Enterprise Risk Manager

The Role

The Enterprise Risk Manager sits within the Global Risk and Compliance team and is a key advisor to the firm on Enterprise Risk Management. This role holder is required to have extensive expertise of Enterprise Risk Management and the ability to anticipate both internal and external challenges. They will be required to provide day-to-day oversight of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and to use their influence to deliver improvements across the firm.

The Enterprise Risk Manager reports to the Head of Enterprise Risk Management and will be required to collaborate with various teams across the firm including but not limited to International Compliance Legal Risk & Compliance Information Security and practice area / regional colleagues within the Risk space on complex concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of the firms Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework designing implementing and operationalising a wide range of improvements.
• Support the drafting of regular risk reporting to management ensuring it is fit for purpose and timely aligning to Committee schedules and business requirements up to and including the Executive Risk Committee Executive Leadership Group and Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead on the enhancement of current risk reporting to communicate risk findings to key stakeholders in a clear and concise manner and ensure proactive management of risks.
• Conduct regular and on-going risk assessments in line with the Firms Enterprise Risk Management Framework ensuring the integrity and timely completion of risk and control identification across specified regions and key functions. Evaluate risk levels and implications work with regions and key functions to develop and track both qualitative and quantitative Risk Appetite metrics and Key Risk Indicators formulate action plans and track action items to mitigate key risks.
• Support the continuous improvement of the firms emerging risk oversight framework in line with best practice.
• Provide advice guidance and challenge in relation to ERM oversight and internal control effectiveness.
• Lead the development and implementation of the firms risk culture framework and supporting reporting templates.
• Foster a strong risk culture within the organisation.
• Support the implementation and embedding of the ERM functional strategy.
• Be considered an SME in relation to best practice risk management processes and prepare and deliver ad-hoc training and communications on risk management topics and trends. Where required by the Head of ERM / CRCO oversee various incident reporting logs.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the operating environment for the firm including knowledge of the wider legal sector as well as developments at key comparable Firms and clients.
• As may be requested by the CRCO from time to time compile and analyse data and information about the Firm its practices and regulatory obligations.
• Act as a primary contact for the business where risk matters are concerned escalating to the CRCO and / or consulting other stakeholders as and when required.
• Maintain relationships across the network to ensure business and enterprise risks are regularly escalated to the team.
• Drive the development and embedding of risk management activity into key processes as and when required by functional management.
• Act as primary liaison with Internal Audit to oversee assurance activity and ensure integration between IA and ERM including overseeing completion of Legal Risk & Compliance audit findings.
• Represent the Risk & Compliance function on committees project boards and working groups as and when required keeping Risk & Compliance team members informed of developments and coordinating comments from the broader Risk & Compliance function.

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Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture  here.

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Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Arm,Risk Management,Financial Services,Cybersecurity,COSO,PCI,Root cause Analysis,COBIT,NIST Standards,SOX,Information Security,RMF

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1