Risk Operations Support Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and coordinate governance activities within Model Risk Management, encompassing standards, procedures, committee support, inventory governance, and program reporting.

• Manage projects and cross-functional initiatives related to Model Risk Management, including planning, defining requirements, establishing milestones, identifying risks and dependencies, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring implementation follow-through.

• Oversee the Archer platform and associated workflows for Model Risk Management, focusing on data quality, user requirements, reporting, enhancements, access coordination, and issue resolution.

• Govern model risk issues and remediation processes, including tracking, aging, escalation, status reporting, evidence review, and preparation for closure.

• Supervise the ongoing monitoring governance and reporting of model performance and control results.

• Lead initiatives for model and data documentation, which includes establishing standards, maintaining inventories, tracking data lineage, sourcing information, and managing governance records.

• Coordinate and assist in scoring model risk assessments, which involves risk identification, tiering, classification, inventory upkeep, and periodic reviews.

• Support governance for end-user computing tools and artificial intelligence use cases.

• Represent Model Risk Management on the AI Governance Advisory Review Committee.

• Manage and mentor direct reports.

• Prepare dashboards, metrics, presentations, and materials for senior management and governance forums.

• Present assigned topics to committees and senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business, data analytics, information systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Seven or more years of relevant experience in model risk management, risk governance, banking risk management, project management, data governance, or a related field.

• Strong understanding of model risk management and governance concepts.

• Familiarity with artificial intelligence governance.

• Working knowledge of Archer or a similar governance, risk, and compliance platform.

• Proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft Office tools.

• Strong skills in project management.

• Ability to interpret governance requirements and convert them into actionable processes, controls, and documentation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Proven leadership and people-management capabilities.

• Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.

• Capacity to foster productive relationships with model owners, business units, risk teams, technology partners, internal audit, and other control functions.

• Familiarity with banking operations, regulatory expectations for model risk management, end-user computing governance, AI governance, and data documentation or lineage practices.

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, over the phone, and through electronic channels.

• Frequent use of a computer, including typing and sustained focus on a monitor.

• No specific license or certification is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.

• Secure and distraction-free remote workspace.

• Reliable internet connection, preferably cable or fiber.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.