Associate

About the Role

The Global Banking & Markets, Private Non-Financial Risk Management team is seeking an Associate to support the GBM Private franchise. This role will focus on managing and improving the strategic, business environment, operational, and compliance risk profile.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk Analytics: Monitor and report on key risk metrics (KRIs/KPIs), highlighting concerns and remediation efforts. Identify opportunities to automate reporting and leverage AI-driven tools to enhance risk analytics.
• Drive agenda and conversations in risk meetings, preparing commercially effective risk management conclusions and presenting to GBM senior management and other stakeholders.
• Investigate incidents to assess team risks, partnering with business units to understand residual risks after issue resolution.
• Conduct risk reviews on areas of concern, making recommendations to address control gaps.
• Challenge the risk and control framework to enhance the control environment, working across business unit and divisional boundaries.
• Identify and implement automation solutions and explore the use of AI/machine learning to streamline risk processes, improve data quality, and enhance efficiency.
• Collaborate with other risk managers globally to share initiatives, best practices, and develop integrated risk solutions.
• Establish trusted partnerships with peers, functional leads, and executive-level stakeholders.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience within non-financial risk disciplines (e.g., operational risk management, enterprise risk, compliance, audit, governance) is preferred.
• Strong risk and control mindset with curiosity for understanding risk origins and control improvement.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to quickly learn new business and system processes.
• Team-oriented with a solid sense of ownership and accountability.
• Highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for articulating problems and ideas across various stakeholder levels.
• Innovative with a keen eye for identifying practical control enhancements and automation opportunities.
• Sound time management skills for effective prioritization and multi-tasking.
• Preferred/Bonus: Experience with automation tools, scripting languages (e.g., Python, VBA), data visualization platforms, or AI/machine learning applications in a risk management or controls context.
• 1-3 years of professional experience in risk management, public accounting, consulting, internal audit, or a regulatory agency examiner role within the financial services industry or a related control function.
• 4-year degree in a finance, accounting, or quantitative discipline.
• Ideally a graduate degree in a related subject.