Mark Sim Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Member of Board for charity

Fettes Row, Edinburgh

• My role covers two areas, one is to promote a strong Risk Management Culture in major Technology Programmes with a focus on potential Operational Risk and the other is execution of Technology Risk & Control Assessments.
• Develop and implement risk approach and methodology enabling engagement across technology programmes and identify operational risks and assess controls.
• Engage with programmes on a close and continuous basis to ensure operational risks are formally identified and articulated with adequate remediation plans put in place. Key programmes engages with include Payments.
• Provide subject matter expertise in risk management to technology stakeholders and liaise with the second and third lines of defence throughout the bank.
• Targeted Programme Risk Assessments and desk based Risk Management Reviews.
• Represent Risk in the Technology Front Door gateway in the Investment Approval Process. Focus on potential impact to customers as well as safe delivery and new Operational Risk.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

In this newly created role reporting to the Head of Central Banking Risk I maintained a view on the risk profile of Banking’s internal suppliers conducting oversight on delegated risks. Internal suppliers included but are not limited to Digital, Marketing, IT, Stores, Finance, HR and Change Management. I manage the relationship of non-Banking businesses to.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Risk I was responsible for Operational Risk and Regulatory Compliance for Tesco Banks Payments Infrastructure including essential third party suppliers and schemes. To achieve this I designed, delivered and continue to manage the risk and control framework for Enterprise Payments ensuring compliance with current and.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

As Senior Manager, Regulatory Projects in Risk Division I ensured that LBG managed and responded to Legal, Regulatory and Mandatory (LRM) changes in the industry and that the Group remained Compliant. This included project leadership in key Regulatory Areas such as Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, FSA Reform etc. Oversight of delivery of LRM change where being led by.

George Street, Edinburgh

• Assessed the impact of changing legal and regulatory requirements on the Operational Risk profile of DivestCo and direct delivery of the appropriate response (including assessment of the impact of horizon issues to.
• Provide risk change / transformation oversight of the Verde programme.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of non-credit risk strategies ensuring adherence to all external statutory and regulatory requirements, whilst liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure they meet their.
• Provide subject matter expertise to all key stakeholders, internal and external, on non-credit risk issues.
• Provide support to proposed buyers in determining appropriateness and capability of the non-credit risk model for DivestCo.
• Provide regular operational and regulatory risk reporting to Verde / DivestCo Executive meetings and other relevant fora.

Lead change and carry out Project Management and Project Oversight for Risk Projects within Banks Wealth and International Division. Current focus is on assurance oversight and certification of migration and integration activity.Recent projects focussed on improving the quality, usability and security of information, delivery of new risk methodology.

Project and Change Management in Risk and Information Management related projects including those relating to integration and the Governement Asset Protection Scheme.Developed new Change Management function within new Chief Information Office (transitioned from Operational Risk) including portfolio management for portfolio circa £9m.Lead and manage a small.

Selected as part of a talent management programme for a 6 month secondment to Group Internal Audit. The purpose of this secondment was to give increased understanding of internal controls and embed within the business and act as a controls assurance "champion". My Audits were across the HBOS Group and not restricted to my own Division. They involved.

Manage and support strategic direction of evaluation and implementation of New Product Development for Sainsbury's Bank, with focus and emphasis on exploiting new market opportunities."Cradle to grave" project management for New Product Development of Bank Products and Services up to hand over to designated Product Manager. Managed multi-functional Project.

November 2001 to March 2003 - Business Opportunities October 2000 to November 2001 - Business Analyst, Product Development June 2000 to October 2000 - Team Manager, Technical Support. April 2000 to October 2000 - Monarch Administrator March 2000 to June 2000 - Team Manager, Customer Relations and Email Enquiries (Dual role with Monarch position)

Worked in a number of different Retail Bank Functions including - Customer Relations- Mortgage Department- Staff Lending - Kirkcaldy Central Branch

Information Management Practitioner

Ba Hons, Financial Services

Apm Professional, Apm Professional

Chartered Banker/Mcibs/Acibs

Psm 1 - Professional Scrum Master 1