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Senior Risk Oversight Specialist

AT Bank of America
Bank of America

Senior Risk Oversight Specialist

Washington, DC

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

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The Senior Risk Oversight Specialist is responsible for developing and managing enterprise-wide information security policies, procedures, and standards. Key responsibilities include applying cyber security knowledge and an understanding of laws, rules and regulations to maintain and manage policies, execute and streamline processes, identify gaps in coverage, and manage risk reduction in a policy governance lifecycle. Job expectations include aligning processes and controls to requirements and reporting on adherence to the enterprise policy.

You will also be responsible for working closely with the GIS SLT, Risk Leads, and Issue Owners to drive the coordination of audit and regulatory responses, and the end-to-end issue remediation process for the assigned area. The responsibilities of the position will include:
• Partner with the aligned GIS team on RFIs from Audit and Risk partners and work across the organization to coordinate the responses.
• Manage field of risks and associated remediation efforts including risks, SIAIs, Audit Issues, and MRAs.
• Work with Risk Intake team to ensure risk is understood and clearly articulated upon remediation plan creation.
• Understand issues and writing proper remediation plans to mitigate risks.
• Lead / facilitate meetings to debate and understand the risk.
• Review materials provided to ensure the action step is addressed and the risk is mitigated.
• Understand the holistic risks across GIS and determination of how they affect the divisions.
• Partner with aligned GIS team to present risk materials to senior leadership.

Required Skills:
• Extensive risk management experience with demonstrable ability to effectively apply risk principles to challenging business situations
• Extensive information security expertise
• Strong domain expertise in risk management, governance, and development of risk appetite
• Critical thinking/analytical skills
• Strong analysis and fact-based decision-making
• Ability to communicate complex information in simple terms (oral and written)
• Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize requests and workload accordingly
• Influence horizontally and vertically across the organization and diverse audiences with varying degrees of technical understanding
• Exhibit strong relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership skills and qualities which enable you to work with peers and various levels of management

Typically has 5-10 years of relevant experience and is an individual contributor.

This job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

Pay Transparency details

US - CO - Denver - 1144 15th St - Denver Gis (CO9926), US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - IL - Chicago - 540 W Madison St - Bank Of America Plaza (IL4540)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$130,000.00 - $176,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC, USA; Denver, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA
Job ID: BankOfAmerica-JR-25002568
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • FSA
    • HSA
    • On-Site Gym
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Leave of Absence
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
    • Sabbatical
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program