Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Job Description
Summary:
Ares is seeking an EMEA Lead in Enterprise Risk, to join our dedicated Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team in London. Within ERM, we strive to execute sound risk management strategies in support of the firm. To achieve this, we partner broadly across internal stakeholders to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor current and emerging risks. The interaction with numerous groups and the range of projects that ensue provide for a challenging and multi-faceted work environment.
This role will help us administer and continue to expand our ERM program to support local jurisdictions. We are seeking an individual who will have visibility across the organization and who will help us build, implement, and scale the risk identification & controls assessment component. We are looking for an individual whose experience, insights and innovative thinking will elevate our program, who is a strategic communicator, excited to partner with others on and around the team, work cross-functionally with business units and execute on aligned priorities. This position is responsible for collaborating with departments and team members across the organization to develop and implement all components of the firm’s enterprise risk management framework, including our integrated, enterprise-wide approach to building and maintaining a robust risk management feedback loop.
Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities
- Coordinate and execute the full lifecycle of the risk identification and assessment process
- Facilitate and convene relevant governance committees to foster alignment and consistency in risk awareness, ensuring execution of the process
- Review and challenge self -assessments, including severity and other attributes
- Review existing risk taxonomy, risk rankings and reporting, to challenge assumptions and highlight risks that may have been missed for inclusion in the risk inventory
- Coordinate cross-collaboration scenario planning exercises and lead various business resiliency initiatives
- Liaise with Risk and other Assurance colleagues as needed to ensure robust participation in the risk assessment process
- Centrally aggregate identified business risks, oversee mitigation plans and track closure of action items
- Track follow-ups and deliverables and set timing of next steps
- Review and maintain the risk inventory of relevant risk events
- Provide independent oversight and an aggregate view of enterprise risks
- Coordinate with global teams and execute local updates to the Enterprise Risk Management framework
- Report findings and reporting to senior leadership and relevant governing structures
- Participate in the ongoing development of KRIs, metrics, dashboards, and other capabilities to analyze enterprise risks
- Develop an integrated risk reporting model that will facilitate prioritization and transparency
- Evolve risk aggregation, reporting and emerging risk identification to an ongoing dynamic, forward-looking capability
- Establish protocols focused on identifying emerging risks to feed the risk and control self-assessments on an ongoing basis
- Stay informed on industry trends and developments to advance the enterprise risk program
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field from an accredited university
- Risk Management certifications a plus but not required
Experience and Skills Required:
- 8+ years of relevant work experience
- General industry knowledge and experience from a financial services or investment / wealth management organization
- Prior experience in enterprise or operational risk management
- Knowledge of local risk practices and aligned with regulatory expectations
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Proficiency with Salesforce and visual analytics tools such as Tableau and PowerBI is a plus but not required
General Requirements:
- Strong organizational, documentation, analytical, presentation, and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, often requiring fast solutions to complex problems
- Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and competing demands, strong time management and prioritization skills
- A self-directed individual with a can-do attitude, willing to work in an energetic and collaborative setting, proactive in nature, and a proven ability to learn quickly, display flexibility and adaptability while resolving issues with minimal supervision
- An analytical mind and a passion/interest in bringing new ideas to increase efficiency of existing processes
- Good judgment in terms of escalating issues vs. solving problems independently
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and strong client focus
- Dependable, highly motivated and a team player
- Strong work ethic and high level of integrity
- Willingness to take on new projects and learn new skills
Reporting Relationships
Head of Enterprise RiskThere is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
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