Senior Third Party Risk Manager (m/w/d)

Identify risks early, understand connections, and actively shape the future: In this key role, you will monitor third-party risks and contribute to ensuring that PostFinance remains safe and successful even in a demanding and dynamic environment. In doing so, you will gain a unique insight into the essential business processes and subject areas of the bank and work together with specialists and managers from a wide variety of areas. Particularly exciting: The topic of Third Party Risk Management is currently being further expanded. This gives you the opportunity to help shape new processes and standards and to actively influence the further development of this function. If you want to analyze complex risks, take responsibility, and act in an environment with a lot of independence and scope for design, we look forward to getting to know you.

Why you start with us

Time for recovery
6 weeks of vacation and the possibility of unpaid leave.

Flexible working models
Part-time, job sharing, and top sharing.

Individual development
Diverse training and further education offers, temporary job changes, and stages.

Modern working worlds
Modern workplaces, co-working in Bern and Zürich, as well as home office in many areas.

Maternity & paternity leave
18 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paternity leave.

Health in focus
Preventive offers, ergonomic workplaces, and targeted support during longer absences.

Mobility offers
Free Halbtax or discounted GA as well as attractive bicycle, car-sharing, and e-car offers.

Lived equal opportunity
Among other things through transparent salary information in our job advertisements.

What you can achieve

• As part of the independent risk control (2nd Line), you monitor the risks and controls in the third-party area and assess their appropriate management
• You ensure the identification and assessment of operational risks as well as the effectiveness of relevant controls within the framework of the Internal Control System
• You analyze complex risk situations, derive sound recommendations, and present your findings in an audience-appropriate manner to specialist departments, management, and committees
• You actively further develop the monitoring of third parties and establish new processes, methods, and standards for a future-oriented Third Party Risk Management
• You perform risk-based monitoring activities such as financial, media, or concentration risk monitorings, due diligence validations, as well as the assessment of ISAE/SOC reports
• You prepare decision-making bases for the Executive Board and Board of Directors and support the further development of our risk management tool as well as data-based evaluations

What you bring with you

• At least five years of professional experience in Third Party Risk Management, Outsourcing Risk Management, operational risk management, or Internal Control System (IKS)
• Degree from a higher technical college, university of applied sciences, or university, preferably in business administration, risk management, legal studies, or a comparable field
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as the ability to assess complex issues soundly
• High level of initiative, independence, and enjoyment in driving topics independently and setting priorities
• Convincing appearance as well as assertiveness in exchange with specialist departments, managers, and committees
• Strong communication and team competence as well as enthusiasm for helping to shape new processes, methods, and standards