Risk Manager- Audit & Control

Risk Manager – Audit & ControlNYC- Hybrid (3 days onsite)8 Months contract Rate: $120-$130/hr on w2 depending on experienceResponsibilitiesPartner with issue owners and teams to provide guidance, challenge and quality assurance on the approach to pass IA and Regulatory scrutiny.Facilitate execution of the Challenge and Quality Review Framework (1st LoD self-assessment), through engagement and credible challenge with senior stakeholders, 2nd and 3rd LoDDrive compliance of the QC Framework with Accountable Executives and Issue OwnersProvide guidance to issue owners on how to best represent a reduction of risk and issue remediation that will pass the scrutiny of IA validation and regulatory reviewProvide an independent initial assessment and challenge on the remediation and evidence artifactsWork with stakeholders to drive challenge to ensure strategic deliveries meet the letter and spirit of management, regulator, Compliance or IA concernsBuild strong relationships with key stakeholders including issue owners, governance/policy owners, and program leads for intersecting work effortsExecute against multiple competing priorities simultaneouslyEnsure risks and issues are raised in a timely manner Ensure all programs understand regulatory feedback and expectations, underlying concerns, and their root causes to make sure their commitments are completeProvide review and challenge of each program’s defined scope, assessed gap, target state, and success criteria to ensure it fully addresses the letter and the spirit of the regulatory feedback, broader supervisory expectations and underlying issues and root causesIdentify related and interdependent program elements and provide feedback and input to ensure consistency of review and challenge implementation according to developed guidelinesReview policies and risk frameworksGovernance and project managementBe proactive and self-motivated in driving quality and timely reviews/assessments end-to-endThe project is focused on Around Data Governance, architecture, lineage and tracking.Must have skills:Data GovernanceData Quality ManagementData Lineage & TracingRisk Data TestingData Architecture Data Quality StrategyRisk Management SkillsQualifications:Bachelor’s degree; major in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration preferred12+ years of progressive experience in the financial services industry; experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit; Providing Quality control for different milestonesKnowledge and understanding of regulatory and risk management in the financial services industry. Understanding of content around risk data and technology as well as stress testing – will be the main area of focus Need to work with various teams and really challenge the content and management around a milestone and that it addresses the remediation plan – so really addressing the quality and doing some testing Strong knowledge around the laws and regulations as they relate to a financial institutionShould be able to assess the scope, data lineage, data architecture Read their data operating model, guidelines, should be able to auditExperience working for a Regulator highly desirable.Recent experience in managing or leading audits and/or quality assurance reviews for a banking institution is preferred.Someone who has done data related audit would be ideal.Proven leadership and project management skills to drive alignment across stakeholder groups to review and challenge repeatable end-to-end risk management solutions and controls aligned with policies, framework and processes.Deep understanding of risk framework, corporate/business policies, and programs to translate into plans for the business, function and/or risk type.Demonstrated ability to understand effective and efficient risk controls and gaps within large organizations.Develop influential relationships based upon shared risk objectives and trust to deliver outstanding business impact and elevate team’s value proposition.Ability to work as a member of a team where success is defined not only on individual performance but also that of the entire team.Excellent communication skills; ability to articulate deadlines and deliverables clearly to senior members of organizationExperience advising and collaborating with cross-functional internal & external stakeholders.Lead through change with candor and optimismEffective negotiation skills Education:Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred.