Risk Manager, Assistant Vice President

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At the moment we are looking for candidates for the position of

Risk Manager, Assistant Vice President

JOB ID: 161158

Location: Gdansk

to join the insource organization supporting the State Street EMEA

Why State Street Bank Poland?

Operating in Europe since 1970 State Street services clients in multiple locations. State Street Bank Poland was first established in 2007 in Kraków. Today State Street Bank Poland employs over 2500 staff members at three sites across the city and will now open a new office in Gdańsk. This will offer multiple opportunities to gain experience in diverse areas of the investment fund cycle as our Poland branch provides investment fund accounting and related services to clients of multiple State Street locations and business units across Europe. We offer positions in a challenging, rapidly changing and international environment. State Street offers a significant scope for personal growth and career progression. Throughout your career at State Street you will be provided with a wide range of training opportunities and internal mobility options as well as individual development plans, attractive benefits (including Employee Savings Plan) and an excellent remuneration package. The continuous development of our employees from day one is critical as we continually seek to develop and expand the local management team and create future leaders from within.

Job Description:

Purpose Of Role:

• To manage the ERM COE site under ERM Poland strategy [Gdansk location]
• To effectively manage delivery of processes performed by Risk groups and provide infrastructural support to extensions of the in-market teams located at the ERM COE in Gdansk
• To coordinate processes currently in transition
• To work in partnership other service centers and / or outsourcing business partners within a network of service centers
• To drive and to promote quality and process improvement initiatives on regional and global level
• To promote best practices across functions and across countries within given area of scope
• To attract, develop and retain ERM talents
• To be a change agent capable of identifying operational and process improvements, finding and harnessing efficiencies

Specific Duties:

In terms of Management of the delivery team, ERM COE Site Manager:

• Is responsible for recruitment and retention of high quality ERM COE Operational and Management staff.
• Manages performance and development of staff members and recommends salary increases, promotions and bonuses.
• Manages the assignment of responsibilities and resources for the effective development of project plans and assure the timely completion of projects.
• Executed policies and procedures.
• Provides coaching and guidance and ensure the department's training/resource needs are addressed.
• Enforces operational procedures and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the department's responsibilities - reviews / revises department procedures in line with regulatory and/or effective workflow requirements.
• Engages ERM management when appropriate, escalates issues that impact workflow / resources, offers solutions to problems and seeks approval to ensure course of action has been agreed.
• Works with Head of ERM COE, ERM BU and stakeholders to ensure appropriate controls are in place to support favorable ratings on audits and regulatory reviews.
• When and where applicable manages Transition processes
• Is a team player to build an atmosphere of co-operation within the bank.
• Actively fosters and promotes the spirit of teamwork to staff
• Demonstrates good teamwork
• Leads the group by example
• Actively provides a vision to the staff
• Keeps the group focused on achieving goals
• Is responsible for developing and describing goals for managers' and their teams annually.
• Is responsible for monitoring and appraising performance of managers' and their teams - providing regular formal and informal feedback to the direct Manager.
• Actively participates in/ co-leads company committee's work and initiatives aiming at fostering better work environment and building employees' engagement.
• Is responsible for monitoring and managing productivity and efficiency within the Gdansk ERM center

In terms of Management of Service Quality, ERM COE Site Manager:

• Takes responsibility for the quality of service to assigned clients.
• Helps to maintain standards of personal and professional performance/behavior among team colleagues ensuring their accountability and adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Supports his/her direct Managers, Team Leaders and their teams in ensuring the best service delivery upon agreed service delivery levels and/or operational agreement levels; support his/her direct manager in performing internal controls for all team deliverables.
• Ensures adherence to Company and Departmental policies and procedures.
• Is responsible for ensuring that contingency plans exist for the work of the team and where necessary contribute to the business continuity plans and tests.
• Performs general monitoring and internal control over team deliverables and other, as assigned by his/her direct Manager.

In terms of Relationships Management ERM COE Site Manager:

• Maintains close contact with his/her direct Manager/s, briefing him/her on all issues and problems both actual and potential.
• Develops and maintain good relationships with relevant colleagues in other company's departments and contacts within in-market teams, global process owners and at a corporate level.
• Acts as focal point for contacts and meetings with Clients at tactical and operational level.
• Participates in Service Reviews, operational partnership and ad hoc Client/ in-market team site meetings as requested accordingly to his/her role.

In terms of Communication ERM COE Site Manager:

• Conducts regular and structured team meetings on tactical and operational level, ensuring action points are followed up.
• Supports managers in establish and maintaining good working relationships with in-market teams and colleagues, communicating effectively through formalised reporting and ad hoc liaison.
• Ensures effective logging and resolution of enquiries and liaise with appropriate parties to resolve/ escalate queries / problems within agreed timescales [in agreement with his/her direct manager, depending on situation he/she may resolve/escalate on his/her own responsibility].
• Represents the ERM COE within the local management framework in Gdansk and communicates effectively and collaboratively both at a tactical and operational level amongst local departmental/operational peers.

Qualifications:

Skills:

• Fluency in English
• Very good numerical and analytical skills
• Very good working knowledge of Excel
• Very good working knowledge of Power Point
• Very good self and team time management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• Team player with strong verbal and written communication skills as well as task hierarchy set up skills
• Ability to observing and preventing potential issues; being proactive
• Good knowledge of in-market team/Client language, at least [if different than English]

Level Of Education:

• Master Degree in Finance, Accountancy or Business related degree [MBA degree and/or certified qualification like: ACCA, CIMA, CPA, etc. will be an asset]
• Obtained or studying towards obtaining a professional ERM qualification would be advantageous

Previous Level Of Experience:

• Professional experience in risk and/or other relevant according to company's management assessment.
• Documented experience in people management.
• Experience operating at a global level amongst a diverse set of peers and with leading teams through disruptive change

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As a first step we ask all candidates to fill out our online application form. Please enclose the CV in English and remember to save this document without any Polish characteristics also in file name.

To apply for the position please visit our website www.statestreet.com/plcareers

Job ID: 161158/ Location: Gdansk

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