Embedded Risk Manager

1 month ago

Coppell, Texas, United States TAAK - Recruitment Full time
Job Description

Job Type: Hybrid - Onsite 3 days per week (Tu/We/Th)
Contract Type: 5 MONTHS W2 CONTRACT (Contract to hire potential)
Contract Rate: TO BE DISCUSSED (AROUND $65-70/HOUR)

A contract is available at our client for an Embedded Risk Manager (Sr Associate Level) at our client in Coppell, Texas for an initial 5 month contract (contract-to-hire).

Business Unit Description:

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enables our client to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential applications, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Position Summary

The Principal Embedded Risk Manager (ERM) specializes in serving as a central point of contact and liaison aligned with IT that drives completion of, and adherence to, risk and control commitments, obligations, and requirements for their aligned departments; and is responsible for assisting stakeholders with the identification and timely remediation of risk. They are a top-level contributor that acts independently with minimal direction. The ERM's ability to form strong relationships and communicate with a breadth and variety of management resources is critical. Attention to detail and strong time management skills are also required, along with juggling competing priorities.



Specific Responsibilities

  • Follow processes and methodologies for risk management
  • Learn to effectively use the tools required for risk management such as PDMS / Archer
  • Comply with existing risk and control commitments and requirements
Liaison between and across the IT and the firm with the following control functions:

Internal Audit Department


Technical Risk Management


Operational Risk Management


Regulators / Regulatory Relations


IT Risk Community of Excellence


Management Control Testing.

Drive successful and timely completion of commitments and requirements


Issues and Actions


TRM network and app pen test findings, FOSS findings


Risk acceptances and policy deviations


PDMS Policy and Procedures document reviews

Provide guidance and become central point of contact between stakeholders and control functions


Assist with articulating issues and remediation plans, drive timely submissions to control functions


Assist IT teams in tracking audit deliverables and facilitating management's timely response to requests


Track audit actions against defined delivery dates and assist with development of retarget plans as necessary.

Protect stakeholders by identifying control adherence/design effectiveness gaps as first line of defense


Conduct proactive Continuous Improvement Questionnaire meetings to identify MSIs, policy deviations and risk acceptances to mitigate future control function findings


Update Process, Risk & Control (PRC) framework proactively


Review Key Performance Indicator (KPI) maker/checker compliance


Work closely with management and stakeholders to accurately report status of audit and regulatory actions


Collaborate effectively with the Risk Management Center of Excellence to drive the teams' timely response to TRM, external Audit, and regulatory requests.

Enable strategic improvement of IT control environment:


Integrate risk management into each team's continuous improvement processes, roadmaps, and strategies


Drive/facilitate control efforts


Provide information and feedback to the CoE and control functions as appropriate


Influence and support the Risk mindset of IT

Leadership Competencies
  • Accountability: Demonstrates reliability by taking necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals.
  • Global Collaboration: Applies global perspective when working within a team by being aware of own style and ensuring all relevant parties are involved in key team tasks and decisions.
  • Communication: Articulates information clearly and presents information effectively and confidently when working with others.
  • Influencing: Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; maintains strong, trusting relationships while at the same time is comfortable challenging ideas.
  • Innovation and Creativity: Thinks boldly and out of the box, generates new ideas and processes, and confidently pursues challenges as new avenues of opportunity.


RequirementsMinimum of 6 years of Financial Services industry related experience
Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience
Familiarity with IT Infrastructure – Mainframe, distributed, cloud, network, disaster recovery, automation, ITIL processes
Able to identify Audit control gaps in engineering platforms and processes
Strong written and verbal communications and presentation skills
Accountable to take necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals
Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; builds strong, trusting relationships while being comfortable challenging ideas.
Thinks boldly and out of the box, generates new ideas and processes, confidently pursues challenges

BenefitsHybrid position - 3 times a week in office (Tu/We/Th)
W2 contract - 5 month contract-to-hire role

No sponsorships
No relocation

Requirements
Minimum of 6 years of Financial Services industry related experience Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience Familiarity with IT Infrastructure – Mainframe, distributed, cloud, network, disaster recovery, automation, ITIL processes Able to identify Audit control gaps in engineering platforms and processes Strong written and verbal communications and presentation skills Accountable to take necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; builds strong, trusting relationships while being comfortable challenging ideas. Thinks boldly and out of the box, generates new ideas and processes, confidently pursues challenges

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