About this role
Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs, our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.
We love what we do and we love our team. We are 400+ and over 60 nationalities - a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.
We are looking for a skilled Risk Controlling Manager with strong technical expertise in financial risk management to support the Head of Risk Controlling & Financial Risk Management in the implementation and compliance of Risk Management requirements (internal and external regulatory requirements) for the bank and the group.
Responsibilities
- Carry out risk inventory and create the overall risk profile of the bank and the group.
- Operational fulfillment of risk management and controlling processes (identification, assessment, control, monitoring and communication) for the bank and the group.
- Develop and maintain System of Risk Indicators and Risk Early Detection Procedures for Financial Risk for the bank and the group.
- Realization of Validations of used Methods in the ICAAP and preparation of Validation Reports.
- Monitor the risk situation and risk-bearing capacity as well as review the limits set for the bank and the group.
- Prepare risk reports and presentation to Financial Risk Management and relevant stakeholders if requested for the bank and the group.
- Participate in knowledge sharing among the financial risk team
- Report on «Risk Management» and related initiatives to Solaris management, its implemented Committees when requested on the bank and group level.
- Coordinate and participate internal/external meetings with Auditors, regulators and other third party stakeholders if requested for the bank and the group.
- Fulfill relevant tasks related to outsourcing agreement for Risk Management related processes for daughter companies when applicable.
- We'd love to see
- Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.
- 3+ years of experience in financial risk management in a retail bank, financial institutions or relevant industries.
- Solid economic, business, mathematical/statistical knowledge.
- Educational degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Business Management, or any other related field.
- Good understanding of software for risk management
- Good knowledge of German banking law and regulatory standards related to risk management.
- Fluent in English to engage with all international team members within the company. German communication skills are a strong advantage.
- Analytical and detail-oriented.
- Conflict ability (willingness and ability to defend one’s position against resistance)
- Integrity
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Stakeholder management skills