International Risk Regulatory Engagement Lead

Position Title: International Risk Regulatory Engagement Lead
Team Overview
We are currently recruiting for an International Risk Regulatory Engagement Lead to work with our client who is a global leader in banking and wealth management which provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial services and products to achieve the best outcomes for clients and customers with financial ingenuity that leads to solutions that are simple, creative, and responsible. The role is based in Dublin. This is a 12-month contract position.

The International Risk Regulatory Engagement team ensures the Risk organisation maintains strong and productive regulatory relationships across the world with key international regulators. The team proactively manages regulatory matters to ensure the organisation is well positioned and responsive in regulatory interactions. The team partners closely with subject matter experts within risk segments to:

• Oversee and coordinate regulatory examinations and reviews to ensure the risk organisation proactively addresses regulatory requests and concerns.
• Manage regulatory interactions, including recurring liaison meetings and ad hoc information requests, to strengthen regulatory relations from an Independent Risk Management perspective.
• Support the development of appropriate and comprehensive responses and remediation plans when regulatory issues and concerns are identified.
• Work closely with partners in other International Functions and Businesses, to ensure consistent, insightful, and clear communications to regulators.
• Conduct Exam Readiness assessments to ensure the risk organisation is prepared for upcoming regulatory reviews.
• Ensure alignment and leverage operating model / best practices from the global Risk Regulatory Engagement team.

Position Objective
This is a maternity cover role, the suitable candidate will help drive the execution of regulatory interactions across Risk Management within the International space, to ensure the organisation is responsive, agile and well-prepared for unique and demanding regulatory requests. The position will require significant project management and stakeholder engagement to ensure that regulatory interactions are thoughtful, comprehensive and promote consistent messaging. In addition, there is opportunity to provide senior management with themes that emerge from the feedback received through these points of regulatory contact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complex regulatory exams that require significant program management across risk teams, with a focus on ensuring regulatory expectations are addressed on a holistic and consistent basis.
• Establish effective working relationships and partner with key stakeholders and subject matter experts across relevant risk segments to ensure a more integrated approach to regulatory relations.
• Support proactive communication strategies with regulators and prepare materials and other submissions provided to regulators.
• Synthesize regulatory feedback and key thematic findings to senior management, the International CRO and key stakeholders to drive awareness of and help anticipate regulatory concerns.
• Review and provide quality assurance of risk management deliverables submitted to regulators.
• Support and advise more junior Regulatory Coordinators in the execution of administrative requirements for regulatory exams and interactions.
• Assist in high priority regulatory ad hoc projects across their lifecycle by identifying and structuring problems, analysing root causes, developing solutions, communicating project results, and obtaining buy-in for change.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the Financial Services industry, preferably in a regulatory-facing role that requires superior problem solving and excellent oral/written communication skills (Regulatory or Compliance background a plus).
• Excellent influencing, facilitation, and partnering skills. Ability to build strong internal and external networks.
• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to synthesize complex concepts and translate into effective presentations to external regulators and Senior Executives.
• Working knowledge in a broad range of risk management disciplines including credit, market, and operational risks.
• Experience working at a banking regulatory agency, such as the ECB, CBI, BaFin, etc.; and working knowledge / familiarity with prudential regulations, a plus.
• Understanding of products, processes, risk stripes, frameworks, policies and risk & control environments.
• Strong attention to detail, willingness to "roll up sleeves"; ability to work under pressure and tireless work ethic.
• Autonomous and highly motivated with the ability to multi-task productively and to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• Experienced in project management with excellent organizational, follow-up and time management skills.
• Experience in regulatory and Internal Audit interaction, exam management/ coordination, and issue management/ resolution.
• Business management or analytical background (Master's degree in business or relevant discipline preferred; Bachelor's degree with analytic focus, e.g. business, finance, economics, management information systems, etc.)

For more information about this role kindly contact Aminat Ibrahim on [email protected]