IT Risk Manager
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Job Description:
Primary responsibility of executing control testing, leading discussion, maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and support targeted IT risk assessments (where applicable). The incumbent will execute and support day to day IT risk management activities (such as risk and controls assessments), manage deadlines and stakeholder expectations and leas or participate in projects within assigned areas of responsibility. In carrying these responsibilities, the incumbent must work collaboratively with the Embedded Risk Management team, other risk and control functions as well as with IT line management.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Support efforts to identify and manage risk within IT SIFMU & Risk Delivery Department
- Develop and strengthen relationships with IT partners and control evaluation functions across the 3 lines of defence
- Develop, communicate and ensure adherence to department risk policies, procedures and best practices;
- Demonstrate and embed the behaviours and competencies that create a risk management mind-set in your organization;
- Support, and eventually lead, risk management activities including review of policy and procedure documents for alignment with controls, incorporation of changes, etc.
- Become a central point of contact for risk and compliance items throughout the SIRI organization
- Gathering, preparing, and reviewing inputs into reporting (e.g., risk treatment, risk profiles, inherent risk assessments)
IT ERM Senior Associate will be consistently responsible for facilitating the:
- Tracking and escalation of compliance items included on the IT Risk & Control Report/ Dashboard
- Issue and action closure facilitation including meeting coordination, evidence gathering and review, documentation preparation and review
- Control evaluations performed by audit and/or management control testing functions as well as regulatory exams to gather, review, and prepare required evidence
Experience:
- Experience as a risk and control professional within a Big 4 accounting firm, financial service industry or equivalent.
- Leading discussions with key stakeholder and staff to collect information requests.
- Experience conducting control testing including issue remediation testing.
- Familiarity with process mapping and control identification along with data collection and analytic skills.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong technology background
- Demonstrated ability to work pro-actively with all levels of management and staff
- Highly motivated, detail-oriented, self-starter, who can set priorities, take initiative and work both independently and proactively in a dynamic team environment;
- Ability to work under pressure, multitask and be flexible;
- Ability/willingness to meet aggressive deadlines and objectives;
- Excellent inter-personal skills with a highly developed customer service orientation, and ability to work effectively with all levels of internal staff, and external contacts;
- Strong planning and project management skills;
- Strong process mapping and data collection and analysis skills
Education, Training &/or Certification:
- BA / BS or equivalent. Advanced degree and/or certification a plus
