ETS Proactive Risk Project Manager (PM)

Job Description

Technology

Technology works as a strategic partner with the business units and the world’s leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Our Company’s sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative systems, innovative modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients’ businesses and to our own. Enterprise Infrastructure (ETS) ETS is that global technology group that delivers enterprise and end-user infrastructure solutions that make our businesses run. The team manages the production, operations, and engineering of our data centers, voice and data networking solutions, wireless technologies, server and database operations, desktops, servers, mainframes, and firmwide security.The ETS Proactive Risk team is responsible for helping functions assess their risks through exams and metrics. Risks may include but are not limited to : organizational structure; lack of adequate governance; operational deficiencies; adoption of new technologies; poor architecture; third-party integration; jurisdictional / regulatory; data, security, and privacy. Job Description :

The ETS Proactive Risk Project Manager (PM) requires a discipline and passion for controls-driven management. In this role you will track all completed, on-going and planned activities to proactively identify and mitigate risks. Responsibilities :

The PM will work with the team leads to ensure the completion of Firmwide initiatives. You will be assigned to coordinate administrative tasks, work on plans, produce metrics, escalate concerns, and send deadline reminders. We are looking for a candidate who can be trusted to effectively coordinate the efforts of a diverse project team (multiple departments, roles, and locations) with limited supervision and make sure the projects are completed successfully.The Governance and Regulatory IT Controls Specialist must demonstrate thorough abilities and / or a proven record of success in evaluating risks and controls within a regulated environment with a thorough understanding of risk management across processes and controls, which includes a record of success with completing deliverables related to the following :

• Identifying key risks and controls, controls optimization, including the configuration of controls around business processes and within IT environments
• Applying internal control principles and business / technical knowledge
• Leading the building and adaptation of working groups, as well as perform assessments, to evaluate controls, identify control issues and potential for remediation and optimization
• Exhibiting project management skills, including developing project plans and deliverables schedules
• Creating a positive environment with cross-functional teams, using manage-by-influence skills and lead-by-example skills to motivate and drive the agenda
• The Governance and Regulatory IT Controls Specialist demonstrates thorough abilities and / or a record of success in the following areas :
• Using technical resources and tools to research and expand one’s sphere of knowledge to enhance governance significantly contributes to risk mitigation efforts and remaining up to date on regulatory and industry hot topics
• Collaborating directly with internal control functions, building relationships with partners, understanding the Business Unit strategies, and communicating a broad range of topics to them in an organized and knowledgeable manner
• Managing day-to-day engagement operations, including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues
• Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks and communicating potential conflicts to leadership
• Creating high quality deliverables using appropriate business and technical language, especially developing and reviewing audit programs or testing steps, adapting an audit program to suit a specific technology, and / or designing controls evaluation.

In this role you will seek to both maintain the current level of deliverables and seek to improve the functions through data integrations, process definition & improvement, improved teamwork & collaboration, automation, and defining or building business cases for new shared or common technology solutions to enhance the governance function. Qualifications :

Demonstrates thorough abilities and / or a proven record of success in providing services related to process and controls, risk assessment and controls testing methodologies across the 3 lines of defense, including business process, regulatory reporting, and management controls as well as risk management, compliance, and operational processes, which includes a record of success with facilitating and completing deliverables involving the following :