Work Location:
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:
40

Pay Details:
$86,840 - $130,000 USD

Line of Business:
Governance & Control

The Governance & Control Specialist manages a portfolio of governance and control activities for moderately complex or high-risk business or functional area and implements policies/processes and/or initiatives to meet governance and control guidelines. Acts as a technical lead on key control initiatives.
This is a new team build out. G&C Specialist will be responsible for the development and implementation of the process for data quality verifications and creating metrics around them for the 1st line G&C department.

Depth & Scope:

  • Highly seasoned professional role requiring substantial business knowledge/expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas
  • Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
  • Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions
  • Interprets internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services
  • Acts as a technical expert/lead integrating cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty; may manage team(s) of related specialists
  • Leads cross-functional teams or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and/or complexity
  • Independently manages end-to-end functional programs
  • Solves or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions
  • Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise

Education & Experience:

  • Undergraduate degree preferred
  • 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Advanced business understanding and knowledge of risk and control functions
  • Advanced knowledge of governance, risk and control procedures, strategies & tactics
  • Knowledge of current and emerging competitor and market trends
  • Ability to establish goals and objectives that support delivery execution for multiple teams
  • Ability to contribute to the direction of the function and provide advice to the team and delivery leadership
  • Ability to lead, plan, execute and evaluate project activities to ensure completion of initiatives
  • Skill in mentoring, and performance management
  • Skill in using analytical software tools, data analysis methods and reporting techniques
  • Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
  • Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions
  • Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and drive team execution
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement in making decisions
  • Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with ILED and Data Quality
  • Ability to collaborate well with team
  • Merlin/Archer experience helpful

Customer Accountabilities:

  • Contributes to the strategic direction of the business governance and control function and plays a key role in the development and implementation of risk strategies in support of the overall business strategy
  • Develops and documents a comprehensive inventory of processes and controls with clearly-defined owners and roles and responsibilities for each process and control
  • Participates in the intake of applicable regulation, assessment of impact to the business line, and the comprehensive mapping of associated controls to rules and regulations
  • Reviews end-to-end processes and controls and connects the dots across issues and control deficiencies across various BUs in order to increase standardization of solutions, processes and controls
  • Leads the integrated execution of policies/procedures/changes across multiple functional areas
  • Provides direction to complex, wide-ranging enterprise or cross-function/business projects as a SME, identifies risk/provides guidance for complex situations and participates in designing, testing, and implementation of solutions
  • Acts as lead for area of specialization with industry, enterprise, and business awareness; recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and; identifying issues and opportunities and recommending action to senior management in the governance and control space

Shareholder Accountabilities:

  • Ensures programs/policies/practices are well-managed, meet business needs/priorities, and comply with internal/external requirements
  • Exercises discretion in managing communication/correspondence, information and all matters of confidentiality
  • Leads research projects; supports the development/delivery of materials and presentations to management or broader audience
  • Conducts analysis at the functional or enterprise level using results to draw conclusions, make recommendations, assess the effectivene