Data Governance Expert

Risk Management Specialist

The role of a Risk Management Specialist is crucial in today's business landscape. As part of the team, you will play a key part in setting up a new transaction testing function within the Enterprise Data Risk Management team. This function aims to ensure that financial transactions are accurate, complete, and adhere to regulatory standards.

• Develop a risk-based approach to determine the prioritization and cadence of reviews for transaction testing of regulatory reports via comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for transaction testing based on the regulatory reports, products, and systems considering applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Analyze large datasets to identify discrepancies, anomalies, and gaps in reported values by performing validations against source systems/points of origin. Implement transaction testing across regulatory reports to further validate accuracy and completeness of reported values against the points of origin.
• Design and prepare 2LoD transaction testing review reports summarizing the approach, testing methodology, and outcomes inclusive of findings, if any. Document testing processes outcomes - including issues, results, and overall accuracy. Contribute to detailed transaction testing across various card products and systems to validate data feeding into regulatory reports. Prepare and report updates on transaction testing and identified data risks to senior management.
• Perform data management controls testing across regulatory reports to validate overall control design, operational effectiveness, and coverage.
• Stay abreast of changes in banking regulations and reporting requirements (e.g., FFIEC, FRB, OCC, FDIC) to ensure transaction testing aligns with current mandates, regulations, industry standards, emerging trends, and overall best practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Risk Management, or other related discipline required.
• 2-3 years of experience in regulatory reporting teams, audit, compliance, or risk management within the banking or financial services industry. Demonstrated experience in transaction testing, data validation, and analysis preferred. Additional experience or understanding of financial analytics, reporting, data analytics, data controls, and data transformation logics also preferred.
• Knowledge, experience, or familiarity in regulatory reporting (FR2052a, FRY15, FRY9C, FRY14 etc.), audit, US GAAP, and financial accounting preferred.
• Proficient in using data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL), and knowledge of database systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills essential.
• Adept verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex problems and ideas clearly and succinctly to senior management. Effectively manage multiple, often conflicting, priorities under tight timeframes and adapt to frequent change.

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries.
• Bonus incentives.
• Support for financial well-being and retirement.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits.
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite, or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.
• Generous paid parental leave policies.
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors.
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program.
• Career development and training opportunities.

About Us

We value diversity and inclusion and are an equal opportunity employer. Offer of employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a background verification check subject to applicable laws and regulations.