Vice President, In-Business Risk & Control
$150,000–$180,000 year
HybridIselin, New Jersey, United States
EXPIREDIselin, New Jersey, United StatesHybridFull Time$150,000–$180,000 yearSenior LevelFinancial ServicesMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMediumFinancial Services
Job Summary
Conduct risk assessments and control evaluations to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and emerging risks within first-line business operations. Execute controls testing as part of the RCSA, manage remediation plans, and ensure corrective actions are implemented to strengthen the control framework. Partner with business owners, compliance, and audit teams to foster a risk-aware culture and deliver best practices in control standards across the organization. Analyze risk trends to provide insights for proactive mitigation and consistently report on testing progress and escalated concerns.
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 essential
- Strong communication skills and collaborative communication style
- 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
- Build effective working relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders, negotiating effectively to bring different viewpoints together as appropriate
- 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
- Qualifications in any of the following specialisms would be beneficial but not essential: Risk Management
- Qualifications in any of the following specialisms would be beneficial but not essential: Internal Audit
- Qualifications in any of the following specialisms would be beneficial but not essential: Compliance
- Qualifications in any of the following specialisms would be beneficial but not essential: Project Management
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