Risk Specialist, Luxembourg (f/m/x)

Job Description:

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities. Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management division. If you are motivated to take the initiative and collaborate with colleagues across the world; if you want to be part of a community where you can grow, both professionally and personally – then join our team. Together we can make a great impact for our clients home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security.

Key Targets & Objectives of Role:

• Provide management information to our Corporate Governance committee structure

• Identify key risks within the business; monitor incidents, assessing root cause and identify risk trends

• Ensure the risk framework is fully implemented and results are communicated to senior management stakeholders

• Design, document and support implementation of controls to strengthen and continuously improve the control environment

• Responsible for & first contact person of internal/ external audit requests (incl. finding presentation to senior management)

• Liaise with our functional and business colleagues to ensure we continually try to improve our control environment

• Communicate with the stakeholders in a solution-oriented manner, considering the relevant risk aspects.

• Review new products to assess any potential risks they may present to the Bank

• Undertake independent reviews when required

• Test and challenge our control environment and propose enhancements

• Deeply involved in resolution of complaints

• Escalation of key issues to senior management

• Support and conduct a set of periodic business controls

• Assess effectiveness of executed controls

• Foster a learning culture within the team to allow junior team members to growth incl. mentoring them in the day-to-day interactions.

• Actively support the business strategy, plans and values, contributing to the achievement of a high performance culture

• Takes ownership for own career management, seeking opportunities for continuous development of personal capability and improved performance contribution.

• Acts as a role model for the other team members, providing help and support to facilitate assimilation of a constantly changing environment.

Essential Expertise:

• Several years of experience within the Finance industry, preferably with some Risk Management or Audit experience

• Knowledge in the relevant regulation (e.g. MiFID, AMLD, PSD, GDPR, etc.)

Technical Skills:

• Fluent in English, knowledge in French (German).

• Excel and Power Point.

• Knowledge of Private Banking business incl. a good understanding of bank processes and related risk management.

Personal competencies or skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and ability to communicate at all levels across our organisation

• Ability to effectively manage conflicting demands, also under high pressure

• Attention to detail, self motivated and solution driven

• Team player who is eager to learn.

• Educations and qualifications in the areas of Operational Risk Management or Audit (eg. CPA) are a plus.

Wellbeing & Benefits:

• Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health.

• Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive.

• Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self confidence and well being.

• Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.

• Interested in more: discover what our employees value in the Well being & Benefits hub

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.