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Compliance and Operational Risk Control Specialist
🏢 UBS
📍 London, England
💼 Company - Public
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£42,000 - £65,000
£3,500 - £5,417 / mo
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Transatlantic Cost of Living & Purchasing Power Benchmark
Location Base
London, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
Single tax filer baseline
Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
Direct corporate benchmark
Position Overview & Specifications
United Kingdom
Compliance
Group Functions
Job Reference #
268509BR
City
London
Job Type
Full Time
Your role
Threats, vulnerabilities, risks, likelihoods and impacts – can you take a pragmatic and holistic approach to operational risk and resilience management? Are you able to collaborate effectively with stakeholders to ensure that regulatory expectations are met?
We're looking for a Compliance & Operational Risk Control Specialist like you to:
We're looking for a Compliance & Operational Risk Control Specialist like you to:
- support our Material Risk Taker (as required under the Senior Managers & Certification Regime) by keeping abreast of significant matters regarding Compliance & Operational Risk Control for Group Functions (C&ORC GF), impacting our operations in the UK
- liaise with various second line of defense risk and control functions to gather key information to support the creation of responses to UK regulatory requests and specific requirements to issues as required
- prepare materials and briefings ahead of meetings with UK regulators
- maintain an awareness of global operational risk and operational resilience regulatory developments and contribute to responses to public consultations ,
- deliver, individually and as part of a team, second line of defense operational resilience assurance activities
- collaborate with colleagues across all business divisions, group functions, lines of defense, external consultants and peer banks
- optimize processes by eliminating non-value add activities and utilizing synergies
Your team
You’ll be working as part of our Business Continuity & Resilience team within our C&ORC function, which is part of Group Compliance & Regulatory Governance (GCRG). You will be based in London and work independently as well as part of a small second line of defense team to support a UK Material Risk Taker. Additionally you will provide independent assurance over our journey to become operationally resilient, globally.
We are responsible for functional oversight of Group Functions compliance and operational risk, as well as owning and maintaining the frameworks for regulatory reporting, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and data protection. In addition we also provide control assurance testing across areas such as cyber, SOX, US Chief Financial Officer Attestation (CFOA) and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR).
We are responsible for functional oversight of Group Functions compliance and operational risk, as well as owning and maintaining the frameworks for regulatory reporting, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and data protection. In addition we also provide control assurance testing across areas such as cyber, SOX, US Chief Financial Officer Attestation (CFOA) and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR).
Your expertise
- strong knowledge of operational risk coupled with an awareness of operational resilience and an appreciation of cyber security
- an interest in the concepts of business continuity, technology and third party risk management, risk appetite, risk tolerance and risk capacity
- a solid understanding of banking operations and the financial system
- an interest in rapidly changing geopolitics and an ability to translate that into potential threats to our operations
- project management skills
- strong presentation and communication skills (fluent in English, spoken and written)
- proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint; and a working knowledge of MS Teams
- excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels
- proven ability to solve problems, influence and get things done
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About us
UBS is the world’s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.
With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?
With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?
Join us
At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.
From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?
From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?
Disclaimer / Policy Statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.
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