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Barclays

Director - Head of Operational Risk Americas

new york city, NY

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Job description

hackajob is collaborating with Barclays to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Role Specific Responsibilities:

* Lead oversight of the Americas operational risk portfolio, providing an integrated view of the region's risk profile and emerging risk themes.

* Drive the development and implementation of IHC-specific operational risk appetite, key risk indicators (KRIs), and risk guardrails.

* Partner across legal entities, businesses, and risk disciplines to influence risk outcomes and deliver a consistent risk management approach.

* Analyze and synthesize operational risk insights across the region to identify trends, challenge risk assumptions, and inform senior management decision-making.

* Represent the Head of Operational Risk Americas at senior governance forums and risk committees, providing effective challenge and credible risk leadership as required.

Expected experience:

* Extensive experience in Operational Risk Management or Enterprise Risk within a large, complex financial services organization, with a strong understanding of non-financial risk frameworks and governance.

* Demonstrated ability to develop and implement risk appetite frameworks, key risk indicators (KRIs), metrics, and management information, translating risk data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.

* Strong understanding of operational risk exposures across businesses, legal entities, and risk categories, with the ability to synthesize multiple risk perspectives into a clear and cohesive regional risk view.

* Proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders across geographies, business lines, and functional disciplines, operating effectively in a highly matrixed and global environment.

* Experience engaging with senior governance forums, risk committees, regulators, and executive management, with the credibility and presence to represent the function at the most senior levels.

* Strong leadership and relationship management capabilities, with the ability to drive outcomes through collaboration and influence rather than direct authority.

Purpose of the role

To provide independent review and challenge of the Operational Risk elements of particular risk categories across the

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