Governance & Risk Oversight Manager Legal & Compliance

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This senior role sits at the core of the Legal & Compliance COO Office and directly supports the COO in leading the Group’s compliance risk management and control agenda.

The role provides structure, coordination, and analytical oversight across all key compliance risk processes. Acting as the COO’s delegate in selected committees and internal governance forums, the incumbent also liaises with Global & Swiss Head of Sanction, Global & Swiss Head of FCC and Global & Swiss Head of CRC to ensure risk alignment and actionable reporting across the Compliance function.

Risk Framework Governance

• Act as the Global point of contact for all matters related to the Legal & Compliance risk framework.
• Maintain and regularly review the risk taxonomy and mapping of compliance risks, ensuring alignment with the Global Risk function’s methodology and updates.
• Oversee the consistency of risk classification across the Compliance function and ensure traceability with Group Risk definitions.
• Coordinate the periodic review of the Compliance Risk Appetite Statement, in collaboration with the Global & Swiss Head of Sanction, Global & Swiss Head of FCC and Global & Swiss Head of CRC and Group Risk, to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and internal strategy.
• Support the integration of key risk processes (RCSA, KRI/KPI, CRA, monitoring outcomes, and audit themes) into a coherent and documented compliance risk framework.
• Ensure the availability of clear supporting documentation and act as guardian of methodology, definitions, and governance files.
• Participate in methodological discussions with Group Risk and contribute to the evolution of risk identification and measurement standard.

Controls & Monitoring

• Design and document 2
  
  LOD regulatory controls for the Legal & Compliance function in coordination with the SMEs.
• Develop and maintain the monitoring plan covering all compliance risks, ensuring clarity of scope, methodology, and frequency.
• Coordinate the execution of 2
  
  LOD monitoring activities with local teams and follow up on timely completion.
• Consolidate results from monitoring activities and thematic reviews, ensuring quality and consistency of findings.
• Assess whether identified findings impact the residual risk profile of the function and ensure appropriate escalation.
• Track remediation actions linked to monitoring outcomes and validate closure in coordination with control owners.
• Ensure documentation of controls and monitoring results is complete, traceable, and audit‑ready.
• Act as point of contact for external auditors and internal assurance teams on monitoring‑related topics.

Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA)

• Lead the annual Compliance Risk Assessment for all entities.
• Challenge local submissions and engage with stakeholders to ensure accurate risk scoring and appropriate mitigation measures.
• Consolidate results and produce executive‑level reporting and dashboards.
• Track and report progress of CRA related action plans.
• Collaborate with the SMEs to update the CRA along the regulatory and internal risk framework.
• Collaborate with the Head of L&C Transformation on related system and process enhancements.

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