Role Title: D-Project Lead (Arthur OLO)

Location: Whippany

What will you be doing

The CCO Assurance team will have a dedicated Assurance Director and a pools of resources to support 1LOD assurance for Project Arthur in 2024

Based on the volume of controls for testing and considering the time, effort spent in the ongoing pilot there is more support required to coordinate the assurance activity. Accordingly the job holder will support the CCO Arthur Assurance team as Chief of staff for a period of 18 months secondment) to cover the key areas of accountabilities described below.

Key Accountabilities

• Liaison with PMO and AE on Communications, business readiness including tracking progress to achieve timely delivery and minimise time and effort inefficiencies.
• Coordinate Assurance approach with 2LOD teams and PMO
• Act as a key coordinator with multiple 2LOD teams, legal and CCO teams during the program life cycle.
• Create and report weekly dashboard on progress and estimated completion dates in a phased manner.
• Timely escalation of delays, track and close inter-dependencies or barriers to completion.
• Track closure of issues by business, PMO including scheduling and assurance of remediation work.
• Continue to estimate the book of work and raise with Head of Assurance any shortfall so as to help reprioritise wider assurance supply.
• Act as strong backup of current assurance D dedicated to project Arthur to make sure work continues as planned when the D is on planned/ unplanned leave.
• Identify additional areas wherein assurance team can support the program; data analytics.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills; being able to communicate confidently and effectively with people at senior levels, both verbally and in writing.
• To develop and maintain excellent working relationships across multiple teams
• To negotiate coverage while distributing work with 2LoD teams on the reviews to be performed.

Decision-making and Problem Solving

• To prioritise reviews required in accordance with risk based approach.
• To coordinate with 2LoD in order to ensure maximum coverage and avoiding duplications.
• To influence stakeholders on long standing or emerging control issues and the remediation required.
• Able to overlay policy and standard requirements with business needs to support business with solutions for complex risk and control issues.
• To be able to look at bigger picture and balance risk against business.

Person Specification

• A proven team leader with the ability to deliver through others, and negotiation skills;
• Strong analytical abilities, with a methodical approach, sound judgement and a close attention to detail;
• Extensive project management experience and strong organisational skills;
• Proven stakeholder management skills – setting and proactively managing expectations in challenging environments;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Have a strong understanding of the controls environment within a top tier financial institution, being able to prioritise reviews to be performed according to a risk based approach.
• An excellent understanding of modern governance, risk and control assessment techniques.
• Strong experience in project management in a Front Office, Internal Audit, Operational Risk Management, Risk, Controls or related disciplines in the financial services industry.
• Good organization, planning and project management abilities.
• Thorough understanding of the different lines of defence operating in a top tier financial institution.

What we’re looking for

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• CA or equivalent degree and relevant business experience relating to Assurance reviews;
• Extensive experience in one or more of the following programs: FLOD assurance, Internal Audits and or Risk and Control related discipline;
• Experience of working in a top tier financial institution;
• Excellent understanding of risk and control assessment techniques; and
• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work in a matrix organisation.
• Excellent Report writing skills.

Skills that will help you in your role

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Specialist Risk and/or Control-related qualification – formal accreditation / qualification relating to audit, risk and/or control etc.; and
• Knowledge of the Financial Services regulatory environment;
• Experience with data analytics tools and techniques
• Prior experience in team leadership and people management.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.