Business Risk Manager - IT

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.
 

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.
 

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

As part of Lombard Odier Technology and Operations Business Risk Management function, your role is to support the 1st line Risk Management framework for Technology Risk on a global basis, covering all IT risk drivers in order to ensure that risks in the business are identified and appropriately managed.

YOUR ROLE

• Support the IT Run, Change, and IT Security Function Heads and teams with the execution of the IT Strategy (from a Risk management perspective).

• Construct and execute an IT risk based control monitoring plan (covering centralized and distributed controls), monitor the effectiveness of the first line IT risk controls and IT risk profile compared to the approved IT risk appetite.

• Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure the IT business risk management plan  is communicated, agreed and accepted

• Improve IT risk and performance indicators (production, analysis and escalation) and the associated risk appetite level.

• Support IT Process improvements and risk identification with the execution of IT Risk and Control Self-Assessments; leveraging ITIL best practices.

• Ensure IT risk event root cause analysis is challenged; ensure risk remediation actions are appropriate and undertaken to reduce risk of re-occurrence.

• Provide first class management information to support the ongoing risk profile of the IT business and to inform senior stakeholders and governance forums of the current risk profile

• Oversee the IT related Business Continuity Management (BCM) activities (IT DRP, testing, strategies).

• Engage with External Audit teams in the execution and challenge related to ISAE audits and annual Regulatory Audits. Engage with Internal Audit function to support IT Audit engagement and IT business response to audit issues.

• Embed a supportive IT Risk culture across all functions within Technology by promoting and supporting a culture of high sensitivity to risks.

YOUR PROFILE

• Master degree required.

• 5 years plus experience in the domain of IT Risk / Audit / Security, or equivalent in roles with strong exposure and experience in risk management within IT and / or operations.

• Work experience in the Private Banking Sector will be highly considered.

• Excellent understanding of IT related risks faced by Private Banks. CISA or CRISC certifications will be highly considered.

• Project Management experience (and PMI certification) will be highly considered.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English.

• Ability to deal with stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong interpersonal skills and stress resistance.

• Team player, can work with minimal supervision and take ownership of assigned activities.

• Resident in Switzerland.

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.