Compliance and Operational Risk Manager - Strategy and Initiatives
Charlotte, North Carolina;Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Plano, Texas
Job Description:
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Job Description:
This job is responsible for the execution of the Global Compliance - Enterprise Policy, the Operational Risk Management - Enterprise Policy and the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program. Key responsibilities include identifying, escalating, and mitigating risks in a timely manner, engaging with Front Line Units and Control Functions (FLU/CF) leaders globally, coordinating with the FLU/CF Compliance and Operational Risk Officer teams, executing the CORM Program and the Policies, identifying themes and trends, and conducting analysis for new and emerging risks.
Responsibilities:
Assesses risks, associated controls and their effectiveness, driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations and adhering to policies
Engages in activities to provide independent compliance and operational risk oversight of Front Line Unit or Control Function (FLU/CF) performance and any related third party/vendor relationships in alignment with the Global Compliance - Enterprise Policy, the Operational Risk Management - Enterprise Policy (collectively the Policies) and the Compliance and Operational Risk Management Program and Standard Operating Procedures
Identifies and escalates problems or issues that arise and drives actions to address the root causes that lead to compliance risk issues and/or operational risk losses, including opening new issues based on risk severity in the centralized issues tool
Manages inventory of processes, risks, controls, and associated metrics for risk appetite and limits, reporting violations of compliance or regulatory activities
Analyzes and interprets applicable laws, rules, and regulations to provide clear and practical advice to stakeholders, and identify and manage risks including monitoring the regulatory environment to identify regulatory changes applicable to area(s) of coverage and maintaining a comprehensive regulatory inventory, while supporting communication of regulatory changes to the FLU/CF and ensuring that policies, standards, procedures and/or processes are appropriately implemented or amended to address regulatory requirements
Responds to regulatory inquiries, other audits, and examinations and identifies regulatory training needs supporting the development of the training curriculum
Reviews and challenges FLU/CF process, risk, Single Process Inventory and FLU/CF Risk and Control Self-Assessment related to themes or trends, while monitoring the regulatory environment to identify regulatory changes applicable to area(s) of coverage
Skills:
Advisory
Regulatory Compliance
Reporting
Risk Management
Written Communications
Active Listening
Analytical Thinking
Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Negotiation
Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
Adaptability
Business Process Analysis
Issue Management
Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
Additional Responsibilities:
Monitor the Regulatory environment for new and changes related Regulatory requirements, expectations, andinterpretations.
Partner with Legal to interpret Regulatory requirements and Legal precedence into actionable guidance.
Draft, update and clarify enterprise policy and standards to drive meaningful expectations of front-line units.
Develop, review, and monitor compliance training to educate and inform key stakeholders.
Determine applicable business activities and front-line units for ongoing oversight.
Establish, inspect, and maintain risk owned testing to identify emerging risks.
Monitor applicable frontline unit activities, routines, and results to actively assess front-line unit controls.
Identify, review, aggregate, report and monitors issues and control enhancements to identify themes and address emerging risks.
Plan, execute and report targeted and annual risk assessments of applicable front-line units.
Participate in Audits and Regulatory examinations including response preparation, reviews, and presentations.
Communicate risk points of view to leadership teams for awareness and escalation.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in risk management, business controls, enterprise-wide role, managing regulator activities or a combination of each.
Advanced knowledge in the use of data analytic tools (Excel, Access, Tableau etc.)
Advanced knowledge in the use of presentation tools; (Adobe, PowerPoint.)
Experience performing independent assessments of areas that require attention with high visibility along with Issue closure evidence reviews.
Strong Project Management skills with the proven ability to lead initiatives front to back independently while meeting strict deadlines.
Proven presentation skills: ability to analyze and synthesize data and present key messages, recommendations, and information in a clear, concise, and insightful way.
Ability to influence effectively at all levels within the organization.
Desired Qualifications
Regulatory Knowledge
Process Improvement experience
Knowledge of ORCIT and CIMA
Knowledge of business continuity and operational resiliency
Deep Knowledge of business processes and products
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
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