Risk Management Program Manager (New York)

A financial firm is looking for a Risk Management Program Manager to join their team in New York, NY.

Pay : $85-100 / hr

Hybrid; 3 days onsite / week

US Citizen or GC Holder Only; No visa sponsorship

No third party candidates

Responsibilities :

Provide an independent initial assessment and challenge on project and program artifacts during all project phases

Work with project managers to remediate data quality deficiencies within Risk book of work

Build strong relationships with key stakeholders including project managers, program managers, portfolio leads, and other members of the Risk Org PMO team

Execute against multiple competing priorities simultaneously

Support the PM community in identifying upcoming artifacts due, phase changes, risk and issue maintenance, and required training coming due

Escalate past due artifacts, phases, risks, issues, and required training

Perform monthly entitlements reconciliation to assure the right roles for the right people

Perform routine Jira maintenance to track PQA (project quality assurance) findings

Assist with thematic analysis and PowerPoint slide creation

Governance and project management oversight

Be proactive and self-motivated in driving quality and timely reviews / assessments end-to-end

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree; major in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration preferred

8+ years of progressive experience in the financial services industry; experience in Risk Management and understanding of regulatory and risk management in the financial services industry

A critical thinker who seeks to understand the business and its control environment

Recent experience in managing projects and / or quality assurance reviews for a banking institution is preferred

Proven project management skills to drive alignment across stakeholder groups and review and provide feedback on execution of required administrative processes

Ability to work as a member of a team where success is defined not only on individual performance but also that of the entire team

Excellent communication skills; ability to articulate deadlines and deliverables clearly to senior members of organization

Technical Skills : Risk Management

Project Management

Risk Analytics & Reporting

Data Quality

Jira