Operational Risk Analyst

DTCC; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and family care

Job summary

DTCC in Jersey City is seeking an Operational Risk Analyst to support governance, incident reporting, and risk-acceptance activities. You will ensure data quality for ORR, MRC, and committee materials while coordinating with stakeholders across Technology, Risk, and business units.

The role emphasizes delivering management-ready commentary, data validation, and documentation to support audits, with a hybrid model of on-site and remote work.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in operational risk or related financial services roles.
• Experience preparing management or committee reporting with trend analysis.
• Proficiency with Archer, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, ServiceNow, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce and validate the monthly incident Golden Source for Operational Risk and Resilience (ORR), MRC, committee and management reporting.
• Review incident records for key reporting fields and mappings.
• Support weekly Incident QA Review routines and stakeholder follow-up.
• Refresh and validate Power BI views and supporting materials used in monthly ORR reporting.
• Prepare incident and risk acceptance commentary for monthly reporting and executive summaries.
• Maintain documentation and evidence for audit and governance review.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Excel

Operational risk knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Deadline management

Documentation & evidence

Planning & prioritization

Process improvement

Reporting governance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Archer

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

ServiceNow

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Our Risk Management teams work to protect the safety and soundness of our systems and are responsible for identifying, managing, measuring and mitigating a spectrum of key risk types including credit, market, liquidity, systemic, operational and technology in all existing and new products, activities, processes and systems.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

Position Summary:

The Operational Risk Analyst supports operational risk governance and reporting activities, with focus on incident reporting, monthly ORR reporting, Golden Source production, Archer data quality, Power BI support, MRC materials, and risk acceptance monitoring. The role validates operational risk data, identifies reporting-impacting issues, coordinates resolution with stakeholders, prepares management-ready commentary, and maintains evidence to support audit and governance review.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Produce and validate the monthly incident Golden Source for Operational Risk and Resilience (ORR), MRC, committee, and management reporting.
• Review incident records for key reporting fields, including severity, risk family, root cause, business mapping, legal entity, pending deletion status, and assigned themes.
• Support weekly Incident QA Review routines, including status tracking, Archer updates, and stakeholder follow-up.
• Refresh and validate Power BI views, source files, and supporting materials used in monthly ORR reporting.
• Prepare incident and risk acceptance commentary for monthly reporting, executive summaries, and committee materials.
• Support risk acceptance reporting, renewal tracking, overdue review, evidence requests, and management follow-up.
• Maintain process documentation, job aids, QA notes, and evidence packages.
• Identify process, data, and system enhancements in Archer and Power BI that improve reporting quality, traceability, and efficiency.
• Additional activities as needed.

Recurring deliverables include:

• Weekly Incident QA Review support, including preparation, status tracking, and Archer follow-up
• Preliminary and final Flash reporting support, including file refreshes and validation checks
• Monthly Golden Source production, validation, distribution support, and evidence retention
• Monthly ORR reporting support, including trend analysis, Power BI refreshes, risk acceptance commentary, and MRC-ready materials

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience in operational risk, enterprise risk, incident management, risk reporting, audit, governance, or a related financial services function.
• Experience preparing management or committee reporting, including trend analysis, executive commentary, data validation, and evidence support.
• Experience with Archer, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, ServiceNow, or similar risk and reporting tools preferred.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong analytical skills, with ability to identify data quality issues and reporting impacts
• Strong written communication skills, including clear commentary for management reporting
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills, with experience refreshing, validating, reconciling, and explaining data outputs
• Knowledge of operational risk incident management, risk acceptance, risk taxonomies, root cause classifications, and reporting governance
• Ability to work across Operational Risk, Aligned Risk, Technology, business areas, reporting teams, and management.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines in a high-volume reporting environment.
• Ability to separate source-supported conclusions from assumptions and items requiring stakeholder confirmation.
• Ability to maintain documentation and evidence packages for audit and governance review.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and follow-up skills.
• Experience improving reporting workflows, data checks, or system requirements preferred.

Education, Training &/or Certification:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience with Regulation SCI or oth