State Street
Financial Services
BusinessRiskManagementBUAligned–AssistantVicePresident
“Business Risk Management BU Aligned – Assistant Vice President at State Street. Skills: Business Risk Partnership, Risk & Control Oversight, Strategic Change & Risk Integration, Governance, Reporting, and Stakeholder Management. Serve as the primary BRM point of contact for assigned Global Delivery business units and functions. Maintain strong, ongoing engagement with business leadership to understand operational priorities, risk exposures, and emerging trends”
What You'll Achieve.
Strengthen the risk and control environment; Support strategic change; Embed effective governance into business-as-usual activities; Contribute to a consistent #OneBRM approach; Support delivery against firm-wide risk management objectives; Enable informed decision-making and alignment of risk management with business outcomes; Deliver timely and sustainable closure of findings
Industry & Context.
Critical thinking; Analytical skills with the ability to identify themes and assess risk impacts; Apply sound judgement and prioritisation in a dynamic operating environment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of relevant work experience in financial services, banking, insurance, analytics, consultancy, or a comparable industry, Experience in risk management, governance, controls, audit, or business-aligned risk roles within large, complex organisations, Experience working within one or more lines of defence (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), Sound knowledge of governance frameworks and control environments, project management skills, with the ability to track delivery against agreed timelines, analytical skills with the ability to identify themes and assess risk impacts, Effective verbal and written communication skills, including engagement with senior stakeholders, interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across regions, cultures, and disciplines
What You'll Do.
Serve as the primary BRM point of contact for assigned Global Delivery business units and functions
ongoing engagement with business leadership to understand operational priorities
Provide effective challenge and advisory support to enable informed decision-making and alignment of risk management with business outcomes
and escalate material risks and concerns through appropriate governance forums
Support the embedding of the Global Delivery risk and control framework into day-to-day operations
Partner with BRM pillar teams to identify control gaps
assess control effectiveness
and support remediation planning
Provide oversight across key risk activities
including risk assessments
and remediation actions
Support internal audits
working with the business to deliver timely and sustainable closure of findings
Provide guidance and constructive challenge to ensure that business and transformation initiatives are appropriately assessed for risk impact
Ensure changes are effectively integrated into the risk and control environment
Assess and communicate the impact of change on the overall risk profile to senior stakeholders
Support governance forums through preparation of risk updates
and management information
Communicating risk matters clearly and concisely
translating technical concepts into business-relevant messaging
Build and maintain working relationships with business partners
and internal assurance teams
Promote consistent ways of working and collaboration across the BRM organisation promoting a unified #OneBRM voice
Work closely with other Business-Aligned Representatives and BRM pillar teams to align priorities and share emerging themes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with BRM pillar teams; Build and maintain working relationships with business partners, BRM colleagues, and internal assurance teams; Promote consistent ways of working and collaboration across the BRM organisation; Work closely with other Business-Aligned Representatives and BRM pillar teams to align priorities and share emerging themes
Communication Scope
Effective verbal and written communication skills; Communicating risk matters clearly and concisely; Translating technical concepts into business-relevant messaging
Process & Methodology
Manage delivery against agreed plans and timelines, actively tracking progress and dependencies, Contribute to continuous improvement of BRM processes, tools, and governance practices
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