Senior Enterprise Risk Specialist

Quintet Luxembourg, Luxembourg, LUX, L-2449

Purpose of the Job

Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector; we are committed to our clients and their families, and pride ourselves on our personalised service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. 


We are a bank headquartered in Luxembourg , with branches in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium and a subsidiary in the UK and supervised by the CSSF with an ambition to stay true to our purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth. When you join Quintet you are joining a company that values diversity of background, equal access to opportunities, career development, collaboration and inclusiveness. We want our employees to feel proud of being part of a company that is committed to do the right thing. You will have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programmes. 

 
Group Risk partners with the business, to enable safe delivery of our strategy, through effective identification, assessment and management of risks within approved risk appetite. We act as trusted stewards, providing forward-looking expert advice, insights, and challenge, ensuring the stability and long-term sustainability of our organisation.
The Enterprise Risk department is in charge of developing and embedding a strong risk management framework across the enterprise, focusing on transversal and non-financial risks, in close collaboration with the commercial and operational functions in the organisation, the Business Risk Management function (BRM), and the other risk stewards in the first and second line of defence (1LoD/2LoD). In addition, the department provides second line of defence risk oversight for change execution risk, data management risk and transaction processing risks, ensuring that the bank understands and is in control of its residual risk exposure.

Key Accountabilities

 

  • Develop and maintain policies, standards and frameworks for the effective management of non-financial risk (NFR) across the organisation (incl. Risk Appetite, RCSAs, controls management, issue and incident management, assurance) 
  • Implement, maintain, and further develop risk tooling to support the effective use and adoption of the risk management framework for non-financial risks across the organisation
  • Deliver effective 2LoD oversight of Transaction Processing, Data Management, Change Execution, and Other Regulatory Reporting Risks. This includes policy development, recommending risk appetite thresholds, defining and monitoring minimum control expectations, reviewing and challenging risk assessments, ensuring effective risk remediation plans, providing guidance and challenge to support business growth within risk appetite, conducting thematic assurance reviews, reporting to senior management and regulators, analysing internal and external risk events, and monitoring emerging risks.
  • Coordinate and deliver change oversight over high-impact strategic growth projects and high-impact regulatory change projects
  • Coordinate the timely delivery of regulatory reports (ICLAAP, Pillar 3 Disclosures, recovery & resolution planning) and address recommendations from the regulator, internal & external audit effectively
  • Ensure effective risk reporting to internal and external stakeholders, adhering to internal data management and risk aggregation standards
  • Deliver training on our non-financial risk framework, tooling, and reporting to various groups of stakeholders

Knowledge and Experience

 

  • Further professional Education (Masters / Professional qualification) 
  • More than 5 years experience in a similar role
  • Deep understanding of enterprise risk management, and relevant subject matter expertise in at least one of the underling non-financial risk disciplines. 
  • Strong understanding of control design and prior experience in the design and implementation of internal control frameworks
  • In depth knowledge of the external environment (risk, regulatory, industry standards, best practices) 

Attributes and Qualities

 

  • Attention to Detail 
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
  • Communication (Verbal & Written)
  • Collaborative Teamwork
  • Results Orientation

 

Technical Skills

 

  • MS Office expert proficiency 
  • Familiarity with risk management software and tools and their implementation

Languages Skills

 

  • English fluent 
  • Any other Quintet language is considered as an asset