Senior Risk Management Officer – Operational Risk (HBTF Bahrain)

About the role

HBTF is looking for a Senior Risk Management Officer in its Bahrain branch to coordinate operational risk management activities and support the wider risk function under the supervision of the Head of Operational Risk. The role covers operational risk, fraud, key risk indicators and emerging exposures, and helps coordinate credit, market, liquidity, business continuity and information security risk activities.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the branch's operational risk management activities, including RCSAs, risk and control assessments, control testing and monitoring of corrective actions.
• Monitor and analyse operational risk incidents, fraud risks, key risk indicators and emerging exposures, prepare risk reports and escalate material concerns.
• Support reviews of policies, procedures, new products, systems and process changes from a risk management perspective, including regulatory requirements.
• Help coordinate, on behalf of Head Office Risk Management, the branch's wider risk activities (credit, market, liquidity, business continuity and information security/cyber risks).
• Collect, review and consolidate risk information, assessments and reports from responsible functions, and monitor risk exposures, exceptions, regulatory requirements and outstanding actions.
• Assist with cross-functional risk reviews, stress testing, business continuity arrangements and information security risk assessments, without taking ownership of specialist first-line activities.
• Help prepare and coordinate periodic risk management reporting, committee materials and regulatory or Head Office submissions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in risk management, Business Administration, Finance, Banking, Accounting or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant banking experience in risk management, with practical operational risk experience and exposure to coordinating other risk areas.
• Sound understanding of operational risk and good working knowledge of credit, market and liquidity risk, including their drivers, assessment methods, monitoring and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of the Bahrain banking environment and Central Bank of Bahrain requirements.
• Relevant risk certifications (e.g. ORM, PRM or FRM) are an advantage.
• Only Bahrainis and expatriates currently working in the Bahraini banking sector may apply.

Required skills

• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and attention to detail.
• Ability to write clear reports and communicate findings effectively.
• Stakeholder management and coordination skills, with strong organisational skills and ability to meet competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint; familiarity with risk management systems is an advantage.
• Good written and spoken English and Arabic.