Enterprise Risk Manager

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

The Role

The Enterprise Risk Manager sits within the Global Risk and Compliance team and is a key advisor to the firm on Enterprise Risk Management. This role holder is required to have extensive expertise of Enterprise Risk Management, and the ability to anticipate both internal and external challenges. They will be required to provide day-to-day oversight of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, and to use their influence to deliver improvements across the firm.

The Enterprise Risk Manager reports to the Head of Enterprise Risk Management and will be required to collaborate with various teams across the firm including, but not limited to, International Compliance, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Information Security, and practice area / regional colleagues within the Risk space, on complex concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of the firm's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework, designing, implementing and operationalising a wide range of improvements.
• Support the drafting of regular risk reporting to management, ensuring it is fit for purpose and timely, aligning to Committee schedules and business requirements, up to and including the Executive Risk Committee, Executive Leadership Group and Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead on the enhancement of current risk reporting, to communicate risk findings to key stakeholders in a clear and concise manner and ensure proactive management of risks.
• Conduct regular and on-going risk assessments in line with the Firm's Enterprise Risk Management Framework, ensuring the integrity and timely completion of risk and control identification across specified regions and key functions. Evaluate risk levels and implications, work with regions and key functions to develop and track both qualitative and quantitative Risk Appetite metrics, and Key Risk Indicators, formulate action plans and track action items to mitigate key risks.
• Support the continuous improvement of the firm's emerging risk oversight framework, in line with best practice.
• Provide advice, guidance and challenge in relation to ERM oversight and internal control effectiveness.
• Lead the development and implementation of the firm's risk culture framework and supporting reporting templates.
• Foster a strong risk culture within the organisation.
• Support the implementation and embedding of the ERM functional strategy.
• Be considered an SME in relation to best practice risk management processes and prepare and deliver ad-hoc training and communications on risk management topics and trends. Where required by the Head of ERM/CRCO, oversee various incident reporting logs.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the operating environment for the firm, including knowledge of the wider legal sector as well as developments at key comparable Firms and clients.
• As may be requested by the CRCO from time to time, compile and analyse data and information about the Firm, its practices and regulatory obligations.
• Act as a primary contact for the business where risk matters are concerned, escalating to the CRCO and/or consulting other stakeholders as and when required.
• Maintain relationships across the network to ensure business and enterprise risks are regularly escalated to the team.
• Drive the development and embedding of risk management activity into key processes as and when required by functional management. 
• Act as primary liaison with Internal Audit to oversee assurance activity and ensure integration between IA and ERM, including overseeing completion of Legal, Risk & Compliance audit findings.
• Represent the Risk & Compliance function on committees, project boards and working groups as and when required, keeping Risk & Compliance team members informed of developments and coordinating comments from the broader Risk & Compliance function.

Your Experience 

Experience:

• Significant knowledge and experience in relation to Enterprise Risk Management
• Delivery of ERM frameworks or similar in a professional services context
• A minimum of 10 years relevant Risk Management experience within a regulated environment
• Knowledge of the legal sector

Skills: 

• Demonstrate expert knowledge of risk practices and techniques
• Ability to collaborate with a range of internal senior stakeholders on complex concepts.
• Ability to influence and deliver firm-wide improvements and objectives, by applying expertise to complex challenges and/or projects that have a broad strategic impact on the firm.
• Ability to work on your own and lead where required.
• Broad knowledge of operations across all aspects of a professional services firm
• Clear commercial awareness and ability to communicate risks in an insightful way that is appropriate for different audiences
• Proficient in Office suite
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills

Qualifications: 

• Master's degree level or equivalent
• Professional qualification in Risk Management (e.g. IRM) would be beneficial

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.

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