Business Systems and Control Manager

Corebridge Financial • Houston, TX

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is key to the support of advisor tools and our strategic vision for supporting our Wealth Management initiatives; ensuring compliance with broker-dealer regulations and for managing and maintaining the back log of enhancements and budget; this includes supporting both BAU activities and enhancements on advisor proprietary tools, 3 rd party platforms as well as supporting the Regulation Best Interest workflow and the tools that support the B/D’s compliance with Reg BI, DOL and other state insurance and securities requirements. Also, the role leads other business as usual projects related to the ever-evolving regulatory environment.

Requirements

• Analytical Skills: ability to assess platform performance, evaluate business value, and make data driven decisions
• Communication: strong skills to articulate and document vision, negotiate priorities, facilitate cross-functional teamwork
• Technical Understanding: knowledge of software delivery and development processes to be an effective liaison between business and development
• Problem solving ability to resolve conflicts, prioritize tasks, and adapt
• Customer focus: understanding user needs and advocating for both internal and external customer experiences
• Undergraduate degree required
• At least 5 years of financial services experience, preferably with a broker-dealer and/or RIA

Nice To Haves

• Securities licenses preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Owner of end user tools for new business applications such as annuity order entry, proprietary e-delivery/signature platforms, custom tools built for financial advisors
• Responsible for defining E2E system vision working in collaboration with key stakeholders across the company such as but not limited to legal, compliance, risk, product, operations, distribution
• Managing the backlog of development work
• Manage internal IT resources as well as 3rd party vendor SLA commitments where appropriate
• Ensuring that development aligns with customer needs and business objectives
• Responsible for being the strategic bridge between business stakeholders and development teams
• Coordination with the scrum team to develop backlog and manage to timelines and deployment schedules
• Perform UAT testing on weekends and after hours
• Work to develop implementation planning and manage change management activities in coordination with training teams and distribution
• Ability to evolve platforms when opportunities of improvement are identified
• Understanding of industry trends, regulatory environments and ability to adapt quickly
• Write clear user stories, acceptance criteria and testing plans
• Present strategy vision and ongoing status reports to senior and executive leadership
• Effective management of projects to prevent scope creep, reduce development waste and accelerate time to market
• Determine, implement and perform control activities around system administration and reporting to ensure regulatory compliance of features and functionality
• Manage, lead and monitor implementation activities related regulatory compliance changes across organization impacting the business with all key stakeholders including system updates, procedure documentation, reporting, monitoring

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees