Operational Risk Manager (Cybersecurity / Compliance / Fraud Prevention)

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement the operational risk management framework at group level.
• Develop and maintain operational risk management and resilience policies and procedures.
• Identify, assess, and monitor major operational risks, including fraud, IT failures, cyber-attacks, and human errors.
• Ensure compliance with local and international regulations (BCEAO, Basel III, COSO, DORA).
• Implement and regularly update the operational risk mapping for the holding company and subsidiaries.
• Coordinate Risk Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) and propose risk mitigation plans.
• Develop and oversee a structured process for collecting and analyzing operational risk incidents.
• Maintain an operational risk incident database and ensure regulatory reporting of significant incidents.
• Supervise the validation process for new products, ensuring rigorous risk assessments before implementation.
• Design and implement an operational resilience program aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and oversee business continuity (BCP) and disaster recovery (DRP) plans.
• Conduct regular continuity tests and crisis simulations.
• Implement key risk indicators (KRIs) and ensure effective risk reporting to senior management.
• Train and raise awareness among teams on operational risk management and resilience.
• Ensure coordination with subsidiary risk managers and ensure regulatory compliance across the group.

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• A Bachelor’s Degree, along with a completed relevant Master’s Degree.
• 8 to 12 years of experience in operational risk management, business continuity, or internal audit in a bank or financial institution.
• Proven experience in risk management at a group level with multiple subsidiaries.
• Strong knowledge of BCEAO, Basel III, COSO, ISO 22301 (Business Continuity), and ISO 27001 (IT Security) regulations.
• Expertise in risk analysis methods (risk mapping, RCSA, KRI, incident analysis).
• Proficiency in business continuity management tools (BCP, DRP, crisis management scenarios).
• Experience with risk reporting tools (SAS, Power BI, advanced Excel, GRC software).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership abilities and capacity to work across multiple departments.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• Operational Risk: Ensure risk mapping coverage exceeds 90% and minimize operational losses.
• Operational Resilience: 100% business continuity coverage for critical activities and recovery times under 4 hours.
• Compliance: Ensure over 95% implementation of audit recommendations.
• New Product Risk Analysis: 100% of new products undergo risk assessment before launch.
• Risk Culture: Maintain a training participation rate of over 80% across subsidiaries.

 

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Caleb Ebrahim at cebrahim@caglobalint.com

 

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Caleb Ebrahim

Recruitment Consultant

CA Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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