Director - Risk Management and Control

6 days ago


New York, New York, United States American Express Full time

About the Role

The Director of Control Management Risk Assessment will lead a diverse team of high-performing professionals focused on ensuring control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization. This will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units, functional areas, and geographies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide additional identification of risks throughout business processes and systems (along with business process owners)
  • Facilitate business units in their risk assessments performance (e.g., Process Self Risk Assessments (PRSAs)) in addition to further assessments and testing / QA programs to ensure regulatory and internal standards are met (e.g., periodic PRSA reviews and update assessment criteria to align with regulatory updates)
  • Lead control monitoring (supplemental to business unit process owners testing) and proactively communicate key operational risk trends, activities, and events to senior management, to facilitate informed decision-making
  • Proactively identify areas of high-risk for intervention (e.g., automated alerts generated for high-risk areas signal need for intervention and focus), including conducting independent quality assurance and vertical process testing
  • Compile thematic risk reporting (levels, trends, causes) to provide actionable insights to business units on current risk levels, emerging trends and root causes
  • Categorize controls and map against risks and processes (e.g., cross-business unit process-control mapping)
  • Support business units with identification of risks and spotting areas where product changes or improved controls may be required within New Product Governance (NPG)
  • Champion risk management practices within the business
  • Develop risk dashboards and key risk indicators (KRIs) for ongoing monitoring
  • Develop risk profiles and maintain an updated risk register(s)
  • Be a key leader for sharing insights, best practices, themes, etc. across the enterprise

Requirements

  • 6+ Years experience in operational risk management (e.g., within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) Understanding of critical operational risk management lifecycle activities
  • Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to interact and obtain buy-in from senior business/technical counterparts
  • Expertise in process governance, with a track record of establishing and overseeing robust decision-making processes that align with policies, regulatory frameworks, and/or operational standards
  • Experience within financial services industry
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively
  • Demonstrated history and ability to manage large teams, spread over geographies and with varying backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related field; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous
  • Experience in at least one of the following:
  • Providing identification of operational risks throughout business processes and systems
  • Facilitating risk assessment performance in addition to further assessments and testing programs to ensure regulatory and internal standards are met
  • Enhancing risk assessments and associated methodologies
  • Leading independent control monitoring, including identification of control improvements
  • Identifying areas of risk for intervention, including conducting independent quality assurance and process testing
  • Compiling thematic risk reporting to provide actionable insights on risk levels, emerging trends and root causes


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