Head of Controlling & Risk - Director
Core
Leads the Controlling & Risk department to identify, monitor, and report credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks across the Group while overseeing the internal control framework.
Role type
Director-level Head of Controlling & Risk
Builds
Group-wide risk management and internal control frameworks, regulatory reports, and risk monitoring dashboards
Domain
Banking / Financial Services / Risk Management
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Strategic leadership, multidisciplinary team management, credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, regulatory compliance (FINMA/Basel), risk governance, internal control frameworks, stress testing, reconciliation management
Preferred skills
Professional risk/audit/finance qualifications (FRM, PRM, CFA, etc.), experience in Category 3 banks, GRC platforms, data science/AI in risk, quantitative/model risk expertise
Technologies
GRC platforms, RCSA, KRI, incident management workflows, digital assets/cryptocurrencies
Responsibilities
Define department priorities and operating model; produce reports for Risk Committee and Board; maintain risk management policies and methodologies; oversee concentration analysis, limit monitoring, and stress testing; manage operational risk identification and reporting; supervise reconciliation of cash, securities, and cryptocurrencies; liaise with regulators (FINMA, SIX); lead new business risk analyses and transformation projects
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & multidisciplinary team management
