At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what's next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Location: Kraków

Type of work: full time

Hybrid model: Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old

At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we've outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we welcome your application.

Senior Operational Risk Advisor

Join us as a Senior Operational Risk Advisor within our Enterprise Risk Management Function. Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting an Investor Services Senior Risk Advisor, working within the Enterprise Risk Management team that supports our Investor Services division of BBH. The successful candidate will be responsible for proactive identification, assessment, monitoring, measurement, and mitigation of operational risks. As a risk & control advisor you will provide analysis, advice and support the management in understanding & controlling their risk profile.

This role will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of business functions locally and globally, including other control functions such as Internal Audit, Legal and Compliance, and make an impact within a critical and highly visible global firm.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a warning signal to management in relation to business activities to ensure they remain in line with BBH’s stated risk appetite.
Support product division leaders in their proactive identification, measurement, management and monitoring of risk within the InServ line of business.
Promote a culture of risk awareness, transparency and escalation through formal and informal training and awareness initiatives.
Participate in forums designed to assess products and services to ensure all identified risks have been appropriately defined, adequate mitigating controls have been implemented, and all residual risks have been acknowledged and documented.
Drive risk transparency by identifying, assessing and escalating trends, control weaknesses and risk and support the development of sustainable solutions for the management of risk.
Actively seek to perform and communicate targeted risk & control reviews of operational processes and workflows.
Monitor/Track corrective action plans, analyze trends and assess root causes of audit/regulatory findings, risk and control self-assessment gaps and risk events.
Leverage existing risk management tools, such as the Firmwide Risk Event Database (FRED) and Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) database to assist in analysis of risk and control data.
Provide support and insights on industry best practice to initiatives impacting Investor Services.

Qualifications / Experience / Skills

An analytical and enquiring mind.
Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of relevant work experience in the funds industry.
Experience in risk management or operational activities of Fund Accounting / Alternative Funds or SOC1 controls assurance is a distinct advantage.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Polish language including presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Strong analytical skills pertaining to risk identification and solutioning.
Self-motivation with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while meeting deadlines.

What we offer

To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance
Private medical care
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.
Professional trainings and qualification support
Wellbeing Program
Online Social Fund benefit platform
Social, sport and integration events
Onboarding Program for new hires

About BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us. We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts.

No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.

As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long‑term interests of our clients and our people. Our long‑tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day‑to‑day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to https://jobeax.com/link/JSOXlLIFxslcLGAH to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a global financial services firm known for premium service and specialist expertise. BBH works with leading asset managers, financial institutions, private businesses and their owners, wealthy families, and sophisticated institutional investors. As a private partnership, we are uniquely built to put clients first and create success that lasts. We believe our success starts with yours.

At BBH, partnership is more than just a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas and perspective.

BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help – which is why expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us. We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. Every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long‑term interests of our clients and our people. Our long‑tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day‑to‑day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. With a 200‑year legacy and a shared passion for what's next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Senior Operational Risk Advisor

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