Chief Risk Manager at Tophire Africa

TopHire Africa is a timeless and innovative HR-Consulting Service provider that's geared towards delivering recruitment and training of qualitative verified talent

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Risk Manager

Location: Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time

Purpose of Role

• The Business Risk Manager sits within the first line of defence and is responsible for supporting the Business Development function in the effective identification, ownership, management, and control of risks arising from its activities.
• The role works closely with business stakeholders to embed robust risk management practices into day‑to‑day operations.

Primary Responsibilities of Role

• Act as a first line risk partner to the business, supporting the identification, ownership, management, and control of risks arising from day‑to‑day activities.
• Facilitate and maintain Risk and Control Self‑Assessments (RCSAs), ensuring risks, controls, and mitigations are accurately identified, documented, and kept up to date.
• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing effectiveness of key controls, working with business owners to address control gaps and weaknesses.
• Oversee the identification, escalation, and remediation of operational risk events and issues, including coordination of root cause analysis and tracking of management actions.
• Support the monitoring of the Bank’s risk profile, including key risk indicators (KRIs), emerging risks, and trends, escalating concerns in line with governance expectations.
• Provide practical risk advice and challenge to support risk‑informed decision‑making, change initiatives, and new business activities.
• Support adherence to risk appetite, policies, and standards, embedding them into business processes and ways of working.
• Promote a strong risk and control culture through training, awareness, and ongoing engagement with stakeholders.
• Act as a key liaison with second line risk, compliance, and internal audit, supporting reviews, responding to findings, and ensuring timely closure of actions.

Experience

• 10-12 years of experience working in a commercial bank
• Significant experience in a senior first line business risk, operational risk, or control role, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading RCSAs, control assurance, and issues management across a business area or function.
• Advanced understanding of risk and control design, control effectiveness, and sustainable remediation of control weaknesses.
• Proven track record of managing material operational risk events, including oversight of root cause analysis, escalation, and delivery of sustainable remediation.
• Experience overseeing and interpreting risk MI, KRIs, and trend analysis,

Application Closing Date
15th June, 2026.