Embedded Risk Manager

Embedded Risk Manager

Dallas, TX 75203

This is a 12 Month Contract - NO C2C.

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

Candidates hired for this role will be required to start onsite from Day 1 following hybrid work option, 2 to 3 days in office.

Due to a recent increase in misrepresentation during the interview process, They have implemented a new policy that requires a candidates headshot on the front page of the resume to be considered.

Position Summary
The Principal Embedded Risk Manager (ERM) specializes in serving as a central point of contact and liaison aligned with IT that drives completion of, and adherence to, risk and control commitments, obligations, and requirements for their aligned departments; and is responsible for assisting stakeholders with the identification and timely remediation of risk. They are a top-level contributor that acts independently with minimal direction. The ERMs ability to form strong relationships and communicate with a breadth and variety of management resources is critical. Attention to detail and strong time management skills are also required, along with juggling competing priorities.

Specific Responsibilities

Follow their processes and methodologies for risk management
Learn to effectively use the tools required for risk management such as PDMS / MetricStream / Archer
Comply with existing risk and control commitments and requirements
Effectively Liaison between and across the cost centers composing Enterprise Production Assurance (EPA) and IT Resiliency and Data Center (ITR&DC) and the following control functions:
Internal Audit Department
Technical Risk Management
Operational Risk Management
Regulators / Regulatory Relations
IT Risk Community of Excellence
Management Control Testing
Drive successful and timely completion of commitments and requirements
TRM network and app pen test findings, FOSS findings
Risk acceptances and policy deviations
PDMS Policy and Procedures document reviews
Provide guidance and become trusted resource between stakeholders and control functions
Assist with thoughtfully articulating issues and remediation plans, driving timely submissions to control functions
Assist EPA and ITR&DC teams in tracking audit deliverables and facilitating managements timely response to requests
Track audit actions against defined delivery dates and assist with development of retarget plans as necessary
Protect stakeholders by identifying control adherence/design effectiveness gaps as first line of defense
Conduct proactive Continuous Improvement Questionnaire (CIQ) to identify MSIs, policy deviations and risk acceptances to mitigate future control function findings
Update Process, Risk & Control (PRC) framework proactively
Review Key Performance Indicator (KPI) maker/checker compliance
Effectively document meeting decisions and actions in a timely manner
Work closely with management and stakeholders to accurately report status of audit and regulatory actions
Collaborate effectively with the Risk Management Center of Excellence to drive the teams timely response to TRM, external Audit, and regulatory requests
Enable strategic improvement of IT control environment
Integrate risk management into each teams continuous improvement processes, roadmaps, and strategies
Drive/facilitate control efforts
Provide information and feedback to the CoE and control functions as appropriate
Influence and support the Risk mindset of EPA & ITR and DC

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Submission Summary):

1. Minimum of 6 years of Financial Services industry related experience

2. Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience

3. Experience Conducting proactive Continuous Improvement Questionnaire (CIQ) to identify MSIs, policy deviations and risk acceptances to mitigate future control function findings.

4. Experience in Internal Audit Department, Technical Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Regulators / Regulatory Relations, IT Risk Community of Excellence, Management Control Testing.

5. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.