Head of Risk (m|f|x) Düsseldorf

We reinvent how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products people love.

Fostering a culture of excellence and high velocity is the key to our success.

Over the past few years, our client base has grown 20 times to over 3 million, and client assets have grown over 50 times to over €4 billion.

Tasks

• Establish a coherent, transparent, rigorous risk governance structure supporting the organisation’s risk strategy.
• Ensure the organisation’s approach to the treatment of risk is aligned with its risk appetite and strategy.
• Experience in regulatory reporting and educating the rest of the firm on their responsibilities to ensure adherence.
• Demonstrating a solid understanding of liquidity risk management, stress testing and monte carlo simulations.
• Provide an overview and challenge of the trading risk to which the firm is exposed.
• Provide insight and challenge to all aspects of the strategy and operations of the risk department.
• Define firm-wide risk management accountabilities/methodologies that meet strategic requirements, including detailed policies and procedures.
• Ensure appropriate horizon scanning processes are implemented to identify emerging risks.
• Review and challenge the company's new product offering and associated processes to ensure they are robust and fit for purpose.
• Establish a comprehensive risk reporting system with other organisational performance management structures and processes.
• Define organisational Key Risk / Performance Indicators (KRIs/ KPIs) for evaluating risk management performance, strategy, processes, and controls.
• Ensure reporting is continuously developed, accurate, and produced on time to the appropriate audience.
• Promote the view that risk management is a universal responsibility and acts as a risk champion across the organisation.
• Ensures that risk management is embedded throughout change programmes and outsourced providers.

Profile / Your qualification / Your personality

• Extensive knowledge of risk management principles and practices.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• High attention to detail and risk assessment skills.
• Effective communication and leadership capabilities.
• Financial management, particularly capital and liquidity management.
• Management and understanding of market and credit risk in a retail client base.
• Experience with regulatory risk reporting and compliance.
• Ability to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Proficiency in risk management software and tools.
• Outsourcing/TPRM experience is good to have.

That awaits you

• Challenges that will help you grow and realise your potential really fast
• Opportunity to make a big impact - you will build innovative services used by millions of investors to build wealth
• Work with smart, spirited, helpful, high-performing colleagues with a common goal
• An environment where nothing is set in stone
• Appreciation for your talent and ideas
• Generous remuneration package

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Location

Ernst-Schneider-Platz 1, D-40212 Düsseldorf