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Lloyd’s are recruiting for Senior Associate Operational Risk as a key member of the Risk Management team the Senior associate will ensure operational risks at Lloyd’s are effectively identified, assessed, and managed within the risk acceptance authorities.
This includes working closely with a wide range of business functions (primarily Operational Resilience, Finance, and procurement areas) to support and challenge their management of operational risk (risks arising from people, processes, systems, and external events).
Principal Accountabilities
Work with key functions to ensure the operational risks arising in those functions are being adequately identified, assessed, and managed. To support functions in performing their risk management duties and to challenge the functions where appropriate to ensure risks are within appetite.
Support and ensure the effective use of a range of risk tools by the functions, incl. Risk and Control Self-Assessment, Risk Incident Reporting (losses, control failures, near misses). Risk appetite reporting. Emerging risks reporting. Stress and scenario testing (incl. the capital setting process) and Risk culture, awareness and engagement.
Contribute to and lead thematic reviews on key risk topics, testing how effectively risks are being managed by functions. To make recommendations to improve the management of risks and to present findings to stakeholders in Risk and the functions.
Produce high quality regular and ad hoc reporting to the various Lloyd’s risk committees which enable the committees to effectively discharge their responsibilities.
To build and maintain timely and effective risk management reports, including from risk systems (either in-house or vendor)
Build and maintain good relationships with all relevant Corporation departments, including ‘Heads of’ functions where appropriate.
Respond with agility to requests (i.e. ad hoc projects) from the Manager, Operational Risk
Support the process for dealing with placement and claims against Lloyd’s own insurance policies
Skills Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of operational functions (particularly. IT, Operations, Resilience, third
party) to enable credible support and challenge to the risk management of those functions
Working knowledge of risk management techniques (Solvency II requirements beneficial).
Working knowledge of Operational Resilience Regulations (SS1/21 and SS2/21 beneficial).
Experience in managing senior stakeholders including challenging or unsupportive stakeholders
Experience in managing risks in operational processes or applying risk management frameworks, tools, and processes.
Experience of influencing outcomes with senior management in both formal (e.g. committee) and informal settings
Used to working to deadlines. Ability to maintain effective personal workload plans that are achievable, prioritised appropriately and meet business objectives.
Should be used to working as part of a team, making effective contributions to team meetings and team initiatives and be able to take ownership of tasks and projects whilst often working remotely and without supervision
Project management skills (beneficial)– to lead and deliver change within areas of responsibility (for example following changes in the regulatory environment) and support risk management of change in Corporation departments
Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development. You can read more about diversity and inclusion on our website.
We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.
By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.
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