Director, Transaction Banking Transformation & Governance

TD; Village of Pelham (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Securities is seeking a Director of Governance & Controls within the Transaction Banking Risk team in New York. The role provides risk guidance across payment products, rails, and settlement, embedding with business leaders and tech teams to ensure effective governance and change delivery.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in governance, risk management, and senior stakeholder engagement, with a proven track record leading complex, multi-jurisdictional transformations in a highly

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of experience in governance, risk controls, and financial services.
• Experience in Transaction Banking, payments, liquidity, and related regulatory risks.
• Proven leadership with ability to lead cross-functional teams and encourage strong risk governance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior first-line risk advisor to Transaction Banking leadership.
• Provide integrated risk view across payment products, rails, platforms, and settlement.
• Lead governance and effective change-approval processes (New Business, Change Risk Assessments).
• Coordinate across business, Product, Operations, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Audit, and Risk partners.
• Provide oversight of processes, controls, risk assessments, evidence, and reporting.
• Support control testing, audits, and regulatory reviews to ensure remediation and performance.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

TD Securities is seeking a Director of Governance & Controls within the Transaction Banking Risk team in New York. The role provides risk guidance across payment products, rails, and settlement, embedding with business leaders and tech teams to ensure effective governance and change delivery.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in governance, risk management, and senior stakeholder engagement, with a proven track record leading complex, multi-jurisdictional transformations in a highly