AVP Operational Risk & Branch Governance, Control & Risk Management

Title: AVP Operational Risk & Branch Governance, Control & Risk Management

Office Status: Hybrid New York, NY

Base Salary: $120k - $150k + Bonus

ABOUT THE ROLE

This AVP-level opportunity sits within the Control & Risk Management function of a well-established global financial institution, offering broad ownership across operational risk management, branch governance, model risk oversight, and risk committee support for the New York Branch. The role combines policy development and framework enhancement with hands-on risk monitoring, reporting, and cross-functional stakeholder coordination making it an ideal fit for a detail-oriented risk professional with 5 10 years of enterprise, operational, or risk reporting experience who thrives in a structured, compliance-driven environment and is comfortable engaging with senior management, Head Office, and regulatory stakeholders. Experience within a complex, multi-jurisdictional financial organization regulated by the FRB, OCC, or NY DFS is strongly preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the CRM VP & Manager in reviewing, developing, and implementing branch-wide Control & Risk Management policies and procedures;develop and revise systems and methods to strengthen efficiency and quality across governance functions
• Lead and continuously enhance the Branch's operational risk management framework updating and maintaining policies and procedures, maintaining the branch operational risk incident register, and engaging independently in identifying, measuring, monitoring, controlling, and reporting operational risks within the branch's risk appetite
• Lead and continuously enhance the Branch's model risk management policies and procedures;maintain a register for tracking and coordinating model reviews;ensure alignment with Head Office model risk policy
• Support the development of the Branch's Conduct and Culture Risk approach and procedures in alignment with Head Office and other offshore branches
• Coordinate and support quarterly US Risk Committee (USRC) pack production and minute-taking;complete the semiannual risk appetite review report by liaising with stakeholders to confirm branch activities remain within US Risk Appetite
• Uplift and enhance the Branch Risk Team Dashboard highlighting key risks for senior management;develop non-financial metrics and operational resilience analysis with clearly defined KRIs
• Prepare monthly operational risk management reports for Branch senior management, IT & Operational Risk Committee, and quarterly overview reports for Branch Oversight Committee and USRC
• Organize and prepare presentations and minutes for the monthly IT & Operational Risk Management Committee on rotation with other key reporting areas
• Support consideration of emerging and evolving risks into the Branch risk framework
• Implement periodic operational risk management training across Branch staff
• Perform backup functions for CRM VP & Manager and other CRM team members as necessary