Senior Manager, Group Risk- Risk Identification & Stress Testing (US)

TD Bank • Mount Laurel, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Group Risk leads, develops, and oversees a specialized team of risk professionals providing oversight, advisory services, and support for TD’s enterprise and operational risk programs. The role provides thought leadership, effective challenge, risk oversight, and risk intelligence while operating within the Bank’s risk appetite. It also contributes specialized project support within Risk Management.

The position is part of the Risk Identification Catalog & Measurement (RICM) team in Enterprise Risk Management. RICM identifies and assesses Top, Emerging, and Material risks quarterly, and measures risk events for significant risks to assess potential impacts across Combined US Operations. Risk event assessments are developed with business and risk subject-matter experts, and their impacts are used for Enterprise Stress Testing.

The Senior Manager sets the team’s strategic direction, oversees complex risk functions, develops talent, and partners with senior leaders on portfolio, financial, and operational matters. The role contributes to enterprise risk frameworks and programs, supports regulatory and compliance activities, manages strategic plans and budgets, and ensures adherence to internal and applicable regulatory requirements. It involves longer-range planning, including plans extending 12 months or more, and leadership of a high-performing team.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate, and/or 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple risk management disciplines, strategies, governance, regulations, controls, operating environments, consulting principles, procedures, and processes.
• Knowledge of risk management environments, standards, regulations, and mitigation.
• Knowledge of current and emerging competitor and market trends.
• Ability to contribute to functional strategy and provide trusted reporting, advice, and opinions to senior leadership.
• Ability to forecast initiatives and demand to develop an annual strategic plan.
• Skill in budget, P&L, and resource management.
• Skill in talent development and performance management.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives that support strategic plans.
• Advanced ability to lead, plan, implement, and evaluate program or project activities to complete initiatives.
• Ability to influence and achieve results through negotiation, problem-solving, and communication.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including MS Office.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across teams and functions, and to work both independently and as a team member.
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability.
• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and implementing risk identification and stress-testing frameworks and processes.
• Familiarity with broad Risk Transformation initiatives and the ability to prioritize appropriately between business-as-usual and change activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and oversee a specialized team of risk professionals and manage hiring, performance, compensation, coaching, and employee development.
• Oversee complex risk functions and provide risk oversight, advisory services, effective challenge, and risk intelligence.
• Set strategy and operational direction for the team, aligning its work with enterprise best practices and shared goals.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and guidance to practitioners, business partners, and executives within the area of expertise.
• Partner with leadership on portfolio management, financials, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate strategic discussions and provide thought leadership to executive audiences, including strategic roadmaps, frameworks, and short- and long-term goals.
• Develop and implement enterprise risk frameworks, policies, standards, procedures, and programs in coordination with management.
• Work with executive and senior business partners to develop strategies, policies, and programs for regulatory and compliance matters.
• Meet with business partners and leaders to determine risk strategies and promote a compliance culture.
• Lead or participate in regulatory examinations, audits, enterprise-wide projects, and risk-focused special projects.
• Oversee research, development, and implementation of new processes, technologies, and operating models.
• Develop annual and long-term plans, contribute to business strategy, and execute the annual business plan.
• Manage budgets, revenues, expenditures, and resources while pursuing business objectives and operational efficiency.
• Monitor the effectiveness of strategies, programs, and practices; identify opportunities for improvement and implement recommendations.
• Identify, manage, and escalate risks and maintain a risk-management culture aligned with risk appetite.
• Ensure staff understand and follow internal risk policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Set team objectives, assess capabilities, build expertise aligned with business needs, and address performance through ongoing feedback and reviews.
• Recruit a diverse, qualified workforce and foster a cohesive, equitable, and collaborative team environment.
• Promote communication, knowledge sharing, positive working relationships, and timely escalation of business challenges.

Benefits

• Health and well-being benefits
• Savings and retirement programs
• Paid time off, including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO
• Banking benefits and discounts
• Career development
• Reward and recognition
• Variable compensation or incentive awards, potentially including cash and/or equity awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior