Senior Advisor

Job Description

The role requires to interact closely with first line Business Unit (BU) leaders, First Line Risk Managers (FRM) and other stakeholders in First Citizens India and/or in US, for their day-to-day work. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are necessary to achieve the required objectives. The person in this role will be responsible for updating the status of their work to support relevant and meaningful reporting. Additionally, the person in this role will assist with adhoc and special projects. Exposure to performing review and challenge activities as part of second line risk management in a bank or large financial institutions is preferred. Primary Responsibilities: The Lead Advisor Operational Risk Management in this role assumes responsibility to provide oversight QC on various operational and compliance risk topics and deliver the following: Complete the Quality Control review on assigned tasks as it relates to various risk programs mentioned above. Ensure all aspects of compliance to associated standards are adequately assessed Ensure the quality of documentation meets the required standards Communicate the results of oversight QC to relevant stakeholders and ensure necessary buy in Monitor and follow-up of remediation plans and their statuses to ensure effective risk mitigation This role provides an opportunity to identify risks that could impede the scalability of operations and an important role in working with Bank operations to deliver solutions for challenges faced by the growth of the organization. Knowledge Knowledge of operational and compliance risks in a banking environment and key controls mitigating those risks Well versed with effective challenge or QC process within banks second line of defense. Knowledge of consumer, commercial and other banking processes and related risks and controls. Knowledge of corporate functions in a banking set-up such as human resources, marketing and strategy, finance, etc Knowledge of technology, cyber security, business continuity, business disruption, incident management and technology risks. Knowledge of IT General controls testing, Cyber Security, Software Development lifecycle, Patch and Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security, Network Security, Data Privacy, Server and Database hardening Skills Organized and structured Strong communicator with excellent written and oral skills Critical thinking skills with eye for details Team orientation and collaboration Project management and multi-tasking Required Education and Experience Bachelors Degree preferably in accounting or finance Experience in banking and financial services with exposure to control testing Working knowledge of Microsoft products required Overall experience of 5 - 7 years with 3-5 year in second Line Effective Challenge Certifications CIA, CAMS, CGSS, CFE, CISA, ISO 27001 (These are good to have but not mandatory)