Vice President, Acquisitions and Strategic Investment Control Management

Role Overview: As the Vice President in the Acquisitions and Strategic Investment Control Management team, you will be responsible for driving excellence in risk management and control governance. You will play a crucial role in shaping a disciplined and sustainable control environment for the dynamic business. Your main duties will include partnering with senior leadership and key stakeholders to identify and escalate risks early, champion robust compliance practices, and deliver strategic solutions to support continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: - Develop a strong understanding of the Acquisitions and Strategic Investments business. - Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Compliance and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE) system to empower the business in managing processes, risks, controls, issues, and action plans effectively. - Present updates required to the Control environment to senior leadership convincingly and frequently. - Provide informed guidance on risks and controls by understanding the activities of the Acquisitions and Strategic Investments business. - Independently assess operational risks, aligned controls, issues, and action plans, and proactively escalate areas of concern with a high sense of urgency to senior business management. - Evaluate the broader control environment for the risk stripe, provide draft assessment rating with rationale, including existing and emerging risks in the business. - Conduct assessments of legal obligations and applicability for the business, summarize the rationale for mapping to the business, and present with strong rationale to senior business leaders. - Communicate and escalate significant risk/control issues to senior leadership effectively when needed. - Collaborate with business stakeholders to cultivate risk awareness and drive proactive risk identification. - Apply critical thinking to evaluate complex risk scenarios and propose effective solutions. - Support the development of internal controls, monitor changes vigilantly, and assess their impact on the risk and control environment. Qualification Required: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required. - Minimum of 8 years of experience in the financial services industry with a background in controls, audit, SOX compliance, quality assurance, operational risk management, or compliance, or equivalent subject matter expertise in a relevant business-related function/operation. - Strong communication and influencing skills. - Experience in stakeholder engagement and building trust through diligent work. - Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments effectively. - Capacity to respond quickly to changing business needs and urgent requests. - Knowledge of intelligent automation tools such as Tableau, Python, Alteryx, or UI Path. (Note: No additional details of the company were mentioned in the provided job description.),