Operational Risk Manager

About iptiQ

Are you keen to become part of a growing and dynamic entrepreneurial team within the established Swiss Re Group? iptiQ is a start-up unit within Swiss Re, established to provide innovative protection solutions directly to consumers. Our mission is to reduce the protection gap by simplifying insurance and making it more accessible to people.

About the Role 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an exciting growth environment. You will have the chance to gain a broad insight into a wide range of operational risk management activities.

Risk governance and culture responsibilities

•    Build, maintain and foster high quality relationships with local business team
•    Supports in proactively driving a risk-aware culture
•    Collaborate with Group Operational Risk Management team to deliver quality risk advice and transparency

Risk controlling, transparency and advisory responsibilities

•    Support the implementation of risk standards and risk control framework which are in compliance with Group Operational Risk Management standards
•    Assist in setting up the risk management framework and collaborates with teams in Swiss Re to ensure alignment
•    Identify top risk issues associated, assess appropriateness of the internal control environment and work with the business to develop mitigation action plans 
•    Responsible for organizing risk management discussions, meetings and committees 
•    Support monitoring and oversight on the operational risk exposures 
•    Responsible for engaging with the business to identify, mitigate and report on operational issues and event. Facilitate the risk owners to perform RCSA process.
•    Review and Create Controls in the Group Risk and Control Register

Coordinates regular reporting

•    Support preparation of the Operational Risk Reporting for iptiQ Management Team
•    Responsible for co-ordination of quarterly certification report 
•    Responsible for the reporting of Operational Risk Management for the iptiQ Technology and Operations Forum as well as other forums.
•    Collaborate with the Group Operational Risk Management team to deliver quality risk report (e.g. Group Risk Register) and advise

Takes ownership to add the risks for the insurance business to the risk matrix of the entity.

About the Team 

This is your chance to join iptiQ where we are running and growing a new international unit within a global corporation. You will join a diverse and very motivated team committed to thrive and succeed in the task of making this business a success in the insurance market.

Our Risk function has a business oversight and servicing role. We are responsible for setting out the conditions under which the Company is willing to take risk, its risk tolerance and its risk management principles. We make sure that our entities' Boards and Senior Management are aware and understand the exposures, risk landscape and the risk governance framework. 

Our team is small and dynamic, our job is evolving with the growing business, and new ideas and client requirements guide the way forward.
Do you want to help enable the business to win in the future, by working side-by-side with the various teams in iptiQ? Then we are looking for you to join us.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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