Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead complex projects related to internal controls and risk management.
- Resolve complex problems by applying specialized knowledge in internal controls.
- Develop methods and procedures for new assignments to improve internal control processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices in internal controls.
- Analyze current business trends to inform internal control strategies and improvements.
Expected Qualifications:
- 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for leading the execution of risk management activities within each their Operational Unit
- Perform and refresh risk assessment including risk identification, documentation, rating & control evaluation
- Create and maintain risk and control inventories including Capabilities, Products, Processes, Legal Entity, Risks, and Controls
- Provide guidance into First Line execution of Process Assurance Monitoring and analyze results for risks to the business
- Drive execution of incident, complaint, and RCP remediation
- Maintenance of Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) tool data for areas of responsibility
- Ensure Third Party assessments completed timely, and obligations are being met
- Support business needs surrounding documentation (e.g., Work Instructions)
- Review and derive insights from key risk metrics for their business area, interpreting the data provided through dashboards and reporting (such as reg exams, complaints, incidents, etc.)
- Provide assertions on risk exposure and articulate and present escalated risks to management
- Maintain strong understanding of key risk management principles and PayPal products and services within area of responsibility
- Represent business line in first line risk forums
- Represent the company in regulator examination reviews
Optimal Profile
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 8+ years of Audit, Risk, Compliance, Regulatory, banking, or similar experience
- 5+ years of management experience
- Experience in managing risks, controls, and/or compliance obligations, preferably in the financial industry including managing or supporting the following:
- The identification, assessment, control, and response to risks;
- Execution of risk response plans, including the development, prioritization, and communication of;
- Driving adherence to risk and compliance policies and procedures;
- Monitoring key risks and identifying emerging risks; and
- Navigating within a three lines of defense model to address risk matters
- Experience in control and/or process design
- Track record of driving action to support business results
Capabilities:
- Possess the credibility and reputation to achieve effective working relationships with senior executives across the organized and in a matrixed organization
- Ability to provide risk expertise through a practical, business lens
- Strong understanding of the nuance and risk interaction between product, jurisdiction, and function
- Ability to solve unique and high complexity problems that have a broad impact on business
- Ability to explain highly complex, difficult and/or sensitive information
- Ability to expertly gain buy-in and collaboration from stakeholders both inside and outside of the organization
- Strong project management skills
- Proven ability to multitask effortlessly and manage competing priorities under demanding deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, manage projects and drive/achieve results.
- Strong computer knowledge; excellent MS Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint skills.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Fluency in Mandarin Preferred as this role will cover China market
- Demonstrates strong and effective collaboration skills and ability to operate comfortably within a complex cultural, global environment
Behaviors:
- Operate with strong integrity with the ability to handle projects of a sensitive and confidential nature
- Demonstrates a natural curiosity to understand root cause
- Possess sound judgment, flexibility, and nimbleness in changing courses and solving problems swiftly
- Deep, established credibility with the business to understand and communicate risks generated and impacting the business
- Demonstrates strong understanding of, and educates others in, the organization’s strategic direction and objectives in order to articulate and embed the role of risk in enabling strategy
- Regarded as an effective coach and mentor
Our Benefits:
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