Operational Risk Specialist

Full Time
Weehawken, NJ 07086
Posted
Job description
United States - New Jersey
Compliance, Risk
Group Functions

Job Reference #

251404BR

City

Weehawken

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you an expert when it comes to performing second-line-of-defense activities? Do you ‘think on your feet’, balancing commercial objectives with legal, regulatory and ethical considerations? Do you advocate for the importance of operational risks?

We’re looking for an Operational Risk Specialist to:

  • act as a compliance and operational risk control (C&ORC) subject-matter expert across business divisions, supporting them in managing risk and completing stress testing regulatory examinations
  • ensure the C&ORC framework is kept in line with policies and procedures as well as legal, regulatory and business standards
  • prepare pre-workshop materials and post workshop documentation for the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR)
  • review and challenge material risk identification and help manage operational risk loss projections for CCAR.
  • deliver independent risk assessment and provide effective challenge to the 1st and 2nd line of defense in relation to consequential risks and the risk frameworks
  • data management of IHC internal loss events and create reports on a quarterly basis for new operational risk events
  • reviewing external events and other metrics to support our idiosyncratic scenario workshops
  • enhancing the documentation for all of our CCAR submission materials
  • support and minute operational risk workshops for all capital components
  • help address any MRAs/MRIAs from the recent Federal Reserve reviews of Operational Risk for CCAR

Your team

You’ll be part of the CCAR Operational Risk team in Weehawken, NJ and New York City, NY. The CCAR Operational Risk team is responsible for maintaining a sound process for estimating operational risk losses for the capital planning process. The team executes and maintains a governance process for each component. As part of CCAR, the team is responsible for filing operational risk schedules for FR Y-14. As Operational Risk Specialist, you’ll play an important role in completing the regulatory stress testing requirements prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board


Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

  • ideally 4+ years of experience in risk, data, audit or compliance
  • a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance/ enterprise risk management
  • analytic, with the ability to provide practical solutions for minimizing risk
  • result-oriented and assertive (you don’t shy away from challenging situations)
  • fluent in English to support local client base
  • structured, rigorous, analytical and thorough in your approach with the ability to form defensible conclusions from risk assessments
  • someone with strong and sound judgement and able to articulate views, assessments and approaches both verbally and in writing precisely, concisely, logically and accurately including with visuals where required
  • able to present to and respond effectively to senior internal and external stakeholders
  • team-oriented with strong interpersonal skills, able to calmly manage conflict and pressure in a demanding, high-volume environment
  • able to be flexible and capable of prioritizing based on changing internal or external demands

  • LI-UBS
  • UBS-MOGUL
  • UBS-ACCA

About us

UBS is the world’s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

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