Job Description

Our Role:

As a member of a first-line operational risk management team within a business unit that operates both domestically and internationally, the Director will be responsible for providing direction to the business unit in developing and maintaining an effective and efficient risk management program. Efforts are geared toward ensuring that operational risks when weighed against business opportunities are well managed and acceptable.

Your Impact:

Assist the business unit, both domestically and internationally, in the execution of key elements of the operational risk management framework such as design self-assessments, key risk indicators, controls issues, and risk events.
Assist the business unit, both domestically and internationally, in ensuring compliance with privacy, information security, and data loss prevention programs. Lead the business unit through various privacy/information security initiatives. Understand and assist in complying with requirements of U.S. and international privacy regulations.
Through all phases of the vendor life cycle (i.e., onboarding, ongoing monitoring, termination), play a lead role, both domestically and internationally, in the implementation of the third-party risk management program.
With an understanding of the vehicle agnostic business model, assist the business unit in conducting risk assessments of new business initiatives, such as domestic and international product launches and operational changes.
Working with key contacts within the business unit both domestically and internationally, play a lead role in the ongoing maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), ensuring that SOPs exist and are updated timely.
Assist the business unit, both domestically and internationally, in the ongoing identification, maintenance, and control evaluations of key models and end-user computing solutions, such as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Working with business unit management, assist in collecting and providing responses to risk-related questions contained within various requests, such as client RFPs and Board questionnaires.
Representing the interests of the business unit domestically and internationally, serve as liaison between enterprise control groups and the business unit on risk-related matters, such as changes to the operational risk, privacy, or information security programs.
Assist in the collection and documentation of information needed for senior management and Board reporting. Periodically, present risk-related topics to senior management, risk committees, and/or Boards.
Serve as lead or backup for the coordination of risk committee meeting dates, agendas, and reading materials. Ensure that topics are properly documented and presenters are prepared.

Your Required Skills:

A minimum of five years of relevant domestic and international industry experience preferred, with an emphasis on operational risk management.
Ability to work independently, strong project management, presentation, communication, partnering, and organizational skills required.
Experience using Microsoft suite of software, such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word.
Undergraduate degree required