Risk Advisor, Assistant Vice President

Role Overview

• Participate in risk governance forums, including meeting preparation, materials, and consistent risk communication
• Monitor risk metrics/KRIs and risk profiles to identify trends, issues, and emerging risks
• Coordinate and support RCSA activities, including consolidation of inputs, review of assessments, and escalation of concerns
• Support control design/effectiveness reviews; identify gaps and contribute to root-cause and lessons-learned activities
• Track remediation actions (incidents, control issues, audit items) and follow through to closure
• Provide day-to-day first-line risk advisory support to business, product, technology, and client teams under senior guidance
• Translate policy, regulatory expectations, and risk frameworks into practical guidance and first-line deliverables
• Participate in change and initiative forums; support risk reviews and post-implementation follow-ups
• Support incident response activities and assist the business during audits, regulatory interactions, and client due diligence
• Partner with business risk management globally and second/third line teams to support alignment, training, and ongoing risk communications; escalate material matters as needed
• Partner with lines of defense and enterprise-wide business risk teams to execute thematic control assessments using business knowledge to make sure that IS control environment is commensurate with the risk being mitigated
• Maintain SME expertise in Depositary regulations and sound risk management practices
• Drive innovation in the Business Risk function, including adoption of AI and novel technologies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in financial services risk, operations, client facing roles or control functions preferred
• Hands on Depositary operational and/or risk management experience
• Deep understanding of client facing operational risk and EMEA regulatory frameworks

Benefits

• inclusive development opportunities
• flexible work-life support
• paid volunteer days
• vibrant employee networks