Manager, Quality Risk Management, Consulting, Belfast or Derry, Londonderry

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Belfast UK & I Consulting Quality Team within EY.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating closely with supporting teams including Legal, Independence, and Business Resilience.
• Act as a point of contact for the review and resolution of contractual and operational risk management related queries, including:
  • Business relationships.
  • Liability.
  • Regulatory/Auditor Independence.
  • Data Protection.
  • Third party risk.
  • Terms & Conditions, Confidentiality Agreements and Data Protection.
  • General contracting and sub-contracting principles/practices.
• Review and advise on client agreements, Statements of Work, subcontracts, NDAs with varying levels of complexity and minimal direction, in accordance with EY’s contract negotiation guidelines and procedures.
• Address operational risk related issues as they arise, invoking appropriate escalation and support functions as required.
• Address contract related issues as they arise, with appropriate escalation to General Counsel and other support functions as required.
• Propose and assist with the development of solutions for the enhancement of Quality processes, practices and contracting.
• Identification and ongoing management of regulatory requirements, including Independence during commercial contracting negotiations.
• Support the deployment of specific Risk Management projects and initiatives and become involved in running risk mitigation assessment programmes.
• Provide wide-range support to the Consulting business, including operational risk management, compliance, and review of contracting/bid documents.

Requirements

• Working experience with general UK contracting terms.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of how operational mitigations are designed and implemented.
• Specific professional services and legal sector experience outside of the financial services/AML environment.

Skills and attributes

• Understanding of urgency, with an ability to break down complex queries in a timely manner.
• Intellectual agility/flexibility to rapidly understand/solve complex risk/contracting problems using commercial awareness.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders from Independence, Risk Management, and the wider Quality teams to discuss complex issues and seek resolution.
• Ability to work alongside the Firm’s partner group and be able to influence it in the successful design and implementation of Quality and Risk Management practices.
• Ability to be approachable, supportive, responsive and yet be prepared to make and defend difficult decisions on the application of contractual, regulatory and risk principles.
• Ability to present complex and difficult messages and feedback effectively using a variety of training and influencing techniques.

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