Description
The Vice President of Enterprise/Operational Risk Management is an organizational leader responsible for maintaining, and enhancing the firm's enterprise and operational risk framework to ensure the safety, soundness, and resiliency of the organization. This role partners closely across all business units, technology, security, compliance, as well as, internal audit to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks across the organization. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of the financial services industry, possessing strong leadership skills to drive operational excellence and risk mitigation across the institution. They will possess strong leadership skills to guide cross-functional teams, excellent communication abilities to engage with senior leadership and external stakeholders, and critical thinking to analyze complex situations and drive effective solutions.
Duties and Responsibilities
Risk Framework & Governance
Manage the delivery of the Enterprise Risk Management framework with a focus on continuous improvement.
Play a leading role in the delivery of ERM/ORM's strategic objectives (e.g., leading maturity efforts, project managing and reporting on key initiatives, providing training and awareness).
Participate in risk governance activities, including risk committees, issue escalation processes, and cross-functional coordination forums.
Optimize second line risk reporting and visualization standards.
Maintain and update second line risk policies, standards, and procedures.
Risk Identification, Assessment & Measurement
Conduct and oversee periodic risk and control assessments (RCSAs), scenario analyses, and emerging risk reviews across business lines.
Evaluate risk exposures including operational failures, cyber threats, process weaknesses, third-party risk, and business disruption vulnerabilities.
Partner with business stakeholders to identify control gaps and define actionable remediation plans.
Monitoring, Reporting & Issue Management
Monitor and report on key risk indicators (KRIs) and prepare loss-event analytics, and risk dashboards to enable data-driven decision-making.
Provide timely and accurate reporting to executive leadership and board committees regarding risk exposures, trends, and issues.
Ensure Enterprise/Operational Risk issues are properly tracked, escalated, mitigated, and validated for closure.
Business Partnership & Advisory
Serve as a trusted adviser to business lines, guiding risk-aware decision-making and promoting a strong risk culture across the enterprise.
Provide risk expertise on new products, strategic initiatives, and major process changes.
Support internal audit reviews as well as external reviews by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and overseeing remediation actions in a timely and complete manner.
Leadership & Risk Culture
Lead and develop a team of operational risk professionals, providing mentorship, training, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence
Assist in the design and maturation of efforts to promote a strong Risk Culture and Awareness Program
Requirements
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or related field; advanced degree or professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CISA, CRISC, CIA, CRMP, CERP, FRM, CRM, PRM)
Minimum of 10+ years of experience in enterprise risk management, operational risk management, risk advisory, strategy/management consulting, Financial Institution Supervision/Regulation, Internal Audit, or related role in the financial services industry, including leadership responsibility.
Deep knowledge of operational risk frameworks (e.g., the COSO ERM Framework or ISO 31000), governance processes, control strategies, and risk assessment methodologies and regulatory requirements/industry standards for risk management.
Strong understanding of enterprise/operational risks, third-party risk, resiliency, and data governance disciplines.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with senior leadership, audit, regulators, and external stakeholders.
Comfort working in a rapidly changing, growing business environment with developing risk frameworks and evolving priorities.
Experience with GRC tool implementation and automating ERM/ORM Processes are preferred.
The Vice President of Enterprise/Operational Risk Management role is 2-3 days per week in the midtown Manhattan office, so please only apply if you are able to travel to this location, have relevant experience for the role and are eligible to work in the United States. The salary is flexible dependent on experience, the range is $200-240k base plus bonus and great benefits. If your profile matches the above criteria, please add me on LinkedIn and email me directly; Trishan Khareghat
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