Title:  Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk, Europe

Requisition ID: 249548

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Title: Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk, Europe

Position & Team Overview/Highlights:

With a reporting line to Director, European Head of Enterprise Risk this role leads and oversees the continuous development of the Enterprise Risk function and provides support in areas of Prudential risk for Europe, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed and delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

What You’ll Do:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Member and Joint Leader of the Integrated Planning Working Group (IPWG).
• Designs, executes, and reviews the Recovery Plan (including simulations).
• Provides support to the DER in the Risk Management portions of the ICAAP.
• Coordinates and executes the annual review of the Risk Register collating the “Bottom Up” review and facilitating the “Top Down” review by ExCo and continually works to enhance the process.
• Responsible for the annual review and update of Europe’s Risk Management Framework and Risk Appetite Framework, liaising with relevant Group counterparts and local business lines and Control & Support functions as required.
• Responsible for oversight of Reputational Risk including policy review and committee/Board reporting.
• Responsible for development of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework, in conjunction with the DER and BNS Group including policy development, reporting and other facets as assigned.
• Responsible for coordinating CRO and other reporting to management committees, Board and its committees, Bank of Nova Scotia International (BNSI) and BNS GRM Enterprise Risk.
• Responsible for Policy Management for Europe including update and dissemination of the Standard as well as maintenance of the policy library.
• Assumes secretarial role for the Operational Risk Committee on a rotating basis with other members of the team.
• This role is expected to deputise for the DER in the absence of the incumbent (e.g. holidays or illness) but does not assume committee voting rights.
• Understands how Europe’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

The role has been identified as a Central Bank of Ireland Controlled Function. The incumbent is therefore required to have the relevant fitness and probity to carry out the role and responsibilities in such a manner that the incumbent can comply with the Central Bank of Ireland 2011 Fitness & Probity Standards, as applicable to the role. In general, the Fitness & Probity Standards require the role holder to:

• be competent and capable;
• act honestly, ethically and with integrity; and
• be financially sound.

What You’ll Bring:

• Risk professional with proven experience in a Risk function within the Enterprise Risk space and within a financial services institution or other relevant experience financial services experience.
• Quantitative background, with a relevant degree (at NFQ Level 8) or appropriate equivalent industry experience.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles based on global and local regulatory requirements and best practice, from a financial services perspective.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills to deal with all levels of staff, senior levels of management, and the Board.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent computer skills including Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Interested?

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!  

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture. 

What’s in it for you?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs. 

Location(s):  Ireland : Leinster : Dublin 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

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