About Pablo
Risk professional with 15+ years of experience across Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Control, and Business Continuity, with a strong track record in developing and implementing ERM frameworks covering operational, financial, project and technology risks.
PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITIES
- Proven expertise in designing and implementing comprehensive risk, compliance, and internal control frameworks, encompassing governance structures, assessment methodologies, and reporting mechanisms.
- Demonstrated ability to enhance and mature risk frameworks in dynamic environments.
- Skilled in advanced risk methodologies such as RCSA, scenario analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, risk appetite, KRI development, threat and vulnerability assessment, control testing, process mapping, etc.
- Regularly reports to Boards, Audit, Risk, Compliance, and Steering Committees.
- Strong track record in business continuity (BIA, BCP, DRP, drills), crisis and incident management.
- Provision of risk awareness trainings.
- Solid regulatory knowledge: Basel II/III, CRD IV, EMIR, MiFID, SFTR, FINFRAG, GDPR, AML, MAR, SOX, DORA.
- Engagement with ESMA, FCA, FINMA, CNMV, and Bank of Spain.
- Well-versed in standards: ISO 31000, COSO, ISO 22301/21500/2700X/37001, COBIT, NIST, ITIL, ISAE 3402.
- IT Tools: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.), R Studio, Power BI, Tableau, SAP GRC, RSA Archer, B-Wise.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Globalvia InvestmentsGLOBAL HEAD OF RISK & INSURANCEJanuary 2025 - Today (1 year and 6 months)• ▪ Responsible for Risk Management, Insurance and Internal Control functions. Team of 3.• ▪ Lead the evolution from a qualitative to a quantitative risk model, enabling more robust and data-driven decisions across the Group (20+ legal entities)• ▪ Establish and chair the Risk Committee to strengthen governance and cross-functional risk alignment.• ▪ Develop advanced risk reporting tools, including a centralized risk data lake, Monte Carlo simulations, and interactive risk dashboards.• ▪ Optimize the risk-insurance interface through improved policy design, claims handling, compliance tracking, and renewal processes.• ▪ Implement a combined assurance model integrating Risk, Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Internal Audit.• ▪ Provide risk-based insights to support asset valuation, ESG strategy, emerging risk identification, and investment due diligence.• ▪ Deliver actionable recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- REGIS-TR (SIX GROUP and BME)CHIEF RISK OFFICERApril 2019 - January 2025 (5 years and 9 months)• ▪ Chief Risk Officer for REGIS-TR SA (EU & Swiss clients) and REGIS-TR UK, overseeing risk management, internal control, business continuity, and incident response functions. Decentralized team of 4 people across Madrid, Luxembourg, and London.• ▪ Ensure alignment of the risk framework with regulatory requirements and evolving supervisory expectations.• ▪ Implement the risk function and ERM framework across newly created legal entities, ensuring full operational integration.• ▪ Extend risk coverage to all core processes, strategic projects, and new business initiatives, monitoring exposures from launch through scale-up, including transformation projects and new product lines.• ▪ Define and deploy Risk Appetite statements and metrics (KRIs) across all business units, integrating them into RCSA/ICSA assessment exercises to enable proactive, risk-informed decision-making.• ▪ Oversee incident management, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including regular testing/drills and updates.• ▪ Coordinate and supervise the end-to-end sanction screening process, from setup to ongoing review.• ▪ Serve as a permanent member of BME's Risk & Continuity Committee.
- RED ELECTRICAHEAD OF RISK AND COMPLIANCESeptember 2008 - April 2019 (10 years and 7 months)• ▪ Build the Risk Management and Compliance functions from the ground up, including governance model, methodologies, reporting schemes, etc.). Team of 4 built from scratch• ▪ Monitor the organization's risk profile through RCSA exercises, KRIs, control environment evaluations, and structured follow-up of mitigation actions.• ▪ Develop and implement tailored risk assessment models to support risk integration across key domains such as climate, IT/OT, conduct, fraud, construction, and operations, including project development and telecommunications.• ▪ Design and execute a comprehensive Compliance Monitoring Plan, including anti-fraud controls, AML measures, and a criminal risk map.• ▪ Establish and lead the Risk & Compliance Committee, ensuring senior-level oversight and alignment across functions.
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Education
- Bachelor's degree inComplutense University of Madrid2006Bachelor's degree in
- Strategic Management Degree.Francisco de Vitoria University2006Strategic Management Degree.