Truist Data Scientist 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

414401890

Regular or Temporary:

English (Required)

1st shift (United States of America)Responsible for providing support to Fraud & Transaction Services (FTS) Fraud Solution Services (FSS) to effectively manage risks as required by enterprise policies and Enterprise Risk Management programs.

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Provide independent risk oversight for all eight risk types in FTS Fraud Solution Services. Oversee risk appetite and business risk strategy ensuring adherence to defined limits. Effort includes risk identification and prioritization of current and emerging risks.

• Responsible for identifying, assessing, and reporting on risk in assigned business units in order to assist the FTS Fraud Solution Services in achieving its strategic objectives. Ensure business unit operates in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures and within Risk Appetite. Provide subject matter expert support to front line for control implementation, risk mitigation and effective design of controls.

• Responsible for providing expert risk management direction and oversight to applicable business unit senior leadership on all key risk initiatives and functions. Guide risk-taking behaviors for assigned business units; provide counsel, advice, and concurrence to senior business unit leaders to drive needed risk enhancements or remediation. Advocate Truist’s risk culture, compliance with enterprise risk initiatives and promote sound risk management practices by assigned business units.

• Oversee strategic efforts to identify report, prioritize, and manage risks and/or control deficiencies, including emerging risks and risks/controls that span multiple business units. Accountabilities include serving as a subject matter expert for assigned business units, including strong awareness of internal and external risks, industry best practices, current and emerging technologies, business unit(s) regulation and requirements, and corrective action processes.

• Aggregate, integrate, correlate, and report risks for assigned business unit(s) to Governance & Control Office and/or applicable risk committees. Provide holistic view on issues and remediation across business unit(s). Provide connectivity between assigned business unit(s) and other lines of defense functions as appropriate developing and maintaining effective communication with leaders and horizontal support functions within the BURM organization.

• Provide forward-looking guidance and thought leadership around data-driven and/or technology-based solutions that can improve efficiency, effectiveness and decrease risk. Partner with applicable second line of defense groups to ensure technology risks are appropriately managed.

• Oversee effective operationalization of a Risk Control Self-Assessment Program, Key Indicator and other Business Environment and Internal Control Factors by assigned business units; provide consultative guidance and effective challenge as necessary.

• Ensure new or revised business unit product offerings are consistent with Truist’s risk appetite, including adherence to Enterprise Change Risk Management requirements.

• Oversee the results of monitoring, control test and quality assurance functions for potential breaches and/or systemic themes; ensure escalation and timely remediation. Provide direction and guidance in the development of controls and governance mechanisms by assigned business units.

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• 8+ years progressive work related experience including audit, consulting, operations, process engineering, or risk management in the financial services industry.

• 5+ years supervisory or management level experience.

• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

• Strong knowledge of operational and other non-financial risks.

• Proven leadership and management skills.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to operate without close supervision.

• Capability of handling multiple project concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Finance or Business, or equivalent education and related training

• 10+ years of banking or relevant experience

• Direct experience or strong knowledge in field of fraud prevention, detection, mitigation, risk management, and/or related fields.

• Audit experience