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Head of Operational Risk Management B-3 (all genders, fixed-term until 09/2026)

Location: Vienna

Working Hours: Full-time

Occupation Area: Risk management

Company: Erste Group Bank AG

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Erste Group was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank and today it is one of the largest banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). As an attractive employer, Erste Group offers interesting career opportunities in an international environment.

The unit Operational Risk Management is essential within Group Enterprise-wide & OpRisk Management ensuring performance in terms of a qualitative and quantitative risk management, in particular: Group OpRisk RWA Management Pillar 1 and 2, OpRisk Loss data Management (including Regulatory Reporting and lessons learned) and implementation of an overall Group Operational Resilience Governance. In this role you are responsible for leading, fostering, motivating and developing a team of 12 people.

Your Tasks

• Basel IV compliance and optimization (focus on RWA and Reporting, as well as relevant policy updates)
• Simplify Pillar 2 capital calculation, including development of new Scenario Analysis approach and Forward-looking scenario integration
• Responsibility for regular reporting and committees (ROCC, LOCC)
• Internal Control System (Focus on methodology and reporting)
• Implementation and establishment of Operational Resilience Governance
• Ensure a smooth integration of SSK tasks in daily business

Your Background

• At least some managerial experience in risk management in the financial services industry, audit or financial consulting companies
• Deep understanding of banking / risk management framework and relevant regulations in order to provide expert advice
• You drive change and collaboration
• Capability to derive conclusions out of complex topics and communicate the results in a understandable and visually clear way
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills - both in German and English
• Affinity for numbers and ability to bring together and present them to different audiences
• Feeling accountable and responsible for deliverables and the team

Our Offer

• Great Exposure to senior management / regulatory authorities and being the representative of the unit in various committees
• In this role you will contribute to the overall bank-wide strategic initiatives focusing on ERM 2026
• This position is announced as a maternity leave replacement and is therefore limited until 09/2026
• Discover and enjoy the benefits of Erste Group
• The minimum wage for this full-time position in accordance with the collective agreement with complete fulfillment of the functional profile is EUR 59.530,65 gross per year. But this is just a formality - we would be happy to talk about your actual salary in person!
• We offer our employees the opportunity to divide their hours between working from home and at the office.
• We consider the diversity of our employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.

Contact

Barbara Mateju

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