Director, Risk Management - Scottsdale, United States - Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services

Verified Company

Scottsdale, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle, PazeSM, and so much more.

As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Overview

The Director, Risk Management is responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of a centralized first-line of defense (LOD1) risk and internal control program for Early Warning's Payments and Risk Products business lines.

This newly consolidated role is designed to ensure risk programs and controls are implemented consistently and operating effectively across these business lines as it relates to all risk types including strategic, operational, compliance and financial.

The role will be required to align with the company's Enterprise Risk Management leadership around the structure of the 3LOD (three lines of defense) Program to ensure the consistency in the implementation and operationalization across the enterprise.

Essential Functions

Build and manage the business line's centralized LOD1 function, including strategic vision and implementation plans, acting as businessline liaison to Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, and Compliance in support of the company's 3LOD program.
Work with Compliance and other Risk functions to understand and monitor applicable regulations and requirements, assess business impact and drive appropriate projects and processes to address needed changes.
Partner with Enterprise Risk Management in the execution of Risk and Control Self Assessments.
Partner with Business Continuity Management on business' participation in BC/DR tests, and own and maintain required process and technical recovery plans.
Oversee and monitor the businesslines' thirdparty relationships, including both performance and risk management.
Assist the businessline in the design and build of process maps in alignment with Early Warning's Process Classification Framework. Own and maintain businesslines' process inventory and internal control environment inventory. Design, maintain, and report metrics (KPIs and KRIs) demonstrating control effectiveness.
Identify and selfreport issues through the ERM Self-Identified Issue Process; individually and together with other LOD1 businessline members
Ensure risk remediation plans exist and are sufficient; track remediation plans to completion and ensure remediation is ontime and sustainable; ensure action plans and remediation of issues by risk owners.
Support businessline Risk Acceptance Forms (RAF) process, when applicable.
Drive periodic executive level reporting regarding business risk management activities, working closely with businessline leadership Develop, in alignment with ERM's frameworks, a 1st LOD risk management governance process across the business lines to support decision making and escalation regarding risks that may be not be consistent with the business' risk tolerance
Deliver education and awareness of risk ownership essentials.
Continually monitor and update assessments of the control environment, keeping abreast of significant control issues, trends and developments. Perform internal control effectiveness test plans and procedures.
Lead a team of risk professionals.
Support the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other related field of specialty.
Demonstrated successful experience in the financial services industry or experience within a threelines of defense program.
Demonstrated success leading risk functions in a 3LOD environment.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a complex, highly regulated environment.
Excellent problem solver with effective change management skills
Working knowledge of regulatory requirements specific to the businesslines.
Excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate and build trust in business partners.
Effective influence management skills.
Background and drug screen.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience interacting with executive management.
Demonstrated experience working in multiple risk disciplines including but not limited to product, regulatory and compliance, third party, reputation, competitive, etc.
Knowledge of COSO's Internal C