Operational Risk - Executive Director

Sumitomo
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Influencing skills","Analytical thinking","Leadership","Credible challenge"]

Lead second-line oversight for operational risk across EMEA, strengthening the bank’s operational risk framework, resilience, and independent challenge. Drive development of methodologies such as RCSAs, scenario analysis, stress testing, control testing, and operational resilience, while overseeing identification and mitigation of operational risk exposures. Engage senior executives, Board committees, regulators (including PRA/FCA and European regulators), and international stakeholders to deliver thematic reviews, risk assessments, assurance, and data-led risk management through analytics and risk tooling.

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Operational Risk - Executive Director

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Job Summary

Lead second-line oversight for operational risk across EMEA, strengthening the bank’s operational risk framework, resilience, and independent challenge. Drive development of methodologies such as RCSAs, scenario analysis, stress testing, control testing, and operational resilience, while overseeing identification and mitigation of operational risk exposures. Engage senior executives, Board committees, regulators (including PRA/FCA and European regulators), and international stakeholders to deliver thematic reviews, risk assessments, assurance, and data-led risk management through analytics and risk tooling.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead second-line oversight and provide independent challenge across Corporate & Investment Banking, Financial Markets, Treasury, Operations, Technology, and Corporate Functions.
  • •Enhance and maintain the Operational Risk Management Framework across EMEA.
  • •Develop methodologies including RCSAs, scenario analysis, stress testing, control testing, operational resilience, and risk quantification.
  • •Oversee the identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of operational risk exposures, including critical business services and technology platforms.
  • •Provide regulatory engagement and thematic reviews/assurance activities to support governance and regulatory compliance, while driving data-led risk management through analytics and risk tooling.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience in Operational Risk Management within banking or financial services.
  • •In-depth knowledge of operational risk frameworks, governance, and second-line oversight.
  • •Expertise in one or more areas such as operational resilience, methodology, assurance, risk governance, scenario analysis, stress testing, controls assessment, risk quantification, or business coverage.
  • •Strong understanding of regulatory expectations including PRA, FCA, ECB, EBA, and Basel standards.
  • •Demonstrated leadership experience building and developing high-performing risk teams and engaging effectively with Executive Committees, Boards, and regulators.
Skills:Stakeholder managementInfluencing skillsAnalytical thinkingLeadershipCredible challenge

Company Brief

Sumitomo
Sumitomo Corporation is a global diversified trading and investment conglomerate engaged in metal products, transportation, infrastructure, media, real estate, and other business domains through investments, trading, and integrated solutions worldwide.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Founded: 1919
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