Control Management Consultant

Company Description

Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. With a mission to fuel bold visions, Blend tackles significant challenges by seamlessly aligning human expertise with artificial intelligence. The company is dedicated to unlocking value and fostering innovation for its clients by harnessing world-class people and data-driven strategy. We believe that the power of people and AI can have a meaningful impact on your world, creating more fulfilling work and projects for our people and clients. For more information, visit www.blend360.com

This posting is to attract and build a pipeline for future Control Management roles for our client. This is not an open role, but for pipeline.

Job Description

The Control Management Consultant will join a financial services client and support them within a client's team on marketing activities, advising marketing partners on how to balance business growth objectives while maintaining a robust control environment.

This role sits within a marketing services organization and is part of a team of operational risk professionals supporting end-to-end marketing communications. The team manages enterprise-mandated requirements related to operational risk frameworks, marketing governance processes, and audit readiness, and owns the comprehensive assessment of marketing and related supporting processes.

This individual will support first line of defense operational risk activities for consumer marketing initiatives. The role involves close partnership with teams responsible for customer acquisition across multiple channels, including email, paid search, media, phone, web, organic search, digital, and direct mail.

The Details:

• Full time, 3 month contract, potential to extend based on performance and budget
• Hybrid 3 days in NYC
• Benefits offered including Health, Vision, Dental, 401k, and more!

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with a team of control management professionals to manage end-to-end compliance processes, collaborating with stakeholders across Marketing, Compliance, Operational Risk, Digital, and Control Management functions

• Support large-scale operational risk programs

• Enhance and optimize key controls and control functions

• Evaluate the effectiveness of key controls and operational processes through testing and risk assessments

• Conduct risk assessments for new initiatives and capabilities

• Monitor, manage, and remediate control deficiencies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to influence, collaborate cross-functionally, build strong stakeholder relationships, and thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

• Experience supporting multiple large-scale operational risk programs

• Self-motivated team player with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and ad hoc tasks simultaneously

• Ability to take a leadership role in partnering with colleagues to meet deliverables

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across multiple business groups

• Ability to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions

• Knowledge of operational risk governance and management frameworks

• Strong analytical skills

• Exceptional project management skills with strong attention to detail

• Prior experience in risk management, marketing, operations, compliance, audit, or a related field

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required, experience with Visio nice to have

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Additional Information

The starting pay range for this role is $34-37 per hour. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, certifications, training, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range and determining factors for compensation are considered for each individual circumstance. BLEND360 also offers a competitive benefits program to meet the health and financial well-being of our team and their families. You can look forward to a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K, PTO, commuter benefits, spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, and EAPs.

A diverse workforce is a strong workforce.

To deliver growth at BLEND360 and for our clients, we believe as a Talent Solutions Company, we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to positively impact the workforce. Diversity has played a critical role in our history, our growth, and continues to have a profound impact on our success. We are determined to have equality in the workplace, within our team and as an extension of our clients’ team.
This is not the work of the moment, and this requires continued learning and purposeful actions. We are investing resources to understand and improve the sourcing, selection and retention of the talent we hire, and ultimately the workforce we provide our clients. We will communicate our journey in the spirit of transparency and shared learning.

We know that the Confidence Gap and Imposter Syndrome are real – we encourage you to apply so we can get to know you. Connect with us and we will work together to find your next great opportunity.
BLEND360 is an equal opportunity employer.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.