Strategic Risk & Controls Manager

Bank of America; Pennington (AL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Risk/Controls professional to lead proactive risk identification efforts and strengthen controls across multiple lines of business. You will collaborate with enterprise partners to implement key risk mitigations and improve client experience.

The role emphasizes leadership, governance, and data-driven decision making with a focus on regulatory alignment and operational excellence in a corporate setting.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years work experience in financial services
• Understanding of Merrill Edge clients and business
• Understanding of Financial Center clients and business
• Prior Experience in a Risk or Control Function

Responsibilities

• Support development of the Proactive Risk Identification strategic vision, document the strategy, communicate across enterprise partners and execute effectively.
• Complete Proactive Tactical Risk Assessments
• Drive execution of key strategic initiatives and cross team initiatives (i.e. process efficiency and risk mitigation opportunities)
• Track and monitor performance metrics for team and organizational opportunities
• Will support and manage other critical business functions
• Demonstrates leadership, leading through change and process improvements to deliver results
• Strong communications/presentations skills
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills with ability to tell story on paper at executive level
• Demonstrated ability to track and drive execution on priorities, including driving accountability across lines of business and peer group
• Self-starter able to work independently, with minimal oversight and guidance
• Strong organization skills, including the ability to manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Provide statistical analysis to identify trends and outlier metrics
• Knowledge of brokerage and/or banking industry, internal policies and procedures and mitigation strategies
• Ability to influence others with effective negotiating skills
• Familiar with Risk Mitigation and Controls Development

Skills

Risk management

Controls development

Communication

PowerPoint

Excel

Tools

Series 7

Series 66

9/10 licenses

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Risk/Controls professional to lead proactive risk identification efforts and strengthen controls across multiple lines of business. You will collaborate with enterprise partners to implement key risk mitigations and improve client experience.

The role emphasizes leadership, governance, and data-driven decision making with a focus on regulatory alignment and operational excellence in a corporate setting.