Enterprise Risk Audit Lead, Vice President

About the role

State Street is looking for a Vice President to lead enterprise risk audit and assurance, with a focus on Trading/Market Risk, Credit Risk and Data Risk. The role provides independent assurance across the risk organization, supports regulatory expectations and gives senior leaders insight into significant and emerging risks. It suits someone coming from Internal Audit, Risk Management or another risk and control function.

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex, risk-based reviews across financial and non-financial risk domains, including Trading/Market Risk, Credit Risk and Data Risk
• Assess risk frameworks, governance, measurement and reporting, data and technology dependencies, and control environments
• Lead all phases of complex audits and risk reviews, from planning and scoping through testing, issue evaluation and reporting
• Review and approve audit workpapers and deliverables, and turn complex issues into clear insights for senior leadership
• Conduct enterprise risk assessments, evaluate data quality, governance and reporting, and assess risk governance, appetite, controls and oversight
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments and incorporate them into audit planning
• Build partnerships with senior leaders across Risk, Business, Data and Technology, take part in business and risk committees as a non-voting member, escalate significant issues and support remediation
• Manage, coach and develop audit professionals, contribute to talent management and hiring, and support improvements to audit methodology and analytics

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk, Financial Risk, Data Risk, Risk Management or related functions in financial services
• Demonstrated expertise in Trading/Market Risk, Credit Risk or Data Risk/Data Governance
• Broad understanding of enterprise risk, risk governance, controls, measurement and reporting, and regulatory expectations
• Experience across the first, second and/or third lines of defense
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, risk management, data, technology or a related discipline
• Certifications such as CFA, FRM, CPA, CIA or CISA preferred

Required skills

• Strong analytical, quantitative and conceptual thinking, able to connect issues across risk domains
• Proven leadership and team-development capabilities
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex risk, data and control concepts to executives