First Line Risk & Control Associate Director

Job Title: First Line Risk Control Associate Director Location: CityScape What you ll do: As a First Line Risk Control Associate Director you'll work as part of the first line of defense to implement and enhance the risk management programs within the company’s risk framework. You'll lead a team responsible for the evaluation of risk strategies and mitigation approaches, risk exposure analysis, and drive control enhancement implementations. In this role you'll partner with the business to improve the control environment and resolve open issues. You'll work to collaborate across the enterprise to ensure business units meet regulatory requirements and corporate standards. In addition, you'll execute various preventative risk management activities and initiatives such as risk and control assessments and operational risk events reporting key risk indicator reporting, and new initiative processes. Identify, quantify, and report risk across the Bank highlighting key risks to enable risk-based decisions, and actions by business leadership. Lead a team in performing Risk and Control Assessment walk-throughs and provide consultation on existing and new processes and, where appropriate, facilitate documentation to include the identification of business risks and controls. Support the Business to develop and enhance controls to mitigate legal, regulatory, and other applicable business risks. Provide consultation on the design of controls and monitors until execution. Champion a strong risk culture for the company by elevating the risk knowledge base of associates and leaders and deploying risk management best practices across the organization. Foster effective partnerships across the firm with risk subject matter experts to implement risk programs commensurate with the risk profile, i.e. Digital Risk, Operational Risk, Strategic Risk, Legal and Compliance, etc. Develop and share deep knowledge and understanding of the broader industry, risk management best practices and discipline, and emerging risks to the financial services industry. Ensure accuracy and timeliness for operational risk event reporting. Provide relevant risk training to meet current and evolving organizational requirements and/or business needs. Provide consultation on change management initiatives. Identify and lead initiatives to improve internal processes as well as develop and support the team to ensure they are equipped and empowered to execute the assigned functions. Participate in forums with