Operational Risk Manager - Regulatory

Operational Risk Manager - Regulatory Mapping
Client: Global Financial Technology Firm
Location: New York
Contract: 12-month contract

About the Company
Our client is a global leader in financial technology and data services, providing critical infrastructure and analytics to financial institutions, corporations, and governments worldwide. With a strong emphasis on innovation, compliance, and operationalresilience, the firm supports a wide range of financial products and services across global markets.

Job Description
The Legal, Compliance, and Risk division is seeking an experienced Operational Risk Manager to join the Global Compliance Practices team. This role focuses on Regulatory Obligation Mapping and supports the strategic implementation of a Compliance Risk Management Program across multiple business lines and jurisdictions. The position offers broad exposure to operational risk domains and regulatory frameworks, with a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end Regulatory Obligation Mapping for operational risk domains (e.g., SDLC, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Planning, Third-party Risk, Network & System Security, Incident Management).
• Scope and map legal/regulatory obligations and industry standards to internal controls and documentation.
• Maintain traceability and auditability of mappings with high documentation standards.
• Monitor regulatory changes and manage updates through structured trigger event processes.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Business Line Control teams to ensure accurate regulatory maps.
• Lead governance routines and escalate issues to senior stakeholders.
• Present management information (MI) to leadership, risk committees, auditors, and regulators.
• Provide subject matter expertise on regulatory obligations and control adequacy.
• Support enterprise risk management in partnership with the Chief Risk Office.
• Guide first-line teams on control design and proactive risk mitigation.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Compliance, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit, or related functions, with demonstrated experience in regulatory or control frameworks. 
• Hands-on experience in regulatory mapping, preferably in a global financial services or at a Big Four consulting firm (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG).
• Strong understanding of global operational resilience regulations (e.g., DORA, FCA Operational Resilience, Reg. SST, Reg. SCI, BCM Guidelines, TRM Guidelines) and/or related industry standards (e.g., NIST, COBIT, FFIEC, COSO).
• Experience with compliance or risk frameworks.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex regulatory content into clear, actionable insights.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and manage competing priorities.

Nice to have:

• Prior experience supporting regulatory change or mapping programs within a financial institution.
• Knowledge of operational risk domains (e.g., Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Planning, Third-party Risk Management, Data Network and System Security, Incident Management, Risk Management).
• Passion for risk management and compliance, with a desire to build scalable and sustainable regulatory programs.