Application Development BURM, VP

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This role is a leader and key member of a first line risk and controls team aligned to application development, and related functions, within the Technology Business Unit. You will work with team members and partner with technology teams to drive effective risk management. The team is responsible for assessing the technology risk and control environment, identifying improvement opportunities, reporting and monitoring key risk metrics, managing issues, and providing governance with respect to all risk and control matters.

As part of an effective risk and control framework, Operations and Technology for the Americas (OTA) documents and executes risk and control self-assessments (RCSA) across processes related to Operations and Technology. There is a comprehensive coverage and joint accountability model that promotes early identification and assessment of operational and technology risk, effective design and evaluation of controls, and sustainable solutions to mitigate operational and technology risk.

In this role you will focus on executing RCSAs and managing risks relevant to the supported Technology functions, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements, and contributing to the achievement of Operations & Technology business objectives. Responsibilities include engaging with business partners and/or leaders from other functions, including audit and Information Risk Management (SLOD), and collaborating with Operations & Technology colleagues to prepare for and conduct risk management activities. This may also include engagement with external auditors and/or regulators; reviewing assessment and/or issue closure content prior to submission and managing follow-up actions; establishing processes, templates, and stakeholder matrices for activities; creating roadmaps aligned to recurring and ad hoc assessments; ensuring stakeholders execute appropriately and meet issue management milestones on time; tracking, escalating, and/or remediating risks and issues; and developing and executing executive-level reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the execution of front line controls self-assurance and risk assessment activities (Risk and Control Self-Assessments [RCSA], business process management [BPM], ad hoc controls review) and independent risk and audit activities as needed
• Drive implementation and sustainability of information technology control framework and risk culture; influence self-identification and disclosure of control self-assurance gaps
• Ensure gaps are addressed via remediation plans that adhere to issues management mandates: timely issue and corrective action submission, accurate root cause identification, corrective action monitoring, on time closure, no failed validations, and no repeat issue
• Monitor and evaluate emerging risk, internal operational trends, and external risk events for potential impact to control environment
• Prepare risk analysis and risk mitigation recommendations
• Support technology risk governance by ensuring our control environment performance is reported and has risk management plans in place for critical issues
• Support the preparation of risk and controls governance materials as needed
• Consult on controls design and efficiency with technology partners in support of their commitments to align with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures
• Recruit, develop, and retain key talent, ensuring team members are effective in carrying out required risk management functions
• Evaluate and benchmark technology process execution against industry standards (e.g., COBIT, NIST 800-53, FFIEC, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree plus 8 years in technology, information security, operational risk management, or related roles
• Preferred: professional certifications such as Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), etc.
• 8 plus years of experience in information technology, information security, and/or operational risk management, (Includes operations, operational risk management, compliance, audit, and third party risk management within technology and/or information security), or a combination thereof, or other highly regulated environment
• Knowledge and implementation experience with industry best practices and frameworks such as: Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), COBIT, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-800-53, and ITIL in complex environments
• Knowledge of critical domestic and international banking regulations (Reg W, Basel II, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), etc.) and experience with enforcement agencies oversight activities (regulatory examinations, matters requiring
• attention (MRAs), consent orders, etc.) within a global systemically important financial institution's information technology and security environments
• Experience with developing and executing technology risk assessment/testing methodologies, evaluating the design and effectiveness of internal controls; and identifying issues resulting from internal and/or external compliance examinations
• Experience with process documentation, risk and control assessments, issue management, and process improvement (e.g., Lean Six Sigma)
• Understanding of the regulatory environment and regulations related to technology risk, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Reserve Board (FRB) expectations
• Combined experience in IT external audit, IT internal audit, and technology risk and/or ITGC assessment for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
• Understanding of data quality, data quality monitoring, and data maturity models, and experience with critical data elements (CDEs) and data lineage
• Prior supervisory and/or management role with a focus on talent development
• Experience with information technology risks, regulations or regulatory bodies, and risk/control frameworks, including COSO, COBIT, FFIEC, NIST, and ITIL
• Experience with developing and executing technology and/or information security risk assessment/testing methodologies evaluating the design and effectiveness of internal controls; and identifying issues resulting from internal and/or external compliance examinations
• Experience with risk metrics definition and reporting/scorecard development utilizing key risk metrics tools (IBM Open Pages, Tableau, structured query language (SQL), Access etc.)
• Experience in creation and review of work papers to document testing and/or issue closure, and experience in the management of regulatory matters
• Experience in working in an agile, scrum, or DevSecOps methodology including the Atlassian stack (Jira/Confluence) is preferred
• Strong and diverse modern technology background and experience across diverse domains, illustrating the ability to drive transformation outcomes with specific focus on how to 'enable' them in a highly regulated enterprise industry context including:
• Conceptual / working understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Ruby, Perl and Python)
• Conceptual / working understanding with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) concepts, tools, and technologies including code repositories (e.g. Git), Jenkins and Maven
• Conceptual / working understanding of software containerization platforms/container orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Red Hat OpenShift)
• Conceptual / working understanding of modern master data management, big data platforms, data streaming, analytics and reporting solutions (e.g., AWS Elastic Map Reduce (EMR))
• Deep understanding of secure application development best practices and implementation of security principles across global organizations (i.e., "secure by design"), to meet business goals and legal/regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of current and emerging cloud security trends, "Software/Platform/Infrastructure as a Service" security and architecture concepts, including network segmentation, perimeter security, event monitoring; and remediation methods to bring cloud infrastructures into compliance for security compliance
• Understanding of risk management, including experience executing risk assessments, testing and evaluating processes and controls
• Strong project management skills; includes an ability to independently drive work, and pragmatically solve problems

The typical base pay range for this role is between $115K - $145K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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