Macquarie’s Risk Management Group is an independent, centralised unit responsible for assessing and monitoring risks across Macquarie. This includes market and liquidity risk, credit risk, compliance risk and operational risk. Risk Management Group personnel liaise closely with all operating areas to ensure risks are properly understood and managed.

The role of Operational Risk is to form an independent view of Macquarie’s operational risk profile and effect change in operational risk management and culture across the Macquarie Group, through the continual refinement and implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF).

Reporting to the Markets Americas Director in Houston, you will be part of our team overseeing the Americas-based markets-facing business groups, including Commodities & Global Markets and the segregated Corporate Operations Group . This position offers an excellent opportunity to apply your risk skills and financial markets experience to implement and further develop Macquarie’s operational risk strategy.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Provide independent oversight of the operational risk profile of the markets-facing Americas businesses
• Review and evaluate new business initiatives; ensuring that key operational risks are identified and managed and that appropriate stakeholders are engaged in the approval process
• Review and challenge the scope and outcome of business risk reporting, targeted assessments, significant incidents, key risk indicators, projects and assurance activities
• Analyse operational risk data to identify risks themes and facilitate improved business risk management
• Provide insights and advice to businesses on the best practice for design, measurement, analysis, evaluation and reporting of operational risk
• Assist in compiling responses to requests from stakeholders including regulators, auditors and senior management
• Assist with the implementation of key projects to deliver Macquarie’s Operational Risk strategy

About You:

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a tertiary degree in Finance or a related area. Relevant postgraduate degrees or professional qualifications (CPA, CA, CFA) are desirable
• Possess 3+ years’ Operational Risk, Internal or External Audit experience gained within a dynamic international financial institution, financial services firm or energy conglomerate
• Have a working knowledge of the regulatory environment in which Macquarie operates
• Possess the commercial experience and analytical mindset to make sound recommendations on operational risk issues
• Be a lateral thinker with problem solving, and consulting skills, and an ability to grasp abstract concepts and complex situations
• Be a confident and effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to participate in conversations with business leaders and risk management colleagues regarding anticipated and emerging issues
• Be able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a global matrixed organisation to deliver results
• Be tenacious, agile and with proven ability to sustain high levels of performance in a fast-paced, output focused environment

About the Risk Management Group

The Risk Management Group (RMG) is an independent, centralised unit responsible for ensuring all risk across Macquarie are appropriately assessed and managed. Its divisions include Behavioural Risk, Compliance, Credit, Financial Crime Risk, Internal Audit, Market Risk, Operational Risk, Regulatory Affairs and Aggregate Risk, and RMG Enterprise Support.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. An inclusive and equitable workplace enables us to embrace that diversity to deliver more innovative and sustainable solutions for our people, clients, shareholders and communities. At Macquarie, you'll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to perform at your best. If you're inspired to deliver on our purpose of ‘empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future’, we want you on our team. If you need adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other impermissible criterion or circumstance. Macquarie also takes affirmative action in support of its policy to hire and advance in employment of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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