Executive Director – Third-Party IT Risk Resilience

Job Posting #328

Position : Executive Director Third-Party IT Risk Resilience

Status : Direct-Hire, Permanent FTE

Location : Montreal, Canada Seeking Local Candidates

Salary : Based on Experience

• Candidates must have authorization in place to work in Canada.
• Seeking professionals with 10+ years of expertise in third-party or operational risk management coupled with 2+ years of staff management expertise, including the management of managers.

Overview

The Executive Director of Third-Party Risk Resilience is responsible for establishing and carrying out programs for the purpose of implementing an effective process to identify, measure, monitor, and control third-party risk exposures.

Responsible for the oversight and coordination of 2nd line of defense activities and programs related to third-party risk management.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team responsible for the development and implementation of third-party resilience framework and processes ensuring that all governance, risk, and compliance stakeholders are represented and ensuring the framework and policies are in line with applicable regulations, rating agency standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization.
• Participates in various risk committees aligned with the enterprise risk management framework.
• Leads and facilitates the process of managing, monitoring, and reporting on third-party vendor risks.
• Leads and facilitates the process of managing, monitoring, and reporting on merger and acquisition operational risks.
• Leads and facilitates the process of managing, monitoring, and reporting other third-party risks such as partnerships and joint ventures.
• Leads, facilitates, oversees, and directs the third-party resilience team and associated risk and governance processes.
• Serves as third-party resilience advisor to Global Risk Services and the Global Operational Resilience Office on trends and emerging risks.
• Acts as a corporate advocate for all third-party risks and related policies, processes, leading practices, and methodologies.

Create a culture of risk awareness within the organization.

• Mentors associates within the department. Performs supervisory duties including, but not limited to, hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining of direct reports.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Required :
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Post-graduate or professional qualification in a related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in third-party or operational risk management or related risk fields with responsibilities for management reporting.
• 2+ years of management experience including management of other managers.
• Preferred :
• Exhibited experience leading a global risk function.

Skills & Abilities

• Required :
• Identifies and resolves technical, operational, and organizational problems.
• Guides, influences, and persuades others either internally in other areas or externally with customers or agencies.
• Exceptional ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.
• Designs and influences the strategic direction of the function, takes extreme initiative in understanding the risk profile associated with third-party management, engages with key leaders and stakeholders to understand the risk profile, and is experienced in making informed decisions on their own.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management skills. Demonstrates ability to evaluate project objectives and scope feasibility, gain understanding, schedule resources, and manage budget to plan.
• Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and / or operational changes.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand the business.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel.

We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

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If you experience any issues applying or to learn more about the position, please contact Cheyene Marling - BC Management (powered by Witt O’Brien’s) at [email protected] .