: DWS - Senior Risk Manager - Adverse Impacts (ESG)

The Chief Risk Office (CRO) within DWS is an independent function responsible for protecting the business as well as being a trusted adviser and partner for supporting sustainable business growth.

CRO is responsible for ensuring that DWS meets its regulatory and contractual commitments as well as the expectations of clients, shareholders and regulators that the organisation "does what is right rather than just what is allowed". CRO seeks to protect DWS against losses and reputational damage, through effective oversight and advice, underpinned by an exemplary risk culture. CRO has been designed to balance the need for alignment with the DWS business whilst maintaining independence and strong relationships with DB Group key control functions. The CRO governance structure supports a holistic risk and control view. This ability for the control groups to work together seamlessly allows for effective and timely advice to our stakeholders and partners and effective decision making thereby managing the risks, and supporting the sustainable growth, of a world leading asset manager.

The Risk platform is the independent risk oversight function of DWS, with sustainability risk playing a pivotal role in driving the commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices. The team leads sustainability risk management efforts, ensuring that ESG considerations are integrated into the risk management framework and risk management processes. The team works closely together with various functions within the organization, both within the Risk Management Division as well as with other Divisions of DWS group - in particular the Finance Division, Product Division as well as the Investment Platform., * Integration and management of PAI s into key components of the DWS Group's risk management framework, for example key sustainability activities, risk taxonomy, risk strategy, risk appetite, procedures and frameworks.
* Principal Adverse Impact implementation in the context of EU SFDR and other regulations.
* Cover 2nd line of defense responsibilities for PAI-related risks, aligning with 1st line of defense PAI risk owners
* Planning, execution and reporting on PAI risk management implementation activities.
* Contribute to operationalizing ESG/sustainability frameworks, regulations and policies (e.g., SFDR principle adverse impact, CSRD, scenario analyses, policies on climate, biodiversity, human rights, EU Taxonomy), into key components of ESG/sustainability risk management.
* CSRD, TCFD, Scenario Analysis, Principal Adverse Impact implementation
* Responsibility for ongoing risk management activities related to principle adverse impact, in context of PAI and ESG/sustainability risks at the enterprise level, such as risk appetite reporting, vendor risk assessment, and implementation of controls related to greenwashing risks.
* Planning, organizing, conducting and evaluating workshops to develop new methods and processes as well as developing and delivering training on PAI and ESG/sustainability risks.
* Develop and implement new methodologies and processes for managing PAI ESG/sustainability risks in the DWS Group as part of strategic, financial and non-financial risks in collaboration with the respective risk functions and business units.
* Provide technical and disciplinary leadership to a staff member in the execution of ESG risk-related project activities and ongoing risk management activities.
* You will report to the Head of ESG/Sustainability Risk.