The latest data tools are used to harvest, analyze and report information / data across different parts of SSO and data visualization is extensively used to help drive better decision-making. The OCM ability to apply Data Analysis & Visualization skills to develop, implement and maintain a best-in-class governance and control environment is critical to the success of SSO.
Job Responsibilities:
- Partner with stakeholders to evaluate and perform an end-to-end analysis of the business' risk and control environment to identify significant gaps and weaknesses and determine root cause of control breaks.
- Develop and expand knowledge of Risk Management, its policies and procedures, banking and consumer regulations/laws, and Risk & Control practices.
- Ensure that controls are properly designed, operating effectively, and essential to a proactive risk and control culture that leverages proven evaluation strategies and sound change management protocols
- Drive the team of control managers to performProactive Reviewsto understand the operational risk and ensure right controls are in place to de-risk processes.
- Perform ongoinganalysis of metricswith a focus on effectiveness of controls and having the right balance between preventive and detective controls.
- AssessOperational Risk Events, report, remediate and share, but most importantly assist Operations in learning from them to avoid repeat occurrences.
- ConductControl and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE)through participation in end-to-end process walkthroughs, deep dives & quality assurance (QA) with assigned business units.
- Drive the Department’s agenda ofautomation & visualizationthrough use of specialized tech tools.
- Manage a team of control managers and work closely with senior stake holders to drive the Operations strategy.
- Lead shape and support projects, analysis and reporting to address the risk and control agenda. These activities will complement the work already performed across the Corporate and Investment Bank by various risk and regulatory related functions including:- Business Control- Risk Management- Operational Control Management (OCM) and Quality Assurance (QA)- Legal & Compliance- Finance and Business management- Audit
Required skills, qualifications and capabilities:
- Chartered Accountant/ Certified Public Accountant or equivalent experience required.
- 12+ years of experience in financial services industry with background in controls, audit, quality assurance, operational risk management, or compliance; or equivalent subject matter expertise in a relevant business related function/operation
- Risk Management: Understands how operational risk is managed within the firm and the data sources, tools and governance forums leveraged
- Data Visualization: Ability to apply Data Quality, Data Visualization, Data Lineage and Machine Learning to develop, implement and maintain a best-in-class governance and control environment
- Analytical Thinker: Able to analyze data in different ways and highlight the key messages from the data analysis including recommended actions
- Good Communicator: Excellent written and verbal skills given the communication required with global stakeholders. Also able to present and rationalise their opinion to senior stakeholders
- Highly Organized: Able to manage competing demands under pressure for time and manage expectations and across both Controls Management and Operations teams
Preferred skills, qualifications and capabilities:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proficient in Intelligent automation tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, etc.
- Product Knowledge: Familiarity with securities and derivatives processing, asset servicing, mutual fund and hedge fund administration, settlement and collateral management, reconciliations and billing
- People Management - 2-3 years of people management in a senior role