Control Framework Governance Team Lead - Hybrid

ABOUT US

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. 

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.   

The Control Framework Governance team that you will be leading is part of the Technology Risk and Control group, which focuses on a broad range of stakeholders across Swift in their risk management and compliance journey.

This team manages control frameworks that enable Swift to achieve excellence throughout its value chain and provide assurance to our community.
 

What to Expect:

In this role you will: 

• Manage the lifecycle of control frameworks: change requests, evolution, rollout, monitoring and reporting
• Be the custodian of the frameworks: ensuring their quality, consistency and structure
• Manage the assurance reporting: prepare the ISAE Type 1 reports
• Support the frameworks internally: maintain the documentation, report on compliance, organize training and participate in risk assessments and audits
• Act as GRC librarian: manage the control library and authority documents in Swift’s Integrated Risk Management system
• Be managing a team of framework experts. Furthermore, you will be accountable for the appropriate and timely execution of the tasks in the scope of your team

What will make you successful:

We are seeking professionals with:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in domains such as risk and controls management, audit, compliance or security
• Strong risk and control mindset and applied knowledge of control frameworks
• Good understanding of software and infrastructure delivery and management processes
• Proactive, detail-oriented, eager to learn, assertive and team player
• Experience with assurance reporting (SOC, ISAE 3000, etc.) and/or in an agile setting as well as previous managerial or leadership experience are valuable assets for the role
• Fluent written and spoken English

Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $121,564.00 USD Annual MINIMUM to $225,762.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employee’s contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, and retirement plan plus matching 401k.

What we offer

We put you in control of career

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts