Risk Manager Interview Questions

Risk Manager Interview Questions

Risk Managers aim to minimize threats to a company's success and security. In a risk manager interview, expect questions about your strategies and expertise. Prepare to show the interviewer you are knowledgeable and detail-oriented.

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Top Risk Manager Interview Questions & How To Answer

Here are three top risk manager interview questions and how to answer them:

Question #1: How do you mitigate risk?

How to answer: The interviewer likely wants to see that you have a strategy with proven success. This is an opportunity to showcase your analytical skills and ability to build an effective action plan. Explain how you determine which risks present the most danger to the company and how you prioritize accordingly. Then, consider detailing how you enact solutions and delegate work to others.

Question #2: Are you comfortable representing the company to third parties?

How to answer: A risk manager may liaise with external partners like insurance agents, brokers, and vendors. To bring attention to your communication skills, discuss how you negotiate contracts to minimize potential losses and liabilities. Highlight your professionalism, and assure the interviewer that you would act in the company's best interest.

Question #3: Are you detail-oriented?

How to answer: This is an opportunity to build trust. Tell the interviewer that you understand the importance of paying attention to details and work meticulously to prevent costly or dangerous mistakes. In this role, you may be asked to pay close attention to finances, legal matters, data security, safety, and more. Speak on your ability to take in a lot of information at once without missing any important aspect of the company's wellbeing. Consider sharing an anecdote about a time in a past role where your diligence benefited the company.

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Cheney Brothers
Safety and Risk Manager was asked...February 10, 2016

Tell me about a time you were aware of an unsafe trend within your company. How did you respond to the situation and what were the results?

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I provided an example that described the situation observed, my analysis and the results. Results given were immediate and long term results. As well, I provided the other changes made that were a result from the resolution. Less

DarkMatter

Ask me who made ISO 27001?

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No wondering why you didn’t get an offer!! ISACA is not the owner

Again dont use it that much but ISACA is the answer

Amazon
Risk Manager was asked...December 14, 2020

Why Amazon, what interests you from this position

2 Answers

Focused on wanting to make a positive impact.

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EDF

How would you hedge a fossile fired power plant on the commodity markets ?

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Hello there, could you please state what other technical questions were you asked ? thank you :) Less

too lenghty to give details knowledge of optimization/trading + help of the interviewer Less

Aetna Integrated Services

How do you deal with uncooperative students?

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Find something personal that you can relate to the student.

such as paying attention, following directions, asking for help when they really need it, and volunteering to answer. Less

DarkMatter

What is ePHI? Which is part of HIPPA Compliance

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I don't use HIPPA as much so i didn't know the answer off the top of my head. But it's and HIPPA vulnerbility Less

No one using HIPPA its HIPAA

Microsoft
Risk Manager was asked...February 22, 2020

Lots of dry behavioral based questions.

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Lots of behavioral based answers.

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Global Upside
Risk Manager was asked...December 12, 2020

My experience on managing multi country Risk & Insurance function

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By explaining about my relevant experiences

Central Bank of India
Risk Manager was asked...September 17, 2014

Normal Questions

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Normal Ansers

What is the difference between operational risk and Credit Risk?

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Operational Risk is the Risk of loss resulting from inadequate internal controls, people, systems and external events. Credit Risk is the risk that an obligor will fail to honor their obligations. Credit risk could be as a result of operational risk Less

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