Manager, RJF Third Party Risk Management

About the role

The Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Manager is responsible for overseeing and challenging the first line of risk management (Business Units/Procurement) to ensure third-party risks are identified, assessed, and managed within Raymond James' risk appetite. This role will lead and influence others in identifying, researching, analyzing, and resolving complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and execution of risk and control consulting activities for assigned area of responsibility in accordance with internal standards, relevant government statutes and regulations.
• Oversees or leads engagements from planning through reporting and produces quality deliverables in accordance with both department and professional standards.
• Establishes strong relationships with senior leaders and related control groups.
• Uses excellent communication skills in order to influence a wide range of internal audiences including respective product, function, or executive management partners.
• Analyzes complex problems, researches and organizes solutions and effectively presents recommendations to Sr. Management.
• Works with business process owners and internal/external auditors to evaluate control deficiencies, and develop risk-based solutions to address concerns.
• Interprets, applies and recommends changes to organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintains currency in relevant risk management processes and procedures.
• Holds entire team accountable for meeting deliverables, adhering to internal criteria and utilizing consistent methodology.
• Provides an overall opinion on the business unit’s control environment and communicates findings to management.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in the design and effectiveness of key controls and mitigation strategies.
• Executes an effective program of continuous monitoring for assigned areas, including monitoring of key metrics to identify control issues and adverse trends.

Requirements

Knowledge of In-depth understanding of risk management practices and methodologies, including risk assessment and a solid understanding of internal control and mitigation strategy concepts. 3 – 7+ years in risk management specifically focusing on third party risk, vendor management, or audit. Specific subject matter expertise regarding area of responsibility risk frameworks, security standards, and a solid business understanding of Raymond James’ products and services. Advanced investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry. Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations. Financial markets and products.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability and success in interacting with and influencing senior leadership, including executive management.
• Experience in managing against deadlines associated with a risk management engagement.
• Strong analytical skills particularly with regard to assessing the probability and impact of a control weakness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex and sensitive issues to management in a persuasive manner.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, effective under pressure and willing to take personal risk and accountability.
• Prowledge ability to multitask as well as assess and change priorities.
• Ability to work well individually, and in teams, share information, support colleagues and encourage participation.
• Ability to Balance conflicting resource and priority demands.
• Facilitate meetings, ensuring that all viewpoints, ideas and problems are addressed.
• Incorporate needs, wants and goals from different business unit perspectives into risk management engagements and recommendations.
• Gather information, identify linkages and trends and apply findings to assignments.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Read, interpret and apply information from business periodicals and professional journals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in a related field.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.