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Lead Operational Risk Management Oversight Specialist

Riverwoods, IL, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Oct 2024

💰 $127,900/yr($75,500/yr – $127,900/yr)

About the role

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

Responsible for supporting the business with the development of and enhancements to their risk and control environment
Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

Executes upon established sustainable risk assessment framework ensuring first line execution aligns.
Supports the business with the development of and enhancements to their control environment.
Monitors and validates risk and control library changes. Develops and maintains library of enterprise wide risk and control statements.
Supports the business with developing requirements for the effective management of operational risk events.
Implements risk program activities to ensure the enterprise carries out activities according to requirements.
Monitors issues and action plans to ensure proper execution against relevant standards and policies.

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics

Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business Administration and Management, Engineering or related
2+ year experience in Compliance, Internal Audit, Business, Risk Management, Financial Services, Process Improvement or related
In Lieu of Education Experience, 6+ years experience in Risk Management, Financial Services, Process Improvement or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

Primarily remain in a stationary position.
No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
Travel up to 25% of the time

Bonus Points If You Have

4+ years experience in Compliance, Internal Audit, Business, Risk Management, Financial Services, Process Improvement or related
In Lieu of Education Experience, 8+ years experience in Risk Management, Financial Services, Process Improvement or related
PMP

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Oct-23-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $75,500.00 to $127,900.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include: