Business Line Risk Manager - Finance and Enabling Functions

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This position will provide support to Corporate Real Estate and Procurement within the Enterprise Strategy & Administration business line, as well as Corporate Finance and Investor Relations within the Finance business line. Corporate Real Estate is responsible for managing a global portfolio with more than 3,000 facilities and 32 million square feet of branch, administrative and operational space and provides portfolio planning and management, transactions, design, construction and facilities management services.

Procurement provides consultative sourcing, sourcing operations, contract services, and supplier management services and support. Corporate Finance supports the development of an accurate view of the company’s financial performance and outlook for forecasting and planning purposes, considering a range of potential macroeconomic outcomes. Investor Relations is a strategic management function that focuses on effective communication between the company and the investment community, including shareholders, analysts, and potential investors.

This role will partner across the three lines of defense to drive consistent risk management practices, influence business decisions, and enhance the control environment across high-risk operational processes. Success will be measured through proactive risk identification and mitigation, sustainable control improvements, and strong cross-functional collaboration to mitigate regulatory and operational risk.

• Serve as the primary risk advisor for assigned ESA and Finance business units
• Build strong relationships with business leaders to identify risks early and influence decisions
• Translate complex risk topics into clear, actionable recommendations

• Support risk assessments, control evaluation, and ongoing monitoring activities
• Identify emerging risks related to business changes, strategic initiatives, and regulatory expectations
• Ensure risks are documented and managed in alignment with enterprise frameworks

• Contribute to risk governance routines, including reporting on key risk themes and trends
• Promote consistency and discipline in risk management practices
• Develop and deliver concise materials for leadership discussion

• Provide risk guidance on transformation efforts, new initiatives, and process changes
• Ensure early risk engagement to improve outcomes and reduce rework
• Partner with cross-functional teams to assess impacts to risk and control environments

• Support issue identification, root cause analysis, and remediation efforts
• Challenge and validate corrective actions to ensure sustainable solutions
• Collaborate with Audit, Compliance, and Risk partners to drive strong outcomes

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Typically more than six years of applicable experience

• Considerable knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact their assigned line of business
• Considerable understanding of the business line’s operations, products/services, systems, and associated risks/controls
• Thorough knowledge of Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies
• Strong analytical, process facilitation and project management skills
• Effective presentation, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Effective relationship building and negotiation skills
• Basic technical aptitude with the ability to rapidly learn new technology, AI, platforms, concepts and trends
• Proficient…