Lead Business Risk Control Testing Specialist

Discover Financial Services; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Business Risk Control Testing Specialist and make a meaningful impact from Day 1. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations, enhancing operational processes, and managing risk controls. Collaborate with diverse teams to implement effective solutions and lead customer complaint remediation projects. This position offers a great opportunity for professional growth in a supportive environment that values your unique contributions. Be part of a culture that prioritizes compliance and risk management while making a difference in the financial futures of millions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related fields required.
• Experience in financial services, compliance, or internal audit preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform business compliance and operational risk activities.
• Develop and implement tools for policy compliance and control ownership.
• Lead projects and create continuous monitoring reports.

Skills

Business Compliance

Operational Risk Management

Control Testing

Project Management

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration

Bachelor's in Marketing

Related fields

Job description

Lead Business Risk Control Testing Specialist

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 performing business compliance and operational risk and control activities. Educates and trains the business to ensure compliance with regulations. Evaluates current operations across the business to identify areas for enhancements. Partners with the business to implement processes.

How You'll Do It

• Provides education and monitors the business on requirements of company policies and standards related to risk and control ownership. Develops and implements job aids and tools to facilitate efficient completion of policy and standard requirements. Identifies and implements effective controls to manage operational, financial, and compliance risks. Maintains an accurate library of risks and controls. Performs control design reviews and compliance risk assessments. Monitors the risk and control environment for weaknesses and identifies solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of controls. Executes control testing plans.
• Creates and distributes monthly risk reporting and complaints data. Leads customer complaint remediation projects.
• Leads the completion of projects. Develops, implements, and administers control standardization and workflow solutions. Creates continuous monitoring exception reports for critical business processes.

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

• Bachelors Business Administration and Management, Marketing or related
• Financial services, Marketing, Compliance, Internal Audit Operations or Vendor Management areas or related
• In lieu of education, Financial services, Marketing, Compliance, Internal Audit Operations or Vendor Management areas 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.

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

Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-22-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [e-mail]. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.