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Senior Principal Operational Risk Oversight
| Company | Discover |
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| Location | Wheeling, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $106000 – $178800 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Law, Operational Risk Oversight, Compliance or Operations.
- 5+ years of experience in Experience in first- or second-line risk, control, or compliance role in a highly regulated financial institution subject to Heightened Standards.
- In Lieu of Education, 12+ years of experience in Risk management experience in a highly regulated financial/depository environment with specific focus on operational risk management, internal audit, or related.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for operational risk oversight activities specific to a respective business line or corporate function.
- Advising, assessing, and effectively challenging all operational risks and mitigants for the specific business and their impact on both risk appetite and the goals and objectives of the business.
- Work with a team of individual contributors and oversee the operational risk activities across Human Resources, the business in partnership with business line leaders, business line control leaders, and other second and third line leaders including compliance risk and internal audit.
- Participate in the build out and establishment of an effective second line of defense operational risk organization.
- Engage with, influence, and work with business partners at all levels in the organization, escalate risks when necessary, actively participate in governance and operational risk oversight activities as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in risk management experience in a financial environment with specific focus on operational risk management or internal audit or related.
