Senior Risk Analyst

At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we've outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we will still welcome your application!

What You Can Expect At BBH:

If you join BBH you will find a collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself-without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee's unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others.

At Brown Brothers Harriman, we believe no job is too big or small for any of us to handle if it helps our clients. We value passionate, committed people who enjoy collaborating with others to find new solutions to complex business challenges. We are looking for the type of person who speaks their mind, truly listens, and steps outside their role to add value wherever they can. Someone who is driven to get things done and views obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution. Above all, we seek someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in protecting and enhancing our client's financial well-being.

If you are looking for an entrepreneurial environment where you can learn and thrive, Brown Brothers Harriman is the right place for you.

Join us as a Senior Risk Analyst!

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing product risk support to Custody business product teams and will also provide direct support to senior product Risk Managers with monitoring, measurement, and mitigation of operational risks. The role will provide opportunities to gain experience and exposure to core Risk Management principles and support the analysis and trending of key risks impacting the Product Divisions which will better assist them in defining and understanding their risk profile.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the analysis of risk event data to assist Product Division management in understanding the risk profile (including inherent risks) of their business.
• Provide support to Product Division management with respect to control enhancements and process improvements and participate in integration and implementation of proposed solutions.
• Supporting the holistic management of risk associated with new products, services, business change and issue resolution and their overall impact on the risk profile of the Product.
• Ensuring new business and day to day operations are in line with the firm's stated risk appetite.
• Identifying, assessing and escalating trends, control weaknesses through the regular production and analysis of risk event data.
• Providing a high standard of risk reporting, supporting other Custody Product Risk Leads in their communication on risk and control topics.
• Support the documentation of targeted risk/control reviews of Operational processes/workflows performed by the product Risk Managers.
• Monitor/Track corrective action plans, analyze trends and assess root causes related to audit/regulatory findings, risk and control self-assessment gaps and risk events.
• Leverage existing risk management tools, such as the firmwide risk event database and risk and control self-assessment database to assist in causal analysis of risk matters/incidents
• Supporting the product Risk leads in driving a culture of risk awareness, transparency and escalation across the LOB.
• Assist in the capture and publication of insights from developments in the market and on industry best practice to initiatives impacting or may potentially impact the Investor Services Line of Business.
• Supporting training initiatives to develop risk awareness, risk culture and understanding of fundamental control principles across the business.

Qualifications:

• College graduate
• A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience in an operations setting.
• Analytical skills and an eye for detail.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong experience with Excel and PowerPoint

What we Offer

• A collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can
• Direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world
• Opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself-without leaving the firm
• A culture of inclusion that values each employee's unique perspective
• High-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind
• Volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others

This role is based in our Boston location and will be a hybrid role, with three days in office.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.