Risk Manager Regulatory & Risk Framework

As Risk Manager Regulatory Framework you will work on some of the most urgent issues for the bank: regulatory change. Do you want to play an active role in this dynamic changing environment? Do you want to take on a lot of responsibilities and have an immediate impact on complex topics that matter for society?

Financial regulations are constantly evolving and shape the financial services landscape significantly. It is crucial for Rabobank to stay on top of these regulatory changes, to effectively and efficiently manage these changes in the Netherlands and abroad, by having  a strategic and forward-looking approach and assess the impact of proposed regulations on the operations of Rabobank and our clients.

The Regulatory Framework Team owns the Regulatory Change & Adherence (RC&A) framework, the supporting tools and Policy document management. The team is in charge of distributing the regulatory initiatives set by regulators, monitoring the RC&A process and regulatory reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency of regulatory implementations.
• Improve and simplify Policy document Management.
• Maintain an ongoing internal dialogue and raise awareness regarding regulations: maintain an effective network with relevant regulatory owners, policy document owners, regulatory experts and other stakeholders.
• Use this network to develop a comprehensive and timely understanding of emerging changes in regulatory focus.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the regulatory environment and regulatory developments, both in the European Union and in other key jurisdictions; and use this understanding to identify potential challenges and opportunities for Rabobank's businesses.
• Support Regulatory Implementation teams in applying the RC&A process.
• Report on regulatory implementations.

You and your job

As Risk Manager Regulatory Framework, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, coordinating and delivering on a number of regulatory topics to ensure timely and full implementation of current and future regulations.. The position involves working with risk specialists from other CRO departments, especially Operational Risk and Compliance and representatives from Rabobank’s business lines, subsidiaries, regions, but also Group Functions like Finance, Legal and Sustainability, Specialist knowledge is welcome,  a broad interest in regulations and how they relate to the core activities of the bank, is essential.

Practical Examples

• Have conversations with implementation owners and regulatory owners (senior managers of the bank) about roles, responsibilities and expectations of the RC&A framework;
• Monitor the effectiveness of the RC&A process;
• Deliver tools for the ‘lineage’ between new regulations, policies of the bank and the implementation of the regulatory requirements in the organization;
• Or become the secretary of the Regulatory Oversight Committee and support the secretary of Group Risk Management Committee, both senior risk management committees of the bank;
• Or become specialist in regulatory adherence reporting. Experience or interest in improving the reporting process by Power BI tools is a plus;
• PDM coordinator: gatekeeper of the Policy House Portal, improve policy document management, monitor and report on policy management related KPI’s.

Regulatory & Risk Framework team

• The Regulatory & Risk Framework team is responsible for regulatory adherence, risk governance, risk strategy, risk identification, risk appetite, risk reporting.
• We are a team with people that have broad banking and overarching risk management experience and we will assign responsibilities to individuals in the team based on personal interests, experience and availability.

Facts & Figures

• More than 40.000 Rabobank colleagues around the world
• About 15 colleagues in the Regulatory & Risk Framework team
• 36 hours per week

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of diversity. Bringing together people's differences makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our team.

The Regulatory & Risk Framework team is part of Enterprise Risk. Enterprise Risk focuses on financial risks, however, Regulatory & Risk Framework has an oversight position not specific for a risk type, and collaborates  with Operational Risk, Compliance and Legal..

We work together as one results-driven team at Rabobank. Talking of Rabobank: We are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.

You and your talent

• Legal, Finance or Economics master degree, or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with the regulatory environment of an international bank
• Risk management experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Project management skills are a plus
• Excellent command of both the Dutch and English language

This is what we offer you

• A salary in the range between €4.292,40 and €7.307,58 (Scale 9 or 10 of the Rabobank CLA, depending on role and experience).
• A cultural and gender diverse team with all levels of seniority that is focused on impact as a team and development of individuals.
• An Employee Benefit Budget according to job grade: you decide how to spend this budget. This may include buying extra leave days, making extra pension contributions or even receiving a monthly cash pay-out.

This is a selection of the terms of employment for a Risk Manager Regulatory & Risk Framework based on a 36-hour working week. You can find all terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

You and the job application process

Apply to the vacancy for Risk Manager Regulatory & Risk Framework at Rabobank.

• Any questions about the job content? Contact: Monique Batenburg, Teamlead  Regulatory  Framework via Monique.Batenburg@rabobank.nl
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