Group Risk Specialist (US) Exam Management

TD; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

TD is seeking an experienced Group Risk Specialist within the Office of the Chief Risk Officer in Mount Laurel, NJ. The role supports day-to-day regulatory examinations and internal audits, maintaining organized records and coordinating deadlines across risk functions.

You will collaborate with Regulatory Program Management, Internal Audit, Legal, and business teams to ensure timely and compliant submissions.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate.
• 7+ years of relevant risk management experience.
• Knowledge of risk management governance, programs, policies, practices, operating frameworks & reporting.
• Strong analytical and data reporting skills.
• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support regulatory examinations and audits from planning through closeout.
• Maintain examination trackers, inventories, repositories, and status reports.
• Coordinate information requests with subject matter experts and meet deadlines.
• Review draft responses for completeness, clarity, and accuracy before submission.
• Organize meetings and track decisions and follow-up items.
• Monitor multiple examinations or audits and escalate delivery risks.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Program Management, Internal Audit, Legal, and risk teams.
• Maintain auditable records and protect confidential information.
• Assist with management reporting and process improvements.

Skills

Regulatory exam coordination

Risk management governance

Analytical software

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Project coordination

Education

Undergraduate degree or technical certificate

7+ years relevant experience

Knowledge of risk management standards

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Workflow/tracking tools

Job description

Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours

40

Pay Details

$91,000.00 - $136,240.00 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line Of Business

Risk Management

Job Description

The Office of the Chief Risk Officer is a centralized function that provides support across Risk Management, including Exam Management. The Exam Management team serves as a central coordination point for regulatory examinations and internal audits within the core Risk functions. The team works closely with subject matter experts and leaders across Risk Management to organize examination activities, coordinate information requests and meetings, monitor deliverables and approvals, review materials for accuracy and consistency, identify and elevate emerging risks or delays, and support timely completion of commitments. The team also facilitates periodic reviews of regulatory developments with subject matter experts to assess potential impacts and elevate matters requiring leadership attention.

Job Description Summary

The Exam Management Group Risk Specialist supports the day-to-day execution of assigned regulatory examinations and internal audits. The individual maintains organized records, coordinates stakeholders and deadlines, reviews submissions, prepares status reporting, and helps ensure that examination activities are completed in a controlled, consistent, and professional manner. Key responsibilities include:

• Support the examination lifecycle from initial notification and planning through fieldwork, final reporting, and closeout.
• Maintain examination trackers, request inventories, document repositories, meeting schedules, approval records, and status reports.
• Coordinate information requests with subject matter experts, confirm ownership and internal deadlines, and follow up on outstanding items.
• Review draft responses and supporting evidence for completeness, responsiveness, clarity, consistency, formatting, and required approvals before submission.
• Organize kickoff meetings, status meetings, walkthroughs, deep dives, and presentation-readiness sessions; prepare agendas, capture decisions, and track follow-up items.
• Monitor multiple concurrent examinations or audits, identify delivery risks and dependencies, and elevate missed deadlines, unclear ownership, approval delays, or inconsistent responses.
• Partner with Regulatory Program Management, Internal Audit, Legal, business and risk teams, and senior reviewers to support controlled communications and timely submissions.
• Maintain accurate, auditable records in approved tools and follow requirements for confidential supervisory, privileged, and sensitive information.
• Assist with management reporting, lessons learned, procedure updates, and continuous improvement of exam-management processes and tools.
• Support reviews of regulatory developments by compiling information, coordinating subject matter expert input, and documenting potential impacts or escalation items.

Depth & Scope

• Highly seasoned professional role requiring substantial knowledge/expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas
• Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services
• Acts as a technical expert/lead integrating cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty; may manage team(s) of related specialists
• Leads cross-functional teams or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and/or complexity
• Independently manages end-to-end functional programs
• Solves or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions
• Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify solutions
• Impacts the achievement of sub-function or business line objectives within the area they are accountable for
• Work is guided by policies and industry standards/methods
• Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
• Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise

Education & Experience

• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate and/or
• 7+ years relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of risk management governance, programs, policies, practices, operating frameworks & reporting for business supported and/or area of discipline
• Knowledge of risk management environment, standards, regulations and mitigation
• Knowledge of current and emerging competitor and market trends
• Ability to establish goals and objectives which support the strategic plan
• Ability to lead, plan, implement, and evaluate program/project activities to ensure completion of initiatives
• Skill in mentoring and coaching
• Advanced skill in using analytical software tools, data analysis methods and reporting techniques
• Skill in using computer applications including MS Office
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions
• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in making decisions
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience in project coordination, risk management, audit, compliance, regulatory affairs, governance, operations, or financial services.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage competing deadlines and several workstreams at once.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills and confidence interacting with colleagues at different levels of the organization.
• High attention to detail and the ability to identify missing information, inconsistencies, unclear ownership, and approval gaps.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and composure when handling sensitive information, changing priorities, and time-critical requests.
• Ability to build relationships, follow up respectfully but persistently, and influence work to completion without direct authority.
• Ability to review and synthesize complex information and translate it into clear status updates, action items, and escalation points.
• Working knowledge of regulatory examinations, internal audits, risk and control concepts, or the three-lines model is helpful; direct examination experience is preferred but not required for a developmental candidate.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and workflow or tracking tools; willingness to learn new examination-management technology

Customer Accountabilities

• Leads the development and/or implementation of specific standards, policies and/or processes that identify, report on and mitigate operational (or all major) risk exposures within the business
• Proactively analyzes potential risks and ensures escalation of key risks to appropriate areas and/or executive review with business executive findings and action plans to mitigate and manage these risks
• Establishes and provides on-going analysis and reporting on operational risk and/or other major risk categories as applicable to own business or functional area, and reviews findings and action plans with business leaders to mitigate and manage key issues
• Coordinates and/or guides activities relating to core operational risk disciplines/programs including, Risk & Control Self-Assessment, Business Continuity Management, Outsourcing & Vendor Management, Regulatory Compliance (e.g. CDIC, AML, Privacy, IDA, CBA, SOX, Basel etc.)