Chief Risk Officer (CH991)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our l client in the Banking and Short-term Lending industry is looking for a Chief Risk Officer to join their team. The Chief Risk Officer is a pivotal role overseeing the implementation of the group’s risk and compliance strategy within the company. As a second-line risk function, you'll provide oversight over the full risk spectrum including credit- risk, operational risk, market, interest rate, liquidity risk, and IT security. In addition, the function owns the compliance and forensics functions in the business.

The role drives a risk-awareness culture, contribute to strategic decision-making, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators.

Minimum Requirements:

• Significant financial services exposure in a Lending and Banking environment.
• Extensive credit risk management experience with a proven track record of oversight, delivery, and collaboration.
• Strong first-line business and credit experience is essential.
• Degree and post-graduate professional qualification in audit/accounting/risk/compliance or a related area.
• 8-10 years' relevant experience, including at least 5 years at a credit risk leadership level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid integration and strong credit risk analytical abilities

Responsibilities / KPI’s

Relationship Building:

• Cultivate and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Risk & Compliance Management:

• Analyse and monitor risks, providing second-line assessments and reports to the Risk Committees and Board structures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and Group risk and compliance policies.

Stakeholder Management:

• Keep the Board informed of relevant risks and mitigating actions.
• Manage relationships with third parties, regulatory bodies, investors, and auditors.
• Facilitate the annual review of risk profiles for the company and related businesses.

Strategy Development and Alignment:

• Participate in risk strategy and planning for the Group.
• Develop risk strategy for SA Lending and transactional businesses.
• Assist in developing Risk Appetite in line with the Group Risk Strategy.

Risk Assurance:

• Act as Risk Executive for a specific Segment.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of processes in relation to the Group Risk Governance Framework.
• Focus on significant risks and their management within appetite, simplifying and integrating risk management processes.

Risk Culture Change Agent:

• Provide leadership that fosters risk ownership and accountability in Line 1.
• Influence business to incorporate risk-based thinking in decision-making.

Team Effectiveness:

• Ensure the Risk Team remains closely engaged with the business.
• Collaborate with other Risk Centres of Excellence and assurance providers.
• Balance priorities while guiding and motivating the team for optimal performance.
• Plan and assign work, select, and grow staff to strengthen team capability.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the development of the fraud prevention strategy.
• Develop, manage, and refine qualitative and quantitative risk reporting.
• Implement and enhance the risk framework across the business.
• Support a culture of informed risk-taking through embedding the agreed risk framework into decision-making.
• Implement an Enterprise Risk Management framework aligned with the the Group framework.
• Provide constructive challenge alongside Risk Committee structures.

General:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful
• In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
• Please include your current salary and salary expectations.