Assistant Vice President, In-Business Risk & Control
$125,000–$145,000 year
HybridIselin, New Jersey, United States
Iselin, New Jersey, United StatesHybridFull Time$125,000–$145,000 yearSenior LevelFinancial ServicesMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMediumFinancial Services
Job Summary
Conduct risk assessments, perform controls testing, and drive remediation plans across first-line business units to ensure controls meet risk appetite. Partner with 1LOD owners, audit teams, and legal stakeholders to identify risks, assess incidents, and deliver best practices in control standards. Develop and execute the testing strategy, analyze risk trends, and report on corrective actions to foster a risk-aware culture. This Assistant Vice President role within the Chief Controls Office requires 1LOD or 2LOD/3LOD experience in risk management and controls assurance.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience of risk assessment, controls assurance testing and control delivery/remediation, either from a 1LOD ownership perspective or 2LOD/3LOD validation
- Ability to assess, design, and enhance control environments and to drive a risk-aware culture across business units
- Strong problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to risk mitigation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail is essential, demonstrating high standards to the control and oversight of risk
- Knowledge of Financial Services, Financial Markets Utilities or another highly regulated industry sector is preferred
- Strong communication skills and collaborative communication style
- Build effective working relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders, negotiating effectively to bring different viewpoints together as appropriate
- Challenge the status quo, be a catalyst for change, driving and cultivating innovative thinking to solve complex problems
- Ability to 'speak up', break down barriers and provide constructive challenge
- Take professional pride in making a difference, being proactive and delivering best in class solutions, creating long term value by addressing root cause issues
- Manage ambiguity, operating effectively and decisively to navigate a path forward
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and PDF
- Experience of GRC systems is preferred
Desired Qualifications
- The role would suit candidates with 1LOD control/ control remediation/ validation experience or external audit, 2LOD or 3LOD experience looking for an opportunity to move into 1LOD
- Qualifications in any of the following specialisms would be beneficial but not essential: Risk Management, Internal Audit, Compliance, Project Management
- Experience of GRC systems is preferred
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