Introductory Marketing Language:
Job opening for a strategic leader with strong control management experience to lead the Payments CORE Strategy with passion, manage projects, stakeholders and promote product risk management.
Job Summary:
As Vice President in the Payments CORE Program team, you will lead the CORE/RCSA program, focusing on data quality, macro risk reviews, and global collaboration. You will drive improvements, ensure compliance, and foster a strong risk & controls culture through effective stakeholder engagement and problem-solving.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate the Compliance and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE) process across Payments Business & Operations stakeholders.
- Manage and influence stakeholders, including Control Managers, to address, track, and remediate risk, compliance, and control issues.
- Conduct qualitative assessments & articulate the direction of risk/ remediations on high-risk compliance and control areas.
- Interpret, simplify, and communicate Firmwide CORE Standards and other applicable documentations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
- Drive and present Risk and Control Program initiatives to senior management, demonstrating leadership and accountability.
- Review, track, and close out program and self-identified CORE hygiene items.
- Serve as subject matter expert in the CORE application, providing guidance and support to Control Managers.
- Support data quality analysis and reporting, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
- Prioritize and escalate control issues as needed, demonstrating a risk & controls mindset.
- Communicate regularly and effectively with key stakeholders, using simple and impactful written and spoken communication.
- Lead by example, fostering a culture of ownership, initiative, and continuous improvement.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:
- Ability to adapt to change with a positive, proactive attitude
- Strong Project Management and Problem-Solving skills.
- Proven People and Stakeholder Management experience.
- Risk & Controls mindset with familiarity in Risk and Control Self-Assessment processes.
- Excellent written and spoken communication ability to simplify and convey complex topics effectively.
- Strong analytical skills and experience in data analysis.
- Self-starter, able to multitask and work independently.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and accountability.
- Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Project Management within Operational Risk and Controls.
- Ability to drive Macro Risk agenda and deliverables.
- Working knowledge of (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) concepts and their practical application in business processes.
- Experience in developing partnerships with global teams.
- Experience in operational risk and controls within financial services.
- Business knowledge of Payments / related Business / Operations
- Working knowledge of CORE application.
