Operational Risk Associate

Operational Risk Associate
Location: Glasgow
Contract: 12 months
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

Who You Will Work With
Our client is a global financial services firm that manages wealth, navigates complex markets, and design strategic financial objectives. The firm provides risk management solutions across a variety of sectors, emphasizing long-term relationships, and innovative approaches to financial challenges.

What You'll Do

• Support Information Security and Operational Risk reviews across Global Finance.
• Identify, assess, escalate and remediate security and risk exceptions.
• Produce reports and analysis on risks, issues, controls and remediation progress.
• Improve and automate access governance, data-risk and security processes.
• Coordinate risk projects, stakeholder actions, dependencies and key milestones.
• Participate in cross-functional forums to support effective risk governance.
• Advise Finance stakeholders on cyber risk, data protection, access management and Operational Risk practices.

What You Bring

• Proven experience within a Risk focused role (Operational Risk, Risk Management or Risk and Controls)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Financial services or banking industry experience would be advantageous .
• Information Security, cyber risk or data protection exposure within a risk/finance role is advantageous.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including working with technical teams.
• Collaborative and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.

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This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.