Embedded Control Manager - Front Office IT

Mizuho

142d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Join Mizuho as a Lead for Controls & Audit function/team in Front Office IT! In this role you will serve as a member of the Front Office Technology Services Tower. You will be responsible for comprehensive oversight across FO IT Towers to coordinate, track, and drive compliance with a broad array of IT controls and audit activities. You will be the Lead for the Embedded Control Manager (ECM) team within Front Office Technology. Front Office Technology is the business-facing IT group supporting Mizuho’s Fixed Income, Equities, Futures and Banking businesses as well as our Derivatives (Murex) CoE, Markets Operations and Risk Technology. Covered Functions in C&A Perform: coordination, evidence collection, review / challenge, tracking, KPIs, metrics & reporting for control functions including: Audits (internal, external, regulators) Governance, Risk and Controls (GRCC) including: - SOX controls - RCSAs - MGSIL (Mizuho-specific home-office reporting) - ITRM - ITGC Risk Acceptance, Policy Exceptions, and Self-Identified Issues Vulnerability Management TPRM Issues Major Incidents - tracking Leadership and Management Lead of Team - function for FO IT which spans all FO IT Towers Point person between FO IT and other Mizuho GRC groups (including IT-GRC, Audit, IT Towers outside of FO IT - both regionally in the Americas as well as coordinating with other regions) Manage and Mentor Tower-dedicated FO IT C&A team. Reports to FO IT Services Tower Lead.

Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in financial services with domain knowledge of Fixed Income, Equities, and/or Banking.
• Over 7 years of experience in IT organization with strong understanding of SDLC and IT controls.
• Over 7 years of experience in IT risk, audit, governance, and controls.
• Demonstrated history of successful collaboration.
• Ability to matrix manage both people and issues.
• Passion for execution to completion.
• Comfortable with complexity and uncomfortable with ambiguity.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Savvy with office technology tools.

Nice To Haves

• CISA or other related industry certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive oversight across FO IT Towers to coordinate, track, and drive compliance with IT controls and audit activities.
• Lead the Embedded Control Manager (ECM) team within Front Office Technology.
• Coordinate evidence collection, review/challenge, tracking, KPIs, metrics & reporting for control functions.
• Manage audits (internal, external, regulators) and governance, risk, and controls (GRCC).
• Oversee SOX controls, RCSAs, MGSIL, ITRM, ITGC, risk acceptance, policy exceptions, and self-identified issues.
• Manage vulnerability management and TPRM issues.
• Track major incidents.
• Serve as the point person between FO IT and other Mizuho GRC groups.
• Manage and mentor the Tower-dedicated FO IT C&A team.

Benefits

• Generous employee benefits package.
• Discretionary bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree