UBS

Head of Americas Global Banking Business Risk Management

UBS$150K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Global Banking Compliance, Business Risk Management, COO, or related control roles
  • Strong understanding of non-financial risk and compliance supervision within Global Banking
  • Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and demonstrating sound judgment
  • Leadership experience or readiness for broader responsibilities
  • Proficient analytical skills, especially with Excel (e.g. pivots, lookups)
  • Ability to create clear communication materials in PowerPoint
  • Familiarity with AI tools for analysis and drafting

Responsibilities

  • Support the delivery of the first line non-financial risk and supervisory framework across AMER Global Banking
  • Serve as a point of contact for risk, supervision, and control matters, providing business-aligned advice
  • Oversee key non-financial risk processes such as RCSAs, conflicts of interest, and non-financial risk events
  • Review and challenge risk and supervisory management information, escalating issues as needed
  • Lead local regulatory and audit examinations, acting as a representative for Global Banking BRM
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with Global Banking senior management and control partners
  • Present at relevant governance forums to communicate findings and updates

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth and leadership development
  • Engagement in cross-regional initiatives within a global team
  • Access to innovative AI tools for enhanced work efficiency
  • Involvement with high-level stakeholders in a fast-paced, corporate environment
  • Potential to shape and influence risk management strategies in a significant financial institution
Full Job Description
Your role

Are you passionate about operational risk and keen to understand how an Investment Bank manages it? Are you self-motivated, driven, and able to lead workstreams to meet deadlines? Do you have the confidence to constructively challenge processes and provide innovative solutions?

We're looking for someone who can support the Investment Bank in its first-line control and operational risk management activities, specifically to:
• Support delivery of the first line non financial risk and supervisory framework across AMER Global Banking
• Act as a point of contact for risk, supervision and control matters, providing pragmatic, business aligned advice
• Oversee key non financial risk processes, including RCSAs, conflicts of interest and inducements registers, non financial risk events and issues, and remediation tracking
• Review and challenge risk and supervisory MI, escalating material issues and employee conduct incidents as appropriate
• Responsibility to lead local regulatory and audit exams, representing GB BRM
• Build strong relationships with Global Banking senior management and control partners, and present at relevant governance forums

Your team

This role sits within the Investment Banking COO / Business Risk Management function, supporting the AMER Global Banking business.
Global Banking covers the firm's corporate advisory and capital markets activities, including M&A, Leveraged Finance / DCM, Corporate Lending and ECM. The role sits within a global BRM team reporting to the Head of Global Banking BRM, with scope to contribute to cross-regional initiatives.

Your expertise
• Experience in Global Banking Compliance, Business Risk Management, COO or a related control role
• Understanding of non financial risk and supervision within Global Banking, including information barriers, Banking-Research interactions, cross border risks, conflicts / inducements, RCSAs, risk events and conduct matters
• Proven ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders, exercising sound judgement
• People management experience, or readiness to step into broader leadership responsibility
• Analytical skills, including use of Excel (e.g. pivots / lookups)
• Ability to produce clear PowerPoint materials and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders
• Comfortable using AI enabled tools to support analysis and drafting, with a willingness to continue developing capability

About UBS

UBS Group AG is a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company founded in 1862 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS is one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the world, with a presence in over 50 countries. The company offers a wide range of financial services to its clients, including wealth management, investment banking, asset management, and retail banking. UBS is committed to providing its clients with innovative and effective financial solutions that meet their unique needs and goals.
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