AVP, Business Risk & Controls — Drive Risk Intelligence

CLS-Group; Iselin (PA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Private medical insurance

Generous pension provision

Hybrid working

Job summary

CLS is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Business Risk & Control to join the Chief Controls Office in New Jersey. You will strengthen oversight of operational risks, partner with 1LOD owners, and drive consistent control standards across the organization.

The role emphasizes risk-based testing, incident handling, and remediation planning to mitigate issues and enhance the control framework. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with risk, compliance, audit, and legal teams, shaping

Qualifications

• Experience with risk assessments and controls testing across lines of defense.
• Ability to identify, design and remediate control gaps at scale.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen oversight of operational risks and partner with 1LOD business owners.
• Drive best practices and consistency in control standards across CLS.
• Lead testing and remediation activities, ensuring control environments are documented.
• Support risk incidents and action plans to strengthen controls.

Skills

Risk assessment

Controls testing

1LOD/2LOD/3LOD

Risk culture

Communication skills

Tools

GRC systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

CLS is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Business Risk & Control to join the Chief Controls Office in New Jersey. You will strengthen oversight of operational risks, partner with 1LOD owners, and drive consistent control standards across the organization.

The role emphasizes risk-based testing, incident handling, and remediation planning to mitigate issues and enhance the control framework. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with risk, compliance, audit, and legal teams, shaping