Job summary
As a Vice President, Chief Administrative Office Control Management within the CAO Control Management team, you will be responsible for maintaining a strong and consistent control environment across the firm. You will support the CAO Finance & Business Management function with managing and reporting on the operational risk environment. Your role will involve partnering with various teams to identify and mitigate operational risk, creating a proactive risk and control culture, and providing leadership support for the execution of the Risk & Control Self-Assessment.
Job Responsibilities
- Control design and evaluation, Risks and controls identification/assessment, Control breaks and resolution and Control governance & reporting
- Create a proactive risk and control culture that leverages proven evaluation strategies and sound change management protocols
- Review and analyze program related data (e.g., KRI/KPI) to support business-related programs and strategies
- Provide leadership support for the end-to-end execution of the Risk & Control Self-Assessment, including control breaks and resolutions, to reduce financial loss, regulatory exposure, and reputational risk
- Add unique aspects to this job (e.g., specialized technology, business knowledge, governance travel requirements, and regional responsibilities
- Support the firmwide data management & ESG risk stripe in adoption of consistent risk practices
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
- 12+ years of financial service experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, or compliance
- Problem solving / Analytical skills - solid critical thinking, attention to detail and analytical skills; able to synthesize large amounts of data and formulate appropriate conclusions
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Business knowledge - ability to understand the business / knowledge of regulation surrounding business and strong orientation with the Data, AI/ML or ESG domain
- Communication/presentation - excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence business leaders in a meaningful and actionable manner
- Work autonomously to affect change - flexible, adaptable to shifting priorities; manages competing priorities to achieve the most effective result and able to work in a fast-paced, results driven environment
- Implementation skills