Deutsche Bank - Senior Risk Manager - NFRM Adherence (10-20 yrs)

Job Description:

Job Title- Senior Risk Manager - NFRM Adherence, VP

Location- Bangalore, India

Role Description:

- The DWS Non-financial Risk Management (NFRM) team is part of the DWS Chief Risk office within the DWS CFO division.

- The DWS Chief Risk office is a dedicated risk oversight and control function, independent from the Front Office and mandated to manage financial, non-financial and investment risks for DWS Group and its subsidiaries.

- DWS NFRM acts as 2nd line of defense (2LoD) Risk Control Function with the current mandate:

- Develop, establish and assure qualitative, effective and consistent framework for Non-financial Risk Management and specific NFR risk types

- Oversee NFR remediation and adherence to risk appetite and tolerance

- Coordinate integrated NFR reporting

- Act as Risk Type Specialist for several non-financial risk types

- Manage Operational Risk Capital

You will setup and lead the DWS NFRM Quality Assurance team based in India reporting to a London based director. As a subject matter expert designing and performing NFRM Quality Assurance activities, you will be responsible for creating and managing processes to assess and track (remediation of) NFRM framework adherence. You will work in partnership with all 3LoD (e.g., risk owners, Divisional Control Office, Chief Security Office, Internal Audit, the global NFRM team and related 2nd line functions like Compliance and AFC).

Your key responsibilities:

- Manage a senior team of 3 AVPs (functional and legal manager)

- Develop a strong understanding of the NFRM framework and provide feedback on ongoing changes - to support effective / efficient Non-financial Risk Management

- Create a robust Quality Assurance process across the NFRM Framework (incl. controls), to support the effective monitoring / reporting of DWS Non-financial Risk Appetite

- Manage Quality Assurance processes across all elements of the NFRM Framework and controls (including substantive testing)

- Manage relationship with / challenge DWS and DB stakeholders across 1st and 2nd LoD on ongoing Quality Assurance activities, and remediation

- Create and manage the process to provide ongoing management reporting of Quality Assurance results and planned activity

- Engage with ongoing NFRM Framework programs and senior stakeholders to ensure Quality Assurance activities are effectively embedded

Your skills and experience:

- University degree (Economics, Finance, Maths, Natural Sciences, or equivalent)

- Experience of setting up and managing Quality Assurance teams (5+ years) in financial services or in audit, is a prerequisite

- Experience (10+ years) in risk management in the finance industry, consulting, audit, and regulatory frameworks (e.g MaRisk)

- Relevant professional certifications are a plus (Risk Management Certificates, Auditor, etc.)

- Knowledge of Asset Management is a plus

- Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

- Excellent communication and presentation skills

- Ability to take initiative and constructively challenge the status quo

- Strong team player and collaborative mindset

- Strong English written and verbal communication skills