Description

Position description Business unit Global Risk Management - Risk Management

Job title Junior Operational Risk Manager F/M

Contract type Permanent

Candriam Group Presentation
Candriam is a global multi-specialist asset manager and a recognized pioneer and leader in sustainable investment. For more than 25 years, Candriam has offered innovative and diversified investment solutions across many asset classes including fixed income, equities, absolute return , asset allocation and illiquid assets.

As a Responsible Employer, Equal Employment Opportunity is crucial to Candriam. We are committed to building the best global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We provide an inclusive work environment and support wellbeing and work-life balance.

Mission
As a member of the Risk Management department (27 people working in Belgium, France and Luxembourg), you will be part of the Operational Risk Management Team.

Responsabilities
You will be part of a team of 5 people responsible for monitoring operational risks. Your missions will be as follows:

• Analysis of operational incidents (root cause analysis and identification of remediation and preventive action plans) and statistics on their evolution and concentration.
• Performing a second level of control on fund and mandate performance fees calculations.
• Participation to the coordination of the periodical Risk & Control Self-Assessment exercise and challenging of the different business units in this context.
• Establishment of risk cartographies on areas identified as potentially at risk.
• Monitoring of the effective realization in due time of the preventive action plans identified.
• Performing the MIFID suitability assessment.
• Collaboration with colleagues on other Operational Risk Management topics such as Business Continuity Plan maintenance or Third Party Risk Management.
• More generally, participation to the staff awareness on operational risk, to the organization of the Operational Risk Committee, to the team task automation and to the reporting on operational risks.

Profile Min 2 years of experience within the Asset Management Industry or the banking sector, as fund auditor, operational risk manager or equivalent.

- Good knowledge of financial instruments and of financial institutions and markets working,
- Strong affinity for IT matters,
- Critical mind and ability to differentiate risk criticalness
- Rigorous but able of pragmatism
- Good communicator
- Team player and comfortable in a multicultural environment
- Proactive attitude and solution-oriented
- Knowledge of Python and/or Power Automate is a plus.
- Fluent in English and French. Dutch would be appreciated

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Position location Job location Europe, Belgium

City Brussels

Candidate criteria Education 4. Master's Degree II / Bac+5

Minimum level of experience required 2-5 years

Languages

• English (C1 - Fluent)
• French (C1 - Fluent)