Operational Risk Program Manager

Operational Risk Program Manager

Requirements

• 15 + years’ experience in financial services, preferably in Asset Management, with demonstrated experience leading risk management, internal controls, or organizational transformation initiatives.
• Outstanding leadership skills, proven ability to engage and influence senior business leaders, earning trust as a strategic partner and advisor.
• A proactive and organized self-starter with a positive attitude, great work ethic, strong attention to detail and advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint, GRC tools (e.g., Archer, Auditboard, Fusion, etc..).
• Critical thinker with strong quantitative and analytical skills who expresses their thoughts and ideas clearly both in oral and written communications.
• A change cultivator, with a strong risk and technology background with a focus on automation and process improvements.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee adherence to Apollo operational risk management framework including the governance of the Risk and Control Inventory (RCI), Incident Management, Issue Management, Risk Assessment and Key Risk Indicator Management.
• Ensure regular reviews of risk procedures and standards aligned with firm objectives, regulatory standards and client expectations.
• Responsible of allocation of ‘book of work’ across the team to ensure timely risk identification, analysis and reporting to Head of ORM, and any other relevant stakeholders.
• Provide a comprehensive risk view and report to senior leadership and risk committees on all top/key risks that require prioritization and decision.
• The role will include basic aspects of leading the administrative and governance activities of the ORM team, including the coordinating the risk forum and other meeting agendas, regular Policy and Procedure reviews, coordinate risk related client/prospect due diligence meetings and/or questionnaires, etc.)
• Support the Head of Operational Risk in all aspects of execution of their Target Operating Model (TOM). This includes setting strategic objectives and measures of success, risk assessment pipeline development, management and prioritization of book of work, risk reporting and governance.
• Key to this is developing and driving core risk analytics, in conjunction with business partners and the COO community, that prove the impact of strong and consistent risk management practices aligned to firms’ strategic priorities.
• Responsible for directly managing the junior talent in the team ensuring a common and consistent risk management methodology application, training program, work/capacity management and prioritization.
• Assist with enhancing exiting risk training program to ensure alignment with any regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.