Work with outside counsel to manage company litigation and arbitration claims
  • Assess, secure, and manage renewals and claims relating to company insurance policies
  • Manage the client lien and lien waiver process
  • Conduct collection conversations with clients and escalate to attorneys
  • Identify, assess and implement appropriate document retention policies for the company
  • Interface regularly with clients, vendors, attorneys, and insurance companies
  • Work closely with the Partners of the firm, the Director of Finance, and the HR and Administrative departments 
  • Develop and implement risk management policies and best practices


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Contract Management (Hard Skills)
  • Legal Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Insurance Management (Hard Skills)
  • Client Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Document Management (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)

15. Business Risk Manager, BB&T Corporation, Charlotte, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Advise and assist the business in the identification and management of business risks
  • Support the ongoing development and implementation of a business risk management framework
  • Operate independently and challenge the status of risks and controls
  • Work with the business to assist in the development of efficient and effective risk controls
  • Advise the business on the risk requirements for key systems changes, change management projects and product launches
  • Review and update business risk management policies and procedures, prepare and analyze key risk indicators
  • Manage compliance, documentation and quality of clients profiles and transactions
  • Issue management (e.g. incidents, problems, pending issues, investment risk breaches, follow-up of investment desk reviews) and troubleshooting
  • Participate and contribute to key relevant meetings of the function, and collaborate in the resolution of audit recommendations
  • Gather feedback from Front and Compliance about processes, tools, pain


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Framework Development (Hard Skills)
  • Critical Thinking (Soft Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Policy Review and Update (Hard Skills)
  • Issue Management and Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)

16. Business Risk Manager, M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Communicate with and influence both internal and external stakeholders to meet, improve and sustain world-class service delivery consistently
  • Identify and provide solutions to a wide range of business risk management issues
  • Manage specific risk situations, produce regular risk management information, maintain databases and manage struck-off and dissolved companies
  • Conduct business with primary external clients who will be approved financial fiduciaries
  • Attend debt and equity fund portfolio review meetings to update records.
  • Overview of legal documents and facility letters in support of the fund managers, and liaison with solicitors
  • Liaise with regional fund teams to ensure accurate and up-to-date information and report preparation
  • Ongoing as part of the business ‘Working Smarter’ culture to review processes, to identify efficiency gains whilst maintaining adequate risk controls. 
  • Conduct business with primary internal clients who will be Team Leaders, Relationship Managers and Account Executives, Chief Operating Officer, Compliance and Financial Crime


Skills on Resume: 

  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Management Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • Client Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Legal Understanding (Hard Skills)
  • Portfolio Review Meetings (Hard Skills)
  • Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Process Improvement Skills (Soft Skills)

17. Business Risk Manager, Rabobank, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Formalize Line of Business risk appetite and Financial Crime risk framework with associated policies, procedures, controls, monitoring/assurance, and reporting
  • Roll out an Operational Risk framework in conjunction with the Chief Risk Officer organization
  • Contributing to Sanctions/AML/ABC and additional new control frameworks
  • Implement associated policies, controls, monitoring/assurance, and reporting.
  • Act as the voice of the business in providing inputs to Systems and Process and Controls owners in the development and innovation of processes
  • Responsible for agreeing on sustainable solutions for potential issues in the future.
  • Work closely with the business excellence function to lead the continuous improvement of business operations with input from adjacent businesses
  • Own systems and processes that are business-specific (e.g. Business Model) 
  • Ensure robust management of ‘end to end’ processes (Life of a Deal)
  • Work closely with the Compliance team to manage activities like Control Learning Events, Enterprise Risk Assessment process, GDPR, Records Management, and training.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Policy Development and Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
  • Problem Solving and Innovation (Soft Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)
  • Process Management (Hard Skills)
  • Training and Development (Hard Skills)

18. Business Risk Manager, BNP Paribas USA, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Contribute to the Sustainable Risk Culture through collaboration with other first-line of defence employees, and second-line functions 
  • ensure compliance or operational risks are identified, mitigated, monitored and reported on an ongoing basis
  • Provide support to the line of business in executing the risk management and compliance processes and tools
  • Assess the effectiveness of internal controls mitigating key business risks and regulatory requirements with the line of business
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other control functions, management, auditors, and other key stakeholders 
  • Support the Accountable Executive to demonstrate value to the business using insights from the tools in an integrated fashion
  • Work closely and effectively with the Operational Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit teams 
  • Gain support for risk and control activities and ensure mandates are understood and implemented.  
  • Support the business/group through internal/external audits or regulatory examinations and assist in the development of action plans to resolve any identified issues.
  • Support the line of business leadership in risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs), New initiative risk assessments, Key Risk Indicators, Compliance Assessments, and other ad hoc reporting 


Skills on Resume: 

  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Process Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Internal Control Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Teamwork (Soft Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)

19. Business Risk Manager, Barclays North America, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Understanding the Group's business strategy and its implications for the operational risk management role
  • Maintaining an awareness of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates
  • Continuously evaluate and identify operational risk implications of business strategies and programs
  • Provide expert guidance on any operational risk remediation actions
  • Responsible for supporting Nexus Banking initiatives, and drove adoption of initiatives at the country level
  • Responsible for adherence to specified BAU operational risk deadlines
  • Being the key escalation contact for the business for all operational risk-related incidents and queries that arise
  • Being a business subject matter expert in all Banking products offered by the Bank in this market
  • Coordinating with stakeholders in the country and with other business or operational risk managers
  • Accountable for ensuring Risk Acceptance requests are completed by process owners for material risks and control failures identified.
  • Accountable for the provision of these templates to second line operational risk team for review and approval before submission to relevant governance forums/committees


Skills on Resume: 

  • Business Acumen (Hard Skills)
  • Market Awareness (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Expert Guidance (Hard Skills)
  • Initiative Support (Hard Skills)
  • Deadline Adherence (Hard Skills)
  • Escalation Management (Soft Skills)
  • Product Knowledge (Hard Skills)

20. Business Risk Manager, Regions Financial Corporation, Birmingham, AL

Job Summary: 

  • Responsible for the implementation and execution of the Control Sample Testing (CST) process, sampling and testing the population of controls
  • Setting appropriate tone and expectations for the team, working in collaboration with risk and control partners across all functions
  • Responsible for ensuring all material operational risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored and reported to relevant governance forums
  • Continuously evaluate and identify operational risks for new products and new business, regulatory and thematic risks
  • Drive the implementation of appropriate controls to mitigate these risks in the country
  • Accountable for the development of control enhancements to ensure any known risks are controlled within acceptable boundaries and consistent standards
  • Challenge processes, procedures, and policy if there is an opportunity for improvement
  • Identify knowledge gaps, facilitate development of training, arrange relevant country-level business training on Operational Risk for the business
  • Ensuring adequate governance and oversight over operational risk, through the escalation and appropriate resolution of relevant risk exposures
  • Participate in periodic peer reviews, subject to business need to ensure consistency of risk management approach and support the business in embedding best practices


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management (Hard Skills)
  • Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Problem-Solving (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Training and Development (Soft Skills)
  • Governance and Compliance (Hard Skills)

21. Business Risk Manager, MUFG Union Bank, New York, NY

Job Summary: 

  • Contribute to the design and establishment of a strong first line of defense function, and coach other team members
  • Embed and develop the Quintet Enterprise-wide Risk Management Framework for non-financial risk for all functions
  • Ensure strong business risk procedures and processes are documented, implemented and maintained.
  • Support the Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) by engaging with the business
  • Identify and assess risks against existing controls, ascertain issues/control weaknesses 
  • Develop actions to remediate control gaps and improve processes
  • Ensure risk incidents and risk issues are captured in the risk tools and reported in a timely way
  • Develop and maintain the first-line controls framework (design and operating effectiveness)
  • Conduct proactive risk reviews on business processes end-to-end to identify improvement opportunity areas.
  • Conduct root cause analysis on new risk incidents and risk issues and recommend process improvements and develop preventive and corrective action plans
  • Develop appropriate local processes and controls that aim to ensure that the risks related to the business are identified, analyzed, measured, monitored, managed, reported and kept within the limits of the bank’s risk appetite


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Management Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Leadership and Coaching (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Management Framework (Hard Skills)
  • Process Management (Hard Skills)
  • Control Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Incident Management and Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Controls Framework Development (Hard Skills)
  • Root Cause Analysis (Hard Skills)

22. Business Risk Manager, Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Maintain a complete and current inventory of all the process and control-related documents for Global Operations, Deposits, Cards and Cash Management Operations.
  • Assist Global Operations, Deposits, Cards and Cash Management Operations on the development, implementation and monitoring of processes and controls to reduce risk and ensure compliance.
  • Manage, communicate and provide periodic reporting and metrics to Global Operations, Deposits, Cards and Cash Management Operations on key issues, initiatives and special projects.
  • Proactively manage the relationships with internal Global Operations, Deposits, Cards and Cash Management Operations groups and the second and third lines of defense.
  • Highlight control breakdowns, inadequate processes, and unexpected events and implement corrective actions quickly to address process and control deficiencies.
  • Stay abreast and knowledgeable of the related regulatory, industry and compliance requirements in Global Operations, Deposits, Cards and Cash Management
  • Assist in incorporating and executing complex regulatory and industry requirements and the “right size” application of those requirements as initiated within the organization.
  • Provide advisory value-added services to the business in identifying controls, improving language and/or enhancing quality of documentation and coordinating with SOX group to ensure it aligned with their guidelines and expectations.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Document Management (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Management and Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting and Metrics (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
  • Problem Identification and Resolution (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Advisory Services (Soft Skills)