Head of Group Risk Management
Umicore
- Bruxelles
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Develop risk management strategies and frameworks to effectively anticipate, quantify, and mitigate risks within the defined boundaries
- Monitor the financial risk profile, risk metrics, conduct stress tests and strategic what-if analyses to assess potential impacts
- Aggregate risk information obtained from various Functional and Business Groups
- Interpret key risk indicators and risk dashboards, providing valuable insights to support decision-making
- Oversee the implementation of risk management practices, training programs, and ensure common standards and methodologies are applied and understood by various stakeholders (e.g., Investor Relations, sales, procurement, operations, …)
- Enhance key existing business processes such as financial planning, budgeting, corporate strategy, investor relations, etc., by adding a risk layer
- Escalate major issues in mitigation tracking to the financial risk committee to avoid delays in execution timelines
- Manage timelines, functional risk meetings, and workshops as required
- Prepare financial risk committee meetings and consolidate outcomes for management
- Reporting to the CFO, act as a 2nd line of defense in the financial risk management governance structure
- Communicate consolidated risk-related decisions back to Business Groups
- Function as a sparring, advising partner for important business and investment decisions, providing risk insights and acting as the go-to risk expert on corporate level
- Champion consistency and coherence by harmonizing underlying parameters across diverse opportunities, ensuring accuracy and reliability in assessing risks and investments
- Have Senior Director-level experience or above in a similar role, preferably within a multinational organization
- Hold a Master's degree in finance, statistics, or a related field; or equal through experience
- Have gained a minimum of 15 years of experience in controlling, risk management or in similar functions
- Showcase an enterprise and strategic mindset and the ability to align financial risk management with Umicore's long-term goals
- Proven leadership track record over multi-functional teams and executive presence
- Posses strong analytical and quantitative skills to analyze financial data, identify trends, and assess impacts
- Demonstrate expertise in risk management practices
- Have experience in change management, planning, developing and implementing programs; show decisiveness, initiative & strong stakeholder management across various cultures
- Possess solid conceptual understanding of business models
- Follow the dynamics in different markets/regions/industries related to Umicore business