Operations Risk Analyst

AllianceBernstein L.P.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AllianceBernstein L.P. is seeking an operational risk analyst to join a high-visibility team that responds to client risk events spanning Operations and Technology.

The role collaborates across Operations, Technology and Investment Management to ensure timely escalation, clear executive communication and sustainable remediation. You will develop risk metrics for regional boards and coordinate robust root-cause analyses, with emphasis on independence and effective remediation.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of operational risk or non-financial risk experience.
• Experience with incident/event management in financial services is a plus.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end response to client-impacting events across Ops and Tech.
• Lead cross-functional coordination with Operations, Technology, Investment and Compliance teams.
• Produce clear event summaries highlighting facts, impact, root causes and remediation.
• Perform root-cause analysis and ensure timely closure of actions and ownership.
• Translate event data into KRIs and management information for governance forums.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Risk & controls domain knowledge

Multitasking & prioritization

Written & verbal communication

Tools

PowerBI

Cursor

PowerAutomate

Job description

Job Description we are seeking an operational risk analyst to join a team responsible for responding to client risk events involving Operations and Technology processes. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of operations, technology, investment management and client service. The candidate will lead the response to complex events that may affect clients, ensuring timely escalation, clear executive communication, disciplined root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation. The candidate will also create key risk metrics presentations to support regional board reporting. The ideal candidate has a high degree of personal integrity and an inquisitive mind. Describe the applications and business or enterprise functions the role supports: Tools include Resolver GRC, PowerBI, PowerAutomate and Cursor Global Technology and Operations encompasses account lifecycle up to the point of investment readiness and the processing, settlement and reporting of transactions and the technology and infrastructure used across the firm. Experience with comparable GRC, workflow, analytics or automation platforms is also relevant. You will work across the first and second lines of defense, maintaining clear ownership: business and technology teams own their risks and controls, while the risk function provides independent oversight, challenge, aggregation and escalation.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end response to potential client impacting operational and technology events, including triage, materiality assessment, stakeholder mobilization, escalation, investigation, client-support information and closure.
• Act as the central coordinator during time sensitive events, bringing together Operations, Technology, Investment, Client Group, Legal, Compliance and Risk subject matter experts as appropriate.
• Ensure event summaries are accurate, concise and decision useful, clearly distinguishing facts, client impact, root causes, control failures, remediation, residual risk and lessons learned.
• Facilitate robust root cause and contributing factor analysis, challenge whether proposed actions address the underlying issue, and support clear ownership and timely closure of remediation.
• Provide independent risk challenge while preserving constructive relationships with first line process and control owners.
• Identify recurring themes, emerging risks and cross functional dependencies through event data, and translate them into actionable management information, KRIs and recommendations for senior governance forums.

Job Qualifications

• Familiarity with General Risk and Compliance (GRC) tools & frameworks
• Proficiency in efficiency augmentation tools (PowerBi, Cursor, PowerAutomate etc)
• Highly analytical mind with a strong attention to detail
• Superior written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Understanding of investment management operations and the technology control environment, including relevant IT general controls and third-party dependencies.

Qualifications, Experience, Education: 3-5 years of relevant experience in operational risk, non-financial risk, incident/event management, operations risk, technology risk, audit or controls within investment management, asset servicing, banking or another regulated financial-services environment.

Pune, India

We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 51 locations operating in 25 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work. Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!

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