Principal Risk Process Improvement

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Job Description

Responsible for implementing an integrated framework for managing risk through the discipline of "Knowing your Business." Primarily responsible for establishing standards and oversight for Process Leaders/Owners to truly know their processes, their risks, and the associated control environment. Develops requirements for executing Process Management within the risk management system-of-record. Promotes a process management mindset to support the effective management of risk. Enables prioritization of process management activity across business units through a risk-based lens.

Responsibilities

Identify existing process inventory and/or support documentation of process inventory. Provide complete and accurate information for foundational required data inputs. Ensure complete and accurate risk and control information. Support maintenance of process, risk and control inventory. Develops relationships with key constituents necessary to deliver project results, including internal team, cross functional work team, project steering committee, and support functions. Develops and communications project schedules and tools. Leads updates and presentations. Collaborates with team members to understand risk and business needs. Conducts analyses of current state, drive root-cause analyses, develops insights, identify solutions, designs future states and delivers solutions with sustainable results. Adherence and adoption of non-financial risk frameworks and methodologies, including metrics and formalized governance routines to monitor operating effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/management, Engineering, Finance, or related field. 6+ years of experience in process improvement in business operations, industrial engineering; internal/in-house or consulting or operational support capacity or related with some experience in financial services and/or consumer-centric fields. 4+ years of experience planning/executing cross-functional projects. In lieu of education, 8+ years of experience in process improvement in business operations, industrial engineering; internal/in-house or consulting or operational support capacity or related with some experience in financial services and/or consumer-centric fields.

Preferred Qualifications

If we had our say, we’d also look for:

Master’s degree in business administration/management.

Application Deadline

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-16-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $88,500.00 to $149,300.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

Paid Parental LeavePaid Time Off401(k) PlanMedical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings AccountSTD, Life, LTD and AD&DRecognition ProgramEducation AssistanceCommuter BenefitsFamily Support ProgramsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

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