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Aegon · 2 hours ago

Lead Management Specialist, Operational Risk Management (Finance/Financial Assets) - Hybrid

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$104K/yr - $110K/yr

8+ years exp

Aegon is a financial services company seeking a Lead Management Specialist in Operational Risk Management. The role involves providing expertise in Finance/Financial Assets, executing risk assessments, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance risk management processes.

Asset ManagementAuto InsuranceFinanceHealth InsuranceInsuranceLife InsuranceRetirement

No H1B

Responsibilities

Deep subject-matter expertise in risks, controls, and in-depth understanding of the Finance/Financial Assets business

Partner with business management to lead the execution of risk assessments across business groups

Challenge current process design, identify areas for improvement, and recommend changes to supporting policies, procedures and control execution to increase efficiency and quality

Lead risk issue management activities, including risk identification, root cause analysis, action plan status monitoring, and reporting of outcomes to management

Collaborate and challenge process owners during the development of action plans to assess adequacy of actions taken by management

Lead the execution of Risk & Control Self Assessments (RCSA) via review and challenge of inherent/residual risk scoring, risk mitigation, review control design and execution

Collaborate with peers in the Risk Management function, and various partners and stakeholders throughout the organization (e.g. line and functional management, compliance, IT, Internal Audit)

Lead the execution of risk assessment activities across various organizational functions, programs, projects, processes, etc

Navigate company Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) tool to record, update and report on various risk issues, risk events, action plans, etc

Qualification

Operational Risk ManagementInternal ControlsRisk AssessmentFinancial Services KnowledgeSOX FrameworkCommunication SkillsProcess ImprovementRoot Cause AnalysisRisk Management PrinciplesMetrics DevelopmentCPACIACISARelationship Building

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or relevant field

Eight years of experience working in operational risk management or internal controls related environment

Progressive experience in operational risk management, internal controls, audit, risk management, or equivalent field

Deep understanding of operational functions, preferably in the financial services industry

In-depth knowledge and hands on experience with risk management principles and techniques including development of process flows, identification and assessment of risks and controls, testing and monitoring procedures, and development of related metrics

Strong risk and control background including knowledge of SOX framework

Ability to present and interact with various levels of management

Ability to build relationships with people at all levels

Excellent oral/written communication skills