Senior Manager, Risk

About the role

The Sr. Risk Manager will provide risk management support to Fidelity Wealth (FW) product and operations teams with an emphasis on personal cards and specialty savings and lending products and capabilities. Your partnership with business leaders and cross-functional partners will help ensure risks are appropriately considered and mitigated as new and changing products and services are developed for FW customers, including supporting a debit card program management function.

The Fidelity Wealth business helps customers and their families navigate financial complexity to confidently grow wealth throughout their lifetimes. Your primary role is to work closely with the FW product and operations teams to understand business risks related to core and ongoing operations, as well as new and emerging products, services and technology. As a representative of the FW Risk team, you will interact with leaders and associates at many levels in the organization, working both independently and as part of a larger cross-functional group on various projects that assist FW in achieving business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Conducting risk assessments
• Performing control reviews
• Providing risk advisory/initiative support
• Managing and mitigating risk incidents
• Providing analysis and reporting
• Fostering strong partnerships and relationships to influence change
• Working with partners in Legal and Compliance to support regulatory changes or issues
• Assisting internal and external Audit partners
• Ensuring appropriate reporting, communication and awareness on identified issues to inform business and Risk decisions

Requirements

• 6-8+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, audit, legal or related control function
• Strong financial services, banking, and/or broker-dealer industry knowledge
• Knowledge of payment/debit card program management risk oversight (a plus)
• Understanding of FW platforms including supporting database and cloud technologies
• Proven problem-solving skills and experience making decisions
• Risk assessment and/or controls or audit experience
• Strong analytical and communications skills
• Working knowledge in the field of data analytics (a plus)
• Experience with Archer or similar GRC tool (a plus)
• Advanced degree or FINRA license (Series 7) (a plus)

Skills

• Dedication and willingness towards continuous improvement and learning new skills and capabilities
• Reinforcing the focus on being a collaborative partner in helping FW execute on their goals and proactively identifying risks to facilitate that execution
• Understanding of product development principles and practices
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• Ability to influence others is crucial
• Skillset that can summarize and present findings in an organized and professional manner
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization and appropriate business partners