Role: Chief Risk Officer.

Grade: VP.

Location: Chennai.

Job Summary

The role works proactively in identifying internal and external risks, building robust internal controls, risk reporting that impact direct and indirect processes/policies, understanding of various processes that will help identify emerging risks, multi-country Laws and Regulations to help build out the proper controls. Also a guardian of the digital universe enables digital innovation, while building cyber risk resilience leveraging risk technology to predict risk outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Accountable for the risk management operations of the company, to include the integration of risk concepts into strategic planning, and risk identification and mitigation activities.

Principal accountabilities are:

- Responsible to manage various risks Financial, Technology, Brand, Reputational, Legal, Business, Statutory & Regulatory, Compliance, Strategy, Program, Innovation and Operational risk.

- Create an integrated risk framework for the entire organization.

- Assess risk throughout the organization and quantify risk limits.

- Designs and implements methods for avoiding potential threats using available risk metric software and personal knowledge of the industry.

- Deliver regular risk analysis reports to company executives complete with actionable plans for avoiding or preventing potential threats at all levels.

- Advise on directing capital to projects based on risk and monitor the progress of risk mitigation activities.

- Create and disseminate risk measurements and reports .

- Communicate to key stakeholders regarding the risk profile of the business.

- Develop insurance strategies and financing techniques to appropriately deal with any unanticipated losses.

- Oversee all audits of accounting practices, safety measures, and compliance reports. Conduct regular risk assessments either through a team of risk management experts or personally.

- Manage and prepare all documentation related to risk assessments and reviews of standard operating procedures.

Required Skills / Abilities

- Must have extensive knowledge of finance and insurance strategies to build up preventative measures against potential losses.

- Must be a proven leader and manager, able to take charge and act assertively without guidance.

- Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

- Must possess knowledge of risk analysis, database management, risk metrics, and capital management.

- Strong knowledge of control frameworks and the ability to design and evaluate effectiveness of controls embedded within business processes.

- Knowledge of the risk and governance standards & Corporate Governance Principles.

- Extensive knowledge of legal requirements and compliance regulations.

- Must have strong interpersonal skills to manage large teams.

- Must be both a problem solver and a risk taker.

- Proficient with risk management, auditing techniques, and accounting standards and principles.

- Ability to work independently in a collaborative environment whereby you are flexible and able to leverage resources of other groups.

- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-growing environment.