Job offer

Senior Business Risk Manager

Vontobel Swiss Financial Advisers (Vontobel SFA) is looking for a Senior Business Risk Manager to support the team in managing risk and promoting growth. In particular, the new employee will be responsible for monitoring and documenting risks and processes, while also driving automation and process improvements.

Job description

Tasks

  • Be heavily involved in the control of documentation, execution and correction (control framework), including the provision of training
  • Participate in our governance, act as deputy to the Head of Risk at SFA, prepare and distribute materials, document our discussions to ensure transparency, and track fulfillment of action items
  • Manage small projects, process improvements, audit preparation and execution, and records management activities in a constantly changing environment
  • Manage the risk and control self-assessment process, assess inherent and residual risks and have a holistic view of all risk rubrics
  • Automate controls where opportunities are identified, using skills to work with Excel scripts/PowerShell/macros, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) or Python

Requirements

  • Process/product knowledge: You are familiar with banking processes and products; you have worked in a back office or other operational role
  • Experience with automation, process improvement and coding or macro knowledge; especially with Excel (macros/PowerShell) and/or Python
  • Very good English language skills and outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills; German language skills are also an advantage
  • Highly organized, with exceptional time management skills and project management skills
  • Not afraid to dive into details to document, execute, substantiate findings and communicate constructively and graciously with outstanding stakeholder management skills
  • Highly motivated and fascinated by systematically learning new SFA processes in detail, identifying risks, assessing the extent and documenting and communicating own learning outcomes to others

We offer

  • Top location in Zurich with collaboration rooms (including roof terraces) and free lunch
  • Friendly, diverse team in an open office environment
  • All the latest technologies to support and advance your work
  • Agile environment in our way of thinking, our way of working and our trust in each other
  • Flat hierarchy with collaboration at all levels
  • Campus atmosphere and collaborative spirit

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