Head of Risk Management

vacancy

Head of Risk Management

About Us:

At Trusted Novus Bank Limited, we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of financial integrity and regulatory compliance. We are currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Financial Crime & Security Officer.

Objectives of the Role:

• Support the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) by owning the day-to-day operation, maintenance, development and embedding of the Bank’s Risk Management Framework (RMF).

• Lead the Risk Management team.

• Ensure effective embedding of the RMF in line with the RMF policy and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Own the Bank’s Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and the Risk & Control Log.

• Own the operational risk framework, including incidents, loss events, issues, actions, root-cause analysis, thematic reviews and escalation.

• Management of the Bank’s ICAAP, ILAAP, Recovery Plan and stress-testing processes, working with the relevant specialist teams.

• Maintain the Risk Taxonomy, policies, methods and tools.

• Manage Policy and Procedures (SOPs) updates as required, identifying and defending the need for amendment.

• Own the risk appetite framework, including KRIs, limits, triggers, monitoring, breach management and escalation.

• Close engagement with product and project teams to support the assessment of risks and project, product and service delivery.

• Provide subject matter expert advice to the business relating to risk management.

Criteria for Success:

• The RMF, Risk Taxonomy, methodologies, policies and SOPs are current, approved and demonstrably embedded across the Bank.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Bank’s risks and the existing controls designed to mitigate them
• All material risks and controls have named owners, current assessments, appropriate evidence and tracked remediation actions.
• RCSAs and KRIs are complete, reliable and timely.
• Incidents, breaches and actions are escalated and closed promptly.
• Prepare in a timely manner relevant reports/memos and minutes when required
• Able to provide systematic and accurate risk reporting to different audiences
• MRC reporting is accurate, timely, concise and forward-looking, clearly identifying exposures, appetite performance, control effectiveness, overdue actions and decisions required.
• Ability to perform thematic or focused reviews with limited guidance
• Challenge the status quo, think laterally and provide insight and guidance to business risk owners
• The team delivers credible oversight and challenge.
• Actively participate in risk projects and initiatives

Business Role Specific Competencies:

• Demonstrable senior-level experience of financial and / or non-financial risk management within a regulated retail, corporate or private bank.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a Risk Management team, set priorities, manage change and hold senior stakeholders to account.
• Proven RMF, RCSA, appetite and control-assessment capability.
• Strong 3 Lo D, governance and regulatory knowledge.
• Effective risk-data and GRC capability.
• Strong attention to detail, quality and accuracy
• Ability to identify practical, proportionate and sustainable solutions to complex risk and control issues.
• Demonstrate drive and initiative
• Create results through performance
• Prioritise and maintain focus on priority issues
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively and in a team-oriented environment
• Strong presentation skills when reporting
• Identify education and development needs within the role

How to Apply

If you meet the above requirements and are eager to contribute to a dynamic and growing team, we encourage you to apply.Kindly submit your application via the link below no later than 18 th September 2026.