Business Controls Transformation Lead – Managing Director
New York, United States of America
Full Time
2 hours ago
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Key skills
AIAnalyticsLeadershipRisk ManagementCollaboration
About this role
Role Overview
Lead the controls transformation program, focusing on modernization, simplification, and control automation.
Design and track measures of success.
Spearhead AI transformation efforts for business risk and control
partnering with second line and technology partners to reduce manual efforts and create signals and insights.
Identify and prioritize opportunities where AI automation can materially improve accuracy, cycle time, resilience, and control effectiveness.
Partner with the SVP to design and advance the business controls roadmap and execution plans.
Partner with integrated risk management tool team to design improvements to tools and practices.
Partner with Business Risk Managers to simplify and improve first line RCSA protocols and linkage to processes, enabled by AI where possible.
Lead and coordinate mapping of regulations to controls in partnership with Compliance.
Collaborate with Compliance, Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit, Technology, and business units to ensure consistency in control design and regulatory alignment.
Build and manage governance routines including steering committees, transformation forums, and senior-level reporting.
Develop and enhance enterprise control design standards, taxonomies, and documentation expectations.
Identify control weaknesses, emerging risks, and opportunities to strengthen the control environment across business functions.
Oversee cross-functional workstreams to deliver effective, timely control enhancements.
Prepare and present executive-ready insights, materials, and updates for senior leadership and oversight forums.
Enable strong first-line ownership of risk and controls by creating simplified guidance, frameworks, and tools that drive consistent execution.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and risk excellence across Boston, London, and global teams.
Requirements
10+ years of experience in business controls, risk, audit, compliance, or transformation in a global financial institution.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-level control or risk transformation initiatives.
Experience in using AI to enhance risk and control processes – ideation, scoping, testing and execution.
Advanced degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., CRCM, CIA, CISA, CRMA) preferred.
Strong proficiency in program governance, management reporting, and control analytics.