Senior Risk Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Risk Manager for a contract assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Coppell, TX.

Responsibilities :
The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable the firm to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential applications, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

The Principal Embedded Risk Manager (ERM) specializes in serving as a central point of contact and liaison aligned with IT that drives completion of, and adherence to, risk and control commitments, obligations, and requirements for their aligned departments; and is responsible for assisting stakeholders with the identification and timely remediation of risk. They are a top-level contributor that acts independently with minimal direction. The ERM's ability to form strong relationships and communicate with a breadth and variety of management resources is critical. Attention to detail and strong time management skills are also required, along with juggling competing priorities.

• Follow the firm's processes and methodologies for risk management.
• Learn to effectively use the tools required for risk management at the firm such as PDMS / Archer
• Comply with existing risk and control commitments and requirements
  • Liaison between and across the IT and the firm with the following control functions:
  • Internal Audit Department
  • Technical Risk Management
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Regulators / Regulatory Relations
  • IT Risk Community of Excellence
  • Management Control Testing.
• Drive successful and timely completion of commitments and requirements
  • Issues and Actions
  • TRM network and app pen test findings, FOSS findings
  • Risk acceptances and policy deviations
  • PDMS Policy and Procedures document reviews
• Provide guidance and become central point of contact between stakeholders and control functions
  • Assist with articulating issues and remediation plans, drive timely submissions to control functions
  • Assist IT teams in tracking audit deliverables and facilitating management's timely response to requests
  • Track audit actions against defined delivery dates and assist with development of retarget plans as necessary.
• Protect stakeholders by identifying control adherence/design effectiveness gaps as first line of defense
  • Conduct proactive Continuous Improvement Questionnaire meetings to identify MSIs, policy deviations and risk acceptances to mitigate future control function findings
  • Update Process, Risk & Control (PRC) framework proactively
  • Review Key Performance Indicator (KPI) maker/checker compliance
  • Work closely with management and stakeholders to accurately report status of audit and regulatory actions
  • Collaborate effectively with the Risk Management Center of Excellence to drive the teams' timely response to TRM, external Audit, and regulatory requests.
• Enable strategic improvement of IT control environment:
  • Integrate risk management into each team's continuous improvement processes, roadmaps, and strategies
  • Drive/facilitate control efforts
  • Provide information and feedback to the CoE and control functions as appropriate
  • Influence and support the Risk mindset of IT

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 6 years of Financial Services industry related experience.
• Familiarity with IT Infrastructure - Mainframe, distributed, cloud, network, disaster recovery, automation, ITIL processes
• Able to identify Audit control gaps in engineering platforms and processes
• Strong written and verbal communications and presentation skills
• Accountable to take necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals
• Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; builds strong, trusting relationships while being comfortable challenging ideas.
• Thinks boldly and out of the box, generates new ideas and processes, confidently pursues challenges
• Leadership Competencies
  • Accountability: Demonstrates reliability by taking necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals.
  • Global Collaboration: Applies global perspective when working within a team by being aware of own style and ensuring all relevant parties are involved in key team tasks and decisions.
  • Communication: Articulates information clearly and presents information effectively and confidently when working with others.
  • Influencing: Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; maintains strong, trusting relationships while at the same time is comfortable challenging ideas.
  • Innovation and Creativity: Thinks boldly and out of the box, generates new ideas and processes, and confidently pursues challenges as new avenues of opportunity.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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