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Senior Risk Management Operations Associate

AT Santander US
Santander US

Senior Risk Management Operations Associate

Boston, MA

Senior Risk Management Operations Associate

Boston, United States of America

The Senior Risk Management Operations Associate (Sr. Associate, Risk Management) serves as a subject matter expertise (SME) and serves as an authority and credible challenge to management regarding potential or emerging risks, business conformity with risk appetite, credit culture, and policies. They select and optimize risk management processes and strategies for various initiatives, capturing and implementing recommendations from audits and other internal/compliance and external/regulatory assessment projects, and employing risk.

  • Applies innovative quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques to detect problems and improve reporting/MIS capabilities.
  • Delivers industry best practices, tools, guidance, and training to increase analytical capabilities and throughput.
  • Demonstrates strong subject matter expertise and serves as an authority and credible challenge to management regarding the control environment, potential or emerging risks, business conformity with risk appetite, risk culture, and policies.
  • Program implementation, monitoring, tracking, and reporting across businesses and areas, including effective review and challenge.

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Work closely with partners with Business Lines to recommend and vet new initiatives, origination strategies, pre-approval and pre-qualification campaigns, peer group comparisons, and process optimization.
  • Planning, monitoring, tracking and reporting on area financials, forecasts and staffing models on an ongoing basis including P-XX exercise.
  • Prioritization and ongoing management of IT BOW and Strategic consulting budgets in collaboration with our Finance, HR and Technology partners to guarantee alignment with overall Bank strategy.
  • Strengthen oversight of offshoring risk practices across entities in alignment with internal standards, setting up a centralized governance forum, development of offshoring concentration metrics and aggregated reporting and definition of common risks and controls, etc.).

  • Qualifications:

    • Work Experience: 9+ years in Risk Management, Financial Planning, Data analytics and/or Project Management in Banking or Financial Services.
    • Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
    • Strong operational risk management principles, methodologies and tools, governance principles and activity preferably in a financial services technology environment.
    • Strong project management capabilities and knowledgeable about project management tools.
    • Strong background on financial planning
    • Knowledge of workflow/processes and risks/controls.
    • Ability to independently operate in a complex, matrixed environment; adept at delivering high quality products and maintaining effective working relationships across business, functions, geographies and lines of defense
    • Advanced operational risk, process, and control validation and/or assessment skills.
    • Ability to direct, train and guide peers, subordinates and management.
    • Ability to handle conflict resolution with other groups to ensure appropriate accounting guidance is followed.
    • Ability to adjust to new developments/changing circumstances.

    At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to apply.

    Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

    This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

    Primary Location: Boston, MA, Boston

    Other Locations: Massachusetts-Boston,Texas-Dallas,Florida-Coconut Grove

    Organization: Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

    AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/Vet/Disabled/SO

    Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA, USA
    Job ID: Santander_Bank-Req1386451
    Employment Type: Other

    Perks and Benefits

    • Health and Wellness

      • Health Insurance
      • Dental Insurance
      • Vision Insurance
      • HSA With Employer Contribution
      • Life Insurance
      • Short-Term Disability
      • Long-Term Disability
      • FSA
      • HSA
      • Pet Insurance
      • Mental Health Benefits
    • Parental Benefits

      • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
      • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
      • Adoption Leave
      • Fertility Benefits
      • Adoption Assistance Program
      • Family Support Resources
    • Work Flexibility

      • Work-From-Home Stipend
      • Four-Day Work Week
    • Office Life and Perks

      • Commuter Benefits Program
      • Company Outings
      • Holiday Events
    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Volunteer Time Off
      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Leave of Absence
    • Financial and Retirement

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

      • Internship Program
      • Work Visa Sponsorship
      • Leadership Training Program
      • Associate or Rotational Training Program
      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Promote From Within
      • Mentor Program
      • Shadowing Opportunities
      • Access to Online Courses
      • Lunch and Learns