Senior Consultant Financial Services Risk w/ focus on Resilience and Business Continuity Management

Senior Consultant Financial Services Risk w focus on Resilience and Business Continuity Management

**Location:** Zurich **Other locations:** Primary Location Only **Salary:** Competitive **Date:** 3 Mar 2024

Job Description:

Requisition ID: 506602

At EY, you will have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself and a better working world for all.

The Opportunity:

Our Consulting business offers a broad range of functional and cross-country services dedicated to providing high value and trusted advice to clients, with a specific focus on business transformation programs in the Financial Services industry. We are currently looking for a motivated and committed Senior Consultant or experienced Consultant (80-100%) with Operational Resilience, Business Continuity Management (BCM), or Information Security related experience to further strengthen our practice within the Financial Services Consulting Risk Actuarial team in Zurich.

Within Financial Services Consulting Risk Actuarial, the GRC (Governance, Risk, Controls) Internal Audit Team is part of a global network of risk management specialists working together with most of the largest financial services companies. We support our clients with solutions to identify, assess, steer, and monitor non-financial and compliance risks.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Provide advice, design, and implement Operational Resilience BCM frameworks in line with Swiss and international regulatory requirements (e.g., PRA, FINMA, EBA)
• Support Internal and External Audits on Operational Resilience and BCM Frameworks at banks and insurance companies
• Work together with our Third-Party Risk specialists to ensure adequate coverage of Operational Resilience aspects in TPRM frameworks
• Keep track of the latest regulatory developments in Operational Resilience and develop go-to-market material for client sessions

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Prior experience in Operational Resilience BCM or Information Security IT Risk, either in an execution or advisory role
• Interest in risk compliance and/or internal audit in the financial services industry
• Fluency in English
• Previous experience as a Business Continuity Manager/Officer
• Basic knowledge of Operational Resilience, Information Security IT Risk Management, and/or IT Service Continuity Management, in addition to your core experience
• Fluency in spoken German, intermediate level in written German
• A degree in a business or technology-related area, ideally with an interdisciplinary focus (e.g., interfaces between business and IT)
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Experience in the banking, insurance, or consulting industry
• Strong interest in technology

What We Look For:

• Entrepreneurial mindset and an innovative spirit
• Motivated, ambitious, and self-driven personality
• Willingness to go the extra mile
• Goal-oriented team player with analytical and organizational skills

What We Offer:

• International, multicultural team of highly motivated professionals
• Constant personal development with a steep learning curve, a system of trainings, mentoring, counseling, and on-the-job learning
• Modern working environment and equipment fostering mobile working flexibility
• Transparent and collaborative working culture