GCO Risk Program Execution Consultant III (RCSA / Issues Management)

Full-time - Mid Level

Atlanta, GA

About the position

A first line of defense risk professional within the Governance and Controls Office (GCO), responsible for the execution and support of various risk programs including but not limited to the risk control self-assessment (RCSA), business and regulatory change initiatives, issues management, loss events, third party, model risk, data risk and cyber risk. Utilize risk expertise to support the development and maturation of second line risk programs in alignment with regulatory expectations while balancing demands on capacity to execute program requirements successfully. Participate in discussions with first, second- and third-line risk leadership. Will require an understanding and aptitude across RCSA’s (Risk & Control Self-Assessment), Issue Management, ECRA’s (Enterprise Change Risk Assessments), Regulatory Change, External & Internal Events (impacts to Truist) and GRC Archer Data Analytics/GCO Reporting program(s). The GCO Risk Program Execution organization supports risk programs across Truist’s Enterprise Operational Services & Strategy. In this role you will provide input, review, and effective challenge for applicable business units and GCO’s across Truist’s Enterprise Operational Services & Strategy to ensure alignment with Truist’s Risk Appetite & Framework to identify risk drivers to mitigate and address Truist’s Top Risks and Priorities leveraging general business knowledge and industry experience subject matter expertise.

Responsibilities

• Execute on change and regulatory change risk, external events, data, model, third party and cyber risk in support of the assigned business unit.
• Provide monitoring and governance over issues management.
• Influence, participate in the development and maturation of the firm’s risk programs to meet with regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for ORM and ERM programs, providing effective challenge as necessary to program updates, changes.
• Participate in all applicable working groups for the risk programs.
• Communicate, train and monitor adherence of business partners and GCO teammates for changes in risk programs; provide coaching on effective execution, sharing best practices where applicable.
• Act as a conduit between the GCO, first line teammates and second line risk program owners/risk partners.
• Deliver/Influence recommendations for updates to relevant policies and procedures for risk program execution.
• Establish working relationships with line of business leaders and second line, third line of defense risk partners.
• Communicate and present materials in various leadership forums, committees.
• Mentor teammates within the risk execution team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or science/academic field, or equivalent education and related training or experience.
• Five years of risk management experience in financial services or related field.
• Broad risk and regulatory knowledge with an emphasis on: Credit, Market, Liquidity, Compliance, Operational, Reputation and Strategic Risks.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to think critically and strategically, multi-task, and drive change.
• Strong quantitative, governance, and analytic abilities.
• Ability to provide effective challenge to senior levels of leadership.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.
• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight.

Nice-to-haves

• Master’s degree in Finance or equivalent science/academic field.
• Financial Risk Manager (FRM)/Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) or equivalent advanced risk certification.
• American Banker Association (ABA) Operational Risk Management Certified.
• Flexibility and agility to proactively address dynamic risk program strategies, ad-hoc requests with positive enthusiasm to ensure character alignment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment.
• Tax-preferred savings accounts.
• 401k plan.
• No less than 10 days of vacation during the first year of employment.
• 10 sick days.
• Paid holidays.
• Defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan may be available.