Synchrony - Dallas, TX
posted 3 months ago
The VP, CTO Governance Leader will play a pivotal role in driving the priorities for safety and soundness across the CTO organization. This position is responsible for ensuring that the CTO organization is well-prepared for both internal and external examinations, leading the execution of these exams, and driving the identification and remediation of risks while strengthening the risk and control framework. The role requires close collaboration across all three lines of defense, ensuring that governance and risk management activities are effectively integrated into the CTO's operations. In this leadership role, the VP will manage and coordinate all exams and tasks, prioritizing them based on a risk-based approach. They will lead the team responsible for conducting OCC and FRB exams, internal audits, and other assessments, including penetration tests. A key aspect of this role is the ability to communicate technical challenges and solutions to non-technical leaders, accurately describing risks to the business to ensure appropriate prioritization. The VP will also be responsible for liaising with the Information Security team on risk management and overseeing the PCI evidence delivery within the CTO space. The VP will drive proactive actions in evaluating the control environment, identifying risks, and automating assessments of the control environment. They will communicate overall issues remediation work within the CTO environment and act as a liaison for the Tech and Ops Issues Management team, ensuring timely remediation of issues. Additionally, the VP will facilitate the creation or renewal of policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring that the CTO meets the appropriate requirements as outlined in the PRC framework and FFIEC guidance. As the Product Owner for the CTO Governance board, the VP will participate in Agile ceremonies and drive PI Planning for the governance area. Strong communication and influencing skills are essential, as the VP will need to facilitate challenging conversations with senior leadership. This is a hands-on role that requires involvement in exam and audit details, driving the team to deliver results within expected timeframes. The VP will also create and update dashboards to communicate status and drive productivity in governance and risk management activities, advocating for good risk practices across the organization.