VP/Operational Resilience and Risk
On-sitePune, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Facilitate global operational risk assessments, partner with business leaders to identify emerging risks and control gaps, and monitor key risk indicators to support escalation of material issues. Lead risk and control framework development, coordinate governance reporting for operational risk forums, and prepare dashboards for senior management. Analyze operational incidents, root causes, and trends while tracking remediation activities and ensuring timely completion of mitigation plans. Coordinate resiliency testing, tabletop exercises, and lessons-learned reviews alongside business continuity and policy evaluations. Partner with Operations, Technology, Internal Audit, and Enterprise Risk teams to drive continuous improvement across Investment Management Operations functions, including trade support, reconciliation, and ETF operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Risk Management or a related discipline
- 7+ years of experience in operational risk, investment operations, audit, or related financial services functions
- Experience supporting investment management, asset management service organizations
- Experience performing risk assessments and developing control frameworks
- Experience preparing senior management reporting and governance materials
- Ability to lead initiatives and drive outcomes through collaboration and influence rather than direct authority
- Proven ability to develop strong working relationships across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and senior leadership teams
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex operational, risk, and resiliency concepts into clear, concise messaging tailored to audiences ranging from operational teams to senior executives
- Ability to assess situations holistically, identify underlying risks and dependencies, challenge assumptions, and evaluate potential impacts before making recommendations or decisions
- Demonstrated ability to investigate issues, perform root cause analysis, identify practical solutions, and implement sustainable improvements that reduce risk and enhance operational performance
- Ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term organizational objectives
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work effectively across global teams, build trust, share knowledge, and foster a culture of partnership and continuous improvement
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with a focus on accuracy, quality, and consistency
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, establish priorities, coordinate cross-functional activities, track milestones, and deliver results within established timelines
Desired Qualifications
- Continuous Improvement & Change Leadership – Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve resiliency, and drive sustainable operational improvements across a global organization
- Comfortable leading change initiatives and influencing adoption across diverse stakeholder groups
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