Operational Risk Oversight Principal

4 weeks ago


Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States Discover Full time

Job Description:

Operational Risk Oversight Principal

This role is responsible for operational risk oversight activities specific to a respective business line or corporate function. This includes advising, assessing, and effectively challenging all operational risks and mitigates for the specific business and their impact on both risk appetite and the goals and objectives of the business.

This individual contributor will oversee the operational risk activities across the business in partnership with business line leaders, business line control leaders, and other second and third line leaders including compliance risk and internal audit. This role will work with other corporate and non-financial risk leaders and their teams to ensure the effective implementation of enterprise and operational risk programs by the business and driving the effective challenge process of these programs.

Critical to success will be providing an effective second line of defense including monitoring, testing, and operational risk assessments of the business to ensure effective risk management practices and strong control environment for the business. This role will also be expected to engage with, influence, and lead business partners at all levels in the organization, escalate risks when necessary, actively participate in governance and management committees, and may effectively engage with regulators along with management.

This role may participate on cross-team Non-Financial Risk department special projects and ad hoc analysis/reporting to senior management on operational risks. In executing these functions, the Principal is expected to collaborate closely with other colleagues across Operational Risk Oversight, Non-Financial Risk Management, Corporate Risk Management, and other lines of business and corporate functions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute the risk-based approach to independent risk assessments and oversight for the business.
  • Ensure effective oversight of the business and leverages the results from NFRM Testing COE to drive an effective risk and control environment for the business.
  • Execute operational risk advisory and effective challenge for programs across the Non-Financial Risk Programs.
  • Participate in and engage with business leaders in governance to help drive a culture of effective risk management.
  • Updates status reports of program initiatives, activities, and non-financial risks to management and committees and escalate concerns and successes.

Qualifications:

The Basics:

  • Bachelor's Business Administration and Management
  • 6+ years Law, Risk or Operations
  • 3+ years Experience in first- or second-line risk, control, or compliance role in a highly regulated financial institution subject to Heightened Standards
  • In Lieu of education 10+ years Risk management experience in a highly regulated financial/depository environment with specific focus on operational risk management, internal audit, or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

  • Does this job require remaining in a stationary position, including but not limited to, primarily sitting and standing? Primarily remain in a stationary position.
  • Does this job require the ability to move about inside or outside the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job?No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
  • Does this job require the ability to transport physical objects? If so, provide the weight of the heaviest object the job needs to transport without the aid of machinery or equipment or the weight equivalency with the aid of machinery or equipment. No Primarily, where is this job performed? Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
  • Does this job require the ability to operate equipment or machinery? Select all that apply. No
  • Does this job require the ability to communicate verbally or in written form? Select all that apply. Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
  • Does the job require travel? No

Bonus Points If You Have:

  • 8+ years Risk management experience in a financial environment with specific focus on operational risk management or internal audit or related

Discover is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Accommodations:

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email



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