Sr, Operational Risk Analyst, Business Risk Management

Voya Financial, Inc.; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Voya Financial, Inc. is seeking a Sr Analyst, Operational Risk Management to support the Workplace Solutions/Benefitfocus ORM strategy and framework.

You will identify, classify, measure, and monitor operational risks, partnering across ORM, risk management, and business units to provide leadership with accurate risk views and actionable recommendations. This role supports risk data, mitigation strategies, and reporting; travel to the Voya office is required, with remote work from home options

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, accounting, finance, business management, mathematics, or equivalent work experience in Operational Risk Management.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Health and Wealth (Benefit Administration) organizations with understanding of Operational Risk Management and related functions.
• Experience with risk assessments, risk decision making, and the implementation of controls.
• Familiarity with tools such as GRC tools, Microsoft Office, Tableau and SharePoint.
• CIA, CRMA, CFE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of a robust ORM strategy, framework and policies.
• Remediate identified risks in a timely manner and document progress within Voya’s GRC tool.
• Assist in risk identification, assessment, measurement, mitigation, monitoring and reporting.
• Prepare risk committee materials and monthly/quarterly risk reports.
• Promote risk awareness training and improve operational risk processes across business units.

Skills

Risk management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

GRC tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in risk management or related field

CIA/CRMA/CFE preferred

Tools

GRC tool

SharePoint

Tableau

Microsoft Office

Job description

Profile Summary

The Sr Analyst, Operational Risk Management (ORM) reports to the AVP of ORM and is responsible for supporting the Workplace Solutions/Benefitfocus ORM strategy and framework; ensuring a proper process is in place to mitigate risk. This role will assist the organization in the identification, classification, measurement, and monitoring of operational and related business risks. It will require working closely with others in ORM, Voya’s wider Risk Management function, and business units to provide business management with a consistent and accurate view of the sources, scale, and scope of identified risks. It will also require providing and presenting accurate data and conclusions, making actionable recommendations to Leadership, and holding Leadership accountable to timely and effective risk remediation. ORM is defined as a continual cyclic process which includes risk assessment, consulting, decision making, and implementation of controls, which results in acceptance, mitigation, or avoidance of risk. ORM is the oversight of operational risk, and this role requires strong partnership in providing consulting and meaningful input to ensure risk data is captured, mitigation strategies and controls are developed, and appropriate reporting mechanisms are in place.

Please note: This position allows remote work from home but will require travel to our Voya office as business requires.

Profile Description

Member of the ORM team; support the development and execution of a robust ORM strategy, framework and policies. This role will partner with the business to remediate identified risks in a timely manner and document progress and completion within Voya’s GRC tool. Participate in the identification, assessment, measurement, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of operational risk through the effective deployment of key operational risk management processes, including:

• Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) Scenario analysis
• Preparation/Presentation of Risk Committee slides/materials
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly risk reports
• Risk event management including post-incident reviews
• Documenting issues within Voya’s GRC tool and ongoing monitoring of remediation efforts
• Assist in analyzing data, creating, and presenting risk findings and recommendations to leadership
• Targeted risk assessments
• Project engagement and post-release assessments
• Risk consulting/advice on new or updated process changes
• Facilitate annual control attestation survey, analyze results, and report findings
• Periodically engage in day-to-day activities performed by the business to better understand the procedures, controls, and identify risks

Assist in promoting and instilling a strong risk culture and operational excellence by: Creating risk awareness training materials and facilitating training sessions Partnering with the business to continually improve operational risk processes and help strengthen business operating models Promoting the use of effective controls within key business processes. Embedding risk management understanding and culture into the business unit, informing risk related decision making. Partner with other risk assurance functions, including internal audit, compliance, legal TPRM, corporate special investigation, privacy office, and IT ORM to develop a complete and aggregated view of risks. Assist in providing an independent view which will consist of validating and endorsing business risk profiles and providing a constructive challenge to the business where residual risk levels are deemed to exceed standards. Participate with ORM management in the development of risk management strategies for all business units: establishing business priorities and planning activities accordingly. Collaborate with ORM team members and the Business, Technology, Innovation & Operations partners to identify opportunities to reduce manual processing through automation. Interact with Sr. Leaders within the organization to provide risk advice/consulting on risk related issues to support the decision-making process.

Manage the development and administration of tools and procedures for reporting and daily operational risk processes. Such as SharePoint sites, Spreadsheets, Tableau, Presentations, GRC tool, Standard Work for ORM processes etc. Remain up to date on current trends and external events to recognize and identify emerging risk within the business, assist in risk rating and identification of appropriate mitigation strategies.

Knowledge & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in risk management, accounting, finance, business management, mathematics, or equivalent work experience in Operational Risk Management. Minimum 4 years of experience in Health and Wealth (Benefit Administration) organizations with an understanding of Operational Risk Management, Operations, Call Centers, and other business functions. Experience in Employee Benefits and/or Benefit Administration preferred. Experience with risk assessments, risk decision making, and the implementation of controls. Solid problem solving, decision making, and facilitation skills. Ability to analyze and leverage data to perform research and draw conclusions. Ability to create high quality work products. Mindset of proactive communication and problem solving, with a continual focus on process improvement. Ability to build relationships, trust, and a reputation for quality with Sr. Leaders. Leveraging AI tools to support risk management activities is a plus. Familiarity and expertise in the use of tools such as industry GCR tools, Microsoft Office suite, Tableau and SharePoint. CIA, CRMA, CFE preferred.

Compensation Pay Disclosure

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $114,480 - $170,070 USD

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• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
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• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

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