TCOE – Global Banking Controls Testing Lead, Executive Director

Join the newly formed firmwide Testing Center of Excellence (TCOE) which is an essential part of our Firm to ensure a robust risk environment.

As a TCOE Global Banking Controls Testing Lead Executive Director within our firmwide Testing Center of Excellence (TCOE) you will be an essential part of our commitment to maintaining a strong risk and control environment. You will work closely with partners across Risk Management Compliance Operational Risk and Control Management providing insights and opportunities to our business owners to help maintain a strong risk and control environment. You will lead a global team focused on adherence to laws rules and regulations end-to-end process execution reviews and evaluation of control design and performance. Your role will involve managing compliance risk and controls at a senior level across multiple locations/regions leading geographically diverse teams and navigating the regulatory and compliance landscape. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to TCOE improvements and transformation manage budget and headcount and recruit develop and retain top risk and control talent.

Promote compliance and control testing in our firms Testing Center of Excellence ensuring a robust risk environment.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the testing team effort in assessing and monitoring compliance and operational risks ensuring compliance with firm standards regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Lead and develop the Global Banking TCOE team and deliver testing plan.
• Partners with key stakeholders in Business units to perform control evaluations monitoring and testing efforts across multiple business groups technology domains and operational functions to identify control gaps as well as opportunities for effectiveness and efficiency improvements.
• Recruit develop and retain top risk and control talent.
• Guide team in execution of risk-based control testing and substantive reviews.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to a global team of professionals serving as leader to the organization.
• Collaborating with other business testing leads to ensure consistency and identify integration points.
• Navigate regulatory and compliance landscape when defining assessment approach and strategy; ensure compliance assessment requirements across a complex regulatory environment are addressed through testing results.
• Participate in TCOE improvements and transformation as the organization develops and matures during its early stages.
• Manage budget and headcount to ensure efficient delivery of quality results.

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Solid knowledge and experience in Investment Banking Corporate Banking Commercial Banking and Wholesale Lending end-to-end business processes and controls.
• Solid experience or equivalent expertise in risk management audit compliance control management or a related field with a strong understanding of industry standards.
• Sound proficiency in the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) industry.
• Proven track record in managing compliance risk and controls at a senior level across multiple locations/regions.
• Experience in leading geographically diverse teams with a range of levels.
• Proven stakeholder management and ability to influence and drive at a senior executive level.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex issues develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and effectively communicate recommendations based on regulatory guidance and standards.
• Expertise in working with large sets of data and information to drive informed decisions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management frameworks regulations and industry best practices
• Ability to effectively provide team guidance and set clear direction to manage competing priorities while driving focus on targeted execution.

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Experience in audit compliance or control management
• Data analytical tools such as Tableau Altryx or Python
• Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) Certified Risk & Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP) or similar risk certifications.