Infrastructure Operational Risk Manager
Job title: Operational Risk Manager
Location: New York
Employment Type: Contract - 12 months initially
Sector: Financial Services
Start date: ASAP
- Lead end-to-end Regulatory Obligation Mapping for operational risk domains such as:
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
- Capacity Planning
- Third-party Risk Management
- Data Network & System Security
- Incident & Risk Management
- Scope and link 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 business developments to update mappings via structured trigger event processes.
- Facilitate collaboration across Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Business Line Control teams.
- Lead governance routines and escalate issues to senior stakeholders.
- Produce and present management information (MI) to leadership, committees, auditors, and regulators.
- Provide subject matter expertise in areas such as investment banking, prudential regulations, and anti-money laundering.
- Support enterprise risk management in partnership with the Chief Risk Office and Shared Services.
- Guide first-line teams on control design and proactive risk mitigation.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in Compliance, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit, or related functions.
- Proven experience in regulatory mapping, ideally within financial services or Big Four consulting firms.
- Strong knowledge of global operational resilience regulations and industry standards (e.g., DORA, FCA, NIST, COBIT).
- Experience with compliance or risk frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex regulatory content.
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder management.
- High accountability and ability to deliver under pressure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to drive organizational change.
- Experience supporting regulatory change or mapping programs within financial institutions.
- Familiarity with operational risk domains listed above.
- Passion for scalable and sustainable compliance programs.
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