Job Description
Global Compliance
Our division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm’s second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm’s compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm’s responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.
Core Compliance
Core Compliance is a team within Global Compliance that is responsible for implementing and maintaining the firm's integrated regulatory compliance program, which includes risk assessments, regulatory change management, policies, and training.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
Core Compliance is at the forefront of ensuring our firm's compliance program is best in class, factoring in the latest regulatory guidance and industry standards. We are looking for a team member who can help drive our mission forward and collaborate across business units within Compliance, Compliance Engineering, Risk, and the firm. We are looking for someone who is equal part visionary and executor. At times, the role will require you to navigate and problem solve with multiple teams and stakeholders bearing in mind timelines and a senior audience.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Contribute to strategy for enhancing and executing Compliance Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)
- Oversee compliance involvement in the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), including risk and control inventory management, training, status tracking and communications
- Analyze trends in risk assessment results and develop reporting
- Partner closely with Compliance Engineering on UAT, system enhancements, and BAU processes
- Work closely with divisional Compliance to facilitate execution of the RCSA
- Analyze data and create effective presentations for Compliance Senior Management and other stakeholders
- Support responses to regulatory and internal reviews and audits
- Monitor, report on and provide procedural guidance for Operational Risk Events reported across the Compliance Division
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required
- Experience with risk and control self-assessments and/or compliance risk assessments and/or required
- Knowledge of issue management and/or internal control frameworks preferred
- Knowledge of non-financial risk management frameworks preferred
- Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in compliance or risk management in the financial services industry or consulting industry
- Strong project management and time management skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Detail-oriented and able to produce quality work product, even when working under tight timeframes
- Comfortable being independent and a self-starter
- Ability to decipher and navigate ambiguous situations with the aim of developing solutions
- MS Office proficiency; advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel is preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Analytical; capable of identifying and distilling relevant information quickly
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