You will develop, enhance, and monitor the risk and control framework & enable strategic initiatives by providing risk and control design expertise and navigational assistance to help connect the dots across multiple lines of business
Advise and influence senior leaders / business executives on key decisions and major risk and control initiatives
Perform walkthroughs and assist lines of business with process mapping and risk identification, designing both the controls framework and individual controls, and testing the controls
Ensure operational practices are in compliance with relevant risk standards, policies, and regulations to maintain an effective control environment with ongoing monitoring and assessment of operational risk and control environment
Perform end-to-end issue/action plan workflow, including root cause analysis, and working with Wealth Management Client Operations and other impacted stakeholders to develop action plans and milestones to address identified gaps, provide controls design guidance during execution of the action plans, validate completion of the action plans and any associated remediation
Identify meaningful metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment & manage projects and initiatives on risk & controls (e.g. awareness programs, risk expos, trainings, etc.)
Develop enhanced reporting for controls through use of automation & present findings and recommendations to Control Management Client Operations, and other stakeholders.
Present regular updates to senior Control Management Client Operations, and other stakeholders related to the ongoing risk, control, and issue/action plan portfolio
Maintain strong engagement across multiple stakeholders and collaborate with local, regional & global stakeholders and stay abreast on risk and control agendas
Develop junior team members both formally and informally, including serving as a mentor to help them develop their risk management skills and domain knowledge
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting or related field
Extensive relevant experience in the financial services industry, process improvement, and / or risk management
Knowledge of and experience with:
Proactive control and risk management mindset; ability to articulate control gaps and escalating issues to senior management
Ability to successfully influence many different groups and individuals to deliver high quality and timely deliverables
Consultative in approach, understanding and anticipating business partner needs and proactively delivering solutions
Critical thinker, proactively seeks out best practices and constant improvement
Strong, written and oral, communication and organizational skills
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:
Experience with Banking/private banking, wealth management, and/or asset management processes, regulations, and associated risks with a focus on client onboarding, maintenance, and Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer
Experience with or as a regulator, internal or external audit, and/or compliance is a plus
Familiarity with Internal Controls, including the three lines of defense model of internal controls
Experience with Issues management governance and execution at a large financial institution