Business Control Manager: Regulatory Adherence

Bank of America; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Global Treasury & Merchant Operations Risk and Business Control Manager to strengthen risk governance and control discipline across the organization. The role focuses on leading policy oversight, monitoring LRRs, and partnering with FLU and Change Management teams.

You will build robust QA, drive remediation for issues, mentor associates, and ensure timely QA activities, data accuracy, and governance dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Leads the assessment of the design and effectiveness of the risk and control environment to support Client Operational Services and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards
• Performs monitoring and testing of controls, identifying issues and control improvements for remediation
• Leads the implementation of optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts
• Manages the performance and productivity of team members that conduct quality inspection reviews
• Ensures timely execution of QA activities including control execution, case management, and results reporting
• Manages and reviews all operations front line unit responses for regulatory exams, internal audits, and other monitoring and inspection reviews
• Ensures accuracy of data and that relevant information is captured for inspection metrics to support governance for dashboard reporting
• Regulatory Applicability & Impact: Lead and manage end-to-end policy and regulation oversight, including understanding requirements and scope, determining applicability, impact assessment on business processes, change remediation, ongoing adherence, evidence collection, assessing control design and effectiveness, and performing documentation review.
• Quality Assurance & Challenge: Perform review and challenge of impact assessment responses to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, and appropriate interpretation and application of requirements.
• Global Strategy Support: Partner with global stakeholders to support cross-regional initiatives, ensuring consistency. Develop sustainable applicability and impact documentation with clear justifications and clear process alignments.
• Leadership & Development: Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced associates, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous im

Job description

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success.

This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for leading and executing on internal control discipline and operational excellence within a Line of Business (LOB) or Enterprise Control Function (ECF). Key responsibilities include executing LOB or ECF processes and tools to drive adherence to enterprise-wide standards. Job expectations include supporting the implementation of quality assurance and quality control processes within the LOB or ECF through ongoing monitoring and testing of controls, identifying issues and control improvements for remediation, and building out actions plans and milestones.

LOB Job Description:

The Global Treasury & Merchant Operations (GTMO) Risk and Business Control Team is seeking an experienced, strategic and detail-oriented Business Control Manager to strengthen its risk management governance, accountability, routines, and strategy. The associate for this position would be expected to leverage in-depth subject matter knowledge and a global mindset to lead complex policy and laws, rules and regulations (LRR) oversight and monitoring efforts. The associate will proactively monitor policy and LRR changes, determine applicability and impact, partner with FLU and Change Management teams to operationalize the updated requirements, ensure appropriate reporting mechanisms are in place, and establish robust routines. This role is critical in maintaining high-quality standards and driving consistent execution globally. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, proactive problem solver, and experienced in managing complex regulatory interactions.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the assessment of the design and effectiveness of the risk and control environment to support Client Operational Services and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards
• Performs monitoring and testing of controls, identifying issues and control improvements for remediation
• Leads the implementation of optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts
• Manages the performance and productivity of team members that conduct quality inspection reviews
• Ensures timely execution of QA activities including control execution, case management, and results reporting
• Manages and reviews all operations front line unit responses for regulatory exams, internal audits, and other monitoring and inspection reviews
• Ensures accuracy of data and that relevant information is captured for inspection metrics to support governance for dashboard reporting

LOB Job Responsibilities:

• Regulatory Applicability & Impact: Lead and manage end-to-end policy and regulation oversight, including understanding requirements and scope, determining applicability, impact assessment on business processes, change remediation, ongoing adherence, evidence collection, assessing control design and effectiveness, and performing documentation review.
• Quality Assurance & Challenge: Perform review and challenge of impact assessment responses to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, and appropriate interpretation and application of requirements.
• Global Strategy Support: Partner with global stakeholders to support cross-regional initiatives, ensuring consistency. Develop sustainable applicability and impact documentation with clear justifications and clear process alignments.
• Leadership & Development: Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced associates, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous im