This position is a key risk advisor supporting the Technology organization, responsible for ensuring a strong risk culture and delivery of all risk management responsibilities. Partners closely with the Technology organization executives to build an understanding of the end-to-end and integrated risks impacting Technology as well as how to leverage risk management activities and techniques to build more effective business processes.

Essential Functions

• Partner with Technology Business Function leaders to drive cultural awareness, knowledge, adoption, and accountability for risk management activities across Technology.

• Serve as a strategic thought leader partnering with Technology leaders in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and documenting strategic current and emerging risks and risk themes across Technology, with input from other Risk Advisors and 2nd line Technology ORM partners, that could impede achieving business objectives. Actively engage in discussions concerning strategic business decisions to advise and guide on risk considerations.

• Partner with other risk and business leaders, to drive an end-to-end, holistic view of technology risks, controls and issues that may include non-technology processes and functions necessary to achievea specific business outcome.

• Work with second line of defense risk functions to understand and monitor applicable requirements and assess business impact to support a consistent approach across Technology for appropriate projects and processes to address needed changes.

• Work closely with technology business leaders and the 2nd line ORM team to maintain a comprehensive universe of risks, controls and RCSAs that reflect a complete and accurate view of technology risk and is aligned with relevant IT frameworks and internal policies.

• Aggregate risk data across Technology to support reporting and analytics for risk management use by the business and 2nd line (RCSA, issues, vendor, control testing, etc.); ensure comprehensive universe of KRIs to support effective Technology-wide reporting.

• Prepare materials for risk reporting and updates to senior management, risk committees, and external oversight bodies.

• Ensure CTO has a holistic understanding of the schedule and timelines for risk programs required to be executed in the Technology organization.

• Supports the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor's degree.

• Minimum of (12) twelve or more years of risk management experience, preferably within financial services, or other complex, highly regulated environment, using the three lines of defense model.

• Strong Information Technology subject matter knowledge.

• Strong understanding of risk assessment techniques, practices, and control frameworks relevant to the financial services industry.

• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across the three lines of defense.

• Self-starter with ability and desire to work independently.

• Ability to synthesize and analyze risk data.

• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements related to financial services technology.

• Persuasive communication, organization, and presentation skills, with experience working with executive level management.

• Effective influence management skills with experience challenging peers and leaders with contrasting views.

• Background and drug screen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of COSO's Internal Control - Integrated Framework, or similar.

• Risk management, internal control, or Certified Regulatory Compliance (CRCM) certification(s).

• Experience documenting business processes and functions.

• Experience with Jira.
• Experience with regulatory reporting and regulatory interactions.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

The pay scale for this position in:

Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $150,000 - $170,000.

New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $170,000 - $190,000.

Remote in USD per year is: $150,000 - $190,000, but will vary dependent on geographic location.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate's education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.