APAC BRME Business Resilience Lead, Vice President I, State Street Global Advisors
Full time
The Business Risk Management Executive (BRME) team is a first line function that partners with State Street Global Advisors business teams to properly identify, assess and manage operational and regulatory risk and manage our business resiliency. The APAC BRME and Resiliency Lead Risk will play an important role on this team, responsible for regional execution of core risk programs such as RCSA, Incident Management, and Operational Resilience, and managing key regional and global engagement points with business leaders, ERM, Compliance, and Audit. Seeking professionals with 10+ years of experience in business risk, business resilience, operational risk, compliance or audit with a focus on risk and control assessment, monitoring, and business continuity program execution and leadership.
What you will be responsible for
Lead the regional delivery of Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Operational Resilience and Incident Management for SSGA; ensuring the subject matter experts are engaged across the three lines of defense to adequately assess the risk and control environment, challenge assumptions and maintain business resilience. Facilitate the regional delivery of the business resilience and continuity programme, acting as a key stakeholder where you will be expected to contribute to programme structure, idea generation, risk identification and remediation planning. Lead risk and resilience reporting for regional leaders and governance committees to ensure content is clear, prioritized, and that key themes, preventative action(s), and exceptions / outliers are highlighted for review and action. Support all aspects of the business resilience and continuity programme by engaging with business stakeholders and functional leads to ensure effective understanding of continuity / resiliency standards, scenario planning, testing requirements and recovery strategy implementation. Maintain deep subject matter knowledge related to business line activities, operating model, industry and regulatory trends, as well as business, resilience and technology risks; efficiently and effectively apply this insight into regional BRME and resilience programs and reporting. Engage with partners in the 2nd and 3rd line of defense to coordinate program planning and improve risk coverage and limit any potential overlap or duplication of work. Lead and drive key BRME engagement points across the SSGA business in region and other 2nd and 3rd line stakeholders. Support the BRME and global risk team in driving the transformation agenda for key strategic priorities – for risk programs and / or business growth. Oversee and deliver comprehensive program management, including resource allocation, planning assignments, and providing overall direction to the regional team. Educate business stakeholders on controls and related programs. What we value
10+ years of financial services experience with a large financial services firm or advisory / consulting firm including experience as an internal auditor, public accountant, risk or compliance officer, or business resilience lead. Experience in risk management, business resilience, regulatory compliance, or control programs. Independent strategic thinker with an understanding of regulatory, operational, resilience and technology risks in financial services, preferably within investment management function(s). Strong organizational awareness with ability to facilitate and resolve conflicts; ability to make informed, risk optimized decisions under time pressure. Experience working with remote offshore and regional teams. Ability to manage and coach teams to produce efficient and high quality deliverables. Ability to collaborate and drive results within the organization. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt to various situations and audiences. Knowledge of common risk management and business resilience frameworks and methodologies. Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work on large global cross-functional projects. Strong ability to lead through influence. Willingness to operate flexible working hours so as to facilitate team meetings with Boston & London-based colleagues. Excellent skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and process mapping tools. Self-motivated professional with the ability to work within deadlines and meet goals. Business Continuity certification preferred, e.g., DRII (CBCP). About State Street Global Advisors
As the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, State Street Global Advisors has served the world's governments, institutions and financial advisors for over four decades. Our mission is to invest responsibly to enable economic prosperity and social progress. We are driven by a desire to help our clients, and those who rely on them, achieve a better future.
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