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Sr. Consultant – Risk Identification and Assessment
| Company | Northern Trust |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $83100 – $141300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 9+ years of direct risk management framework experience at a large-scale financial services organization preferred, including enterprise risk management experience
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in designing, training, and monitoring enterprise risk identification and assessment practices, supporting effective implementation and sustainability
- Proven capability in high-quality execution, including both independent execution, as well as supporting cross-functional stakeholders to drive change
- Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar Governance risk and Compliance tool, a plus
- Ability to accurately identify, escalate, and drive actions to mitigate priority risks
- Ability to think strategically, creatively, and logically to solve problems and drive risk management enhancements
- Ability to develop strong relationships and build stakeholder alignment on key initiatives
- Ability to lead projects from conception through execution and sustainment, leveraging sound change management principles and leveraging technical capabilities to arrive at the optimum solution
- Strong communication skills, including verbal and written communications to senior leaders and committees
Responsibilities
- Support design, implement, and sustain standards for risk identification, emerging risks, risk assessment across lines of defense through training and adherence monitoring
- Establish and maintain risk ratings and materiality scales used in identifying top and material risks
- Support identification of top, material, and emerging risks
- Maintain risk inventory technology capabilities
- Keep abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging risks to proactively identify potential threats and opportunities and evolve the risk management framework to align with changing business and regulatory practices
Preferred Qualifications
- 9+ years of direct risk management framework experience at a large-scale financial services organization preferred, including enterprise risk management experience
- Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar Governance risk and Compliance tool, a plus
