Senior Risk Governance

**Company Description**
Natixis in Portugal is fully integrated in the global organization of Natixis, a French multinational financial services firm specialized in Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, Insurance and Payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, Natixis counts nearly 16.000 employees across 38 countries.

Based in Porto, Natixis Centre of Expertise mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the bank’s business, operations and work culture worldwide, as a key driver of the company’s culture of agility and innovation. Teams of IT and Banking Support Activities work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting all the business lines and country platforms.

Natixis in Portugal is the best combination of a “start-up mindset” with a large, solid structure. Its unique culture gives true meaning to a “beyond banking” personality: to be a real entrepreneur, self-challenging, ever striving to excel and go that extra mile.

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team for the Americas, supporting the US Chief Risk Officer (US CRO) for the regional platform, has second line of defence responsibility for oversight of the risks of the Natixis Combined US Operations (“CUSO”). The position will support the US CRO with respect to the design, implementation, development, monitoring and oversight management of the risk programs.

The professional sought for this position will join the CUSO Risk Governance & Reporting function within ERM, as part of a team of experienced officers that articulate key initiatives and deliver assessments to senior risk experts. He/she/they will report into the Head of CUSO ERM Governance & Reporting.

The Risk Governance & Reporting Officer is tasked with core responsibilities as follows:

- Coordinate all aspects related to enterprise-level and cross-functional CUSO Risk Committees, including effective contribution to the formulation of agenda / meeting logistics / action plans and reviewing and challenging contributions from senior officers (business and risk);
- Maintain the reporting for various risk committees and articulating key informational updates for Senior Management and Board (defining methodology and standards; processes, tools, and systems; organizing efficient data collection);
- Prepare regular and time-sensitive analytics, visualizations and reports to Senior Management and the Board, in close collaboration with risk managers who provide necessary expertise;
- Participate in the design and implementation of appropriate data quality framework around risk reporting;
- Lead risk reporting improvement initiatives (related to CUSO enterprise-level risk programs) and coordinate associated activities across technology and other key stakeholders (across all three lines of defense teams).

Day-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- ** Risk Governance** - Provide support and administration for preparation of CUSO Risk Committees:

- Work with the Risk teams, supporting the Chief Risk Officer in assessing and supervising risk functions in the Americas including effective challenge across a wide range of risk types;
- Provide all committee documentation and logistics support (agenda, deck, minutes, follow up, ad-hoc analyses);
- Interact with the business lines to prepare the different committees;
- Support the maintenance of risk related Committee Charters;
- Identify and propose suggested opportunities for improved consistency, harmonization, or efficiencies across the governance committees and risk reporting activities.
- ** Risk-based Senior Management Dashboards** - Manage efforts for production of consolidated enterprise-level risk reporting, data management, and technology innovation that is fundamental to Risk Management within Natixis Combined US Operations:

- Acquire all data related to risk and compliance areas and ensure it is stored centrally while ensuring data quality, completeness, and consistency;
- Liaise with Risk Stripe leadership and business lines for timely and accurate contributions;
- Review key risk metrics, including limit breaches and / or threshold triggers, and provide in-depth analysis of any material events potentially impacting the firm’s risk profile and exposures;
- Consolidate risk and performance metrics and exceptions; contribute to MIS reporting for Senior Management;
- Lead design and development of reporting enhancements (e.g. use of AI tools for ‘smart dashboarding’).
- ** Risk Framework** - Assist with the development and maintenance of frameworks, policies and procedures relating to Enterprise Risk Management programs and implement effectively throughout the Firm:

- Continued maturity and ongoing maintenance of tools/systems to support the enterprise in producing aggregate risk analysis reports, with a specific focus on designing and establishing data quality management dashboards for key risk reports;
- Update or document Enterprise Risk guide