Strategic Controls & Risk Manager

Bank of America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an experienced Business Control Manager to lead internal control discipline and drive operational excellence across a Line of Business or enterprise control function. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and supporting quality assurance programs and audits.

The position demands deep experience in risk, controls, and governance, with a track record of delivering control improvements and effective stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in Audit, Compliance, or Risk in a large financial services company.
• Experience supporting wealth management or private banking operations preferred.
• Ability to lead in ambiguity and stand up a function or team from scratch.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale control or operating model transformations.
• Excellent communication with senior management and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and effectiveness of risk and control environment according to enterprise standards.
• Monitor and test controls; evaluate data to identify issues and improvements.
• Identify automation opportunities and update test scripts and procedures.
• Support regulatory exams, internal audits, and inspection reviews with data and insights for dashboards.
• Lead assessment of risk controls and drive adherence to standards.
• Advance QA practices to support business continuity across units.
• Manage front-line responses for regulatory reviews and audits.
• Ensure accurate data capture for inspection metrics and governance reporting.

Skills

Controls Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Strategy Planning

Data and Trend Analysis

Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

Quality Assurance

Job description

Bank of America is seeking an experienced Business Control Manager to lead internal control discipline and drive operational excellence across a Line of Business or enterprise control function. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and supporting quality assurance programs and audits.

The position demands deep experience in risk, controls, and governance, with a track record of delivering control improvements and effective stakeholder engagement.