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Operational Risk Vice President
Finance & Investment Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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Description
Company Profile
Company is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Company can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
Department Profile
Operational Risk Management works with the business units and control groups to help ensure Company has a transparent, consistent and comprehensive program for managing operational risk, both within each area and across the firm globally. Operational risk is the risk of financial loss or other potential damage to the firm’s reputation due to inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or from external events. This group designs, implements and monitors the company-wide operational risk program.
Background on the Position
Company Operational Risk Department (ORD) is seeking a candidate for the Strategic Infrastructure and Architecture team based in New York to focus on the implementation of strategic and tactical ORD initiatives. The individual will be responsible for the successful planning, execution and control of a portfolio of projects with focus on the development and implementation of technology solutions. The role will work closely with the business process owners, technology service providers and key stakeholders. Sample projects may include Control improvements, implementation of regulatory requirements for Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), Recovery Resolution Plans (RRP).
Primary Responsibilities
-Manage ORD projects by ensuring on time delivery and the right level of quality
-Ensure the team executes against plan and reports status / escalates challenges
-Act as an liaison and primary communication channel between ORD and IT on requirements development, status communication, issue resolution, project execution and prioritization
-Develop and maintain strategic program roadmap, project plans and milestones
-Lead project working groups, workshops and meetings
-Manage gathering of business requirements, functional specification reviews, creation of test plans, co-ordinate testing and signoffs
-Participate in IT sprint planning sessions and lead project prioritization sessions
-Ensure key risks and issues are identified, documented, mitigated and communicated to the appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner
-Adopt project management processes including risk and issue management, dependency management, status reporting, and change control.
-Provide pre and post implementation support, including training materials development and user education
Qualifications
Skills required (essential)
-Ability to manage multiple projects utilizing industry standard project management practices
-Experience in managing all stages of a project lifecycle, including planning, requirements gathering, analysis, designing, documentation, testing and rollout
-Experience with typical industry standard processes and templates for business requirement documentation
-Strong analytical skills and experience in dealing with complex data sets
-Capable of communicating clearly and concisely to various levels of audiences and to both business and IT
-Strong oral and written presentation skills
-Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
-Excellent problem solving skills
-5-7 years of relevant management experience
-Experience within a financial institution or consultancy
-Education degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, English major or any other related field
Skills desired
-Project Management Certification
-Knowledge of System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
-Agile methodology