Risk COO Team, Director
About The Position
The Americas Risk Management (ARM) COO team reports to the US Chief Risk Officer and supports a 200+ person organization spanning Credit, Market, Liquidity, Enterprise, and Non-Financial Risk. The COO team’s mandate includes: Strategy Governance and Committees Finance, Budget, and Business Management Regulatory and Audit support Policy Oversight Human Capital, Culture, and Communication Summary Mizuho is seeking a Director -level candidate to provide dedicated support to the Enterprise Risk and Non-Financial Risk teams. Coverage includes, but is not limited to: Policy: Develop and maintain a robust policy framework. This includes ensuring timely updates to existing documents and providing thought leadership in streamlining / enhancing / creating new framework documents in partnership with subject matter experts. Regulatory: Liaise with Regulatory Affairs to coordinate BAU and ad-hoc regulatory meetings, exams, and requests. Audit: Represent ARM in Internal Audit engagements. This includes drafting management responses to potential issues following reviews, tracking and reporting outstanding issues, and supporting timely remediation. Other Control and Governance Matters, including coordinating the annual Risk & Control Self-Assessment, process mapping and control inventories.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; major in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration preferred
- 8+ years of progressive experience in the financial services industry; experience in Risk Management or a COO role strongly preferred
- Ability to function independently while maintaining a collegial and collaborative approach with team members
- Excellent communication skills; ability to articulate deadlines and deliverables clearly to senior members of organization
- Detail oriented and self-motivated
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a robust policy framework, ensuring timely updates and providing thought leadership.
- Liaise with Regulatory Affairs to coordinate regulatory meetings, exams, and requests.
- Represent ARM in Internal Audit engagements, including drafting management responses and tracking issues.
- Coordinate the annual Risk & Control Self-Assessment, process mapping and control inventories.
Benefits
- generous employee benefits package, including Medical, Dental and 401K plans
- eligible to receive a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
