Senior Manager- Risk Consulting- FSRM Ernst & Young AE

As a Financial Services Risk Senior Manager, you will lead and deliver complex FS Risk engagements and provide technical direction across workstreams. You will operate as a trusted team leader owning day-to-day delivery, coaching team members, managing stakeholders and proactively updating engagement Directors and Partners on progress, risks and dependencies. You will build strong relationships with clients and internal peers, contribute to compelling presentations and support business development through proposals and pursuit materials.

Skills and attributes for success

• Leading and delivering financial risk and risk transformation programs, domestically and/or internationally
• Ability to analyse current-state reporting and the underlying complexity (requirements, data, reporting solutions and operating model)
• Experience across finance and data/reporting initiatives; strong IT and financial accounting knowledge to bridge business and technology
• Ability to profile and interpret data constructs and translate them into meaningful business constructs
• Self-motivated, with strong energy, drive and accountability
• Proven ability to lead teams and projects, communicate and influence senior stakeholders, resolve issues and deliver under pressure
• Learning agility able to ramp up quickly, explore new ideas and identify opportunities

To qualify for the role, you should have

• 10+ years of strong Financial Services Risk experience within leading FS organisations and/or top-tier consultancy firms
• Prior experience working (as an employee or a consultant) with government-owned financial institutions particularly development funds and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)
• Experience in as many of the following areas: quantitative analytics, treasury and treasury operations, investments, market risk, performance measurement, ALM/FTP, fixed income, derivatives and hedging, credit risk modelling and ECL, liquidity analysis, financial planning and forecasting, capital and RWA management/optimisation, risk appetite, credit lifecycle and operating model, loan pricing and analytics, etc.
• Experience in economic capital modelling, economic analysis, data analytics, design and implementation of ERM solutions, and deployment / integration of risk analytics into business processes, etc.
• Prior experience in credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and/or operational risk
• Ideally, the previous experience in developed markets (e.g., EU, US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.) and some presence in, or connection to, MENA is preferred
• Strong educational background from a top institution in a quantitative discipline (finance, economics, actuarial science or related)
• Experience working in a project-based, team-oriented environment (ideally consulting), with a proven track record of managing teams and delivering in fast-paced, demanding settings
• Strong understanding of the credit lifecycle, including experience with credit rating and analysis and approval processes
• Foundational understanding of AI/GenAI concepts and practical familiarity with common tools (e.g., prompt engineering basics, model lifecycle concepts, responsible AI, and productivity platforms such as Microsoft Copilot/ChatGPT) and how they can be applied to risk and finance use cases
• Excellent analytical, report-writing, facilitation and presentation skills

Ideally, you ll also have

• Hands-on exposure to using AI/GenAI to accelerate delivery (e.g., research synthesis, requirements drafting, analytics, documentation) and awareness of AI risk considerations (model risk management, data privacy, and governance)
• Experience with analytical and risk management tools/systems (e.g., SAS, Murex, VBA, MATLAB)
• Professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, PRM, etc.
• Willingness to travel across the region, as required