Operational Risk Manager

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Job Description

Your Team

At Invesco we value Focus on Clients, Purposeful interactions, and Teamwork. Within Enterprise Risk you can expect to be engaged to draw from your existing skills to drive Value while finding opportunities to expand your Talent and career.

Invesco Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is evolving its capabilities and is looking for new Team members. Enterprise Risk is a global Second Line of Defense function that engages with Invesco Business teams to facilitate delivery and oversight of the risk management framework and provide a consistent, aligned approach to risk management across the firm.

The Enterprise Risk Management team, comprised of dynamic, diverse, and highly collaborative members, drives value to Invesco through delivery of a comprehensive and standardized view of risk, integrated and underpinned by data and metrics. At the heart of the Invesco Enterprise Risk framework is the foundation for strong analytics, capable of responding to emerging threats and opportunities and adapting to evolving market trends and conditions.

Whether you are seeking to extend your existing experience to Enterprise Risk or want to leverage Risk Management expertise to evolve Invesco’s Enterprise Risk Management capability, we’ve got exciting opportunities.

Your Role

The Operational Risk Manager will support the Global Head of Risk Assurance and provide oversight to risk advisory activities for Invesco’s Technology and Operations organization. Partnering with a team of subject matter experts, a key focus of this role will be to partner with the business to support risk-based decision making and strengthen transparency and accountability of risks at both regional and enterprise levels.

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Driving the execution of all aspects of the Enterprise Risk Management framework and policy.

• Developing and fostering a culture of risk mitigation and accountability within the organization.

• Building strong relationships and partnering with business stakeholders to provide enterprise risk advice and support for business-driven initiatives and objectives.

• Collaborate closely with Internal Audit, Global Compliance, and other assurance functions to provide independent checks and challenges to the first line of defense.

• Collaborate closely with Internal Audit, Global Compliance, and other assurance functions to provide independent checks and challenges to the first line of defense.

• Assessing the effectiveness of the policies, framework, standards in addressing the organization’s risk profile.

• Oversee the identification, escalation, reporting, and tracking of risk incidents in alignment with global policies to ensure effective resolution and mitigation.

• Coordinating regular risk and control assessments and reporting for key Middle Office operations.

• Assessing the effectiveness of key controls to determine if they sufficiently comply with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards and mitigate risks.

• Provide subject matter expertise in the design and development of key risk indicators.

• Maintaining an awareness of all regulatory requirements and changes within the industry and their impact on our services.

• Deliver actionable insights and strategic recommendations to global leaders, influencing team direction and decision-making through effective communication.

The Experience You Bring:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of risk management experience working in an asset management, Big 4 and/or Consulting roles

• Undergraduate degree and MBA or master’s degree in a relevant subject matter preferred

• Asset management or financial services industry experience preferred.

• Working knowledge of current and emerging technologies, automation tools

• Working knowledge of methods used to perform risk analysis, risk assessments, control assessments, vulnerability assessments and audit management.

• Working knowledge of regulatory and corporate requirements such as SOX and SSAE18 / ISAE3402 as both a SOC1/SOC2 service organization and report user.

• Demonstrated experience influencing across functional boundaries and/or globally.

• Experience with prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously under timelines and shifting priorities.

• Experience working directly with leadership as well as individual contributors at all levels, including executive level, both inside and outside of a company.

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills including executive presentation skills.

• Strong technology skills including use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)

• Preferred certifications include FRM, CRISC, CISSP, CIPP, CISA, or CPA, highlighting expertise in operational risk and compliance frameworks.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

What’s in it for you?

 

Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including: 

• Flexible paid time off

• Hybrid work schedule 

• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution 

• Health & wellbeing benefits 

• Parental Leave benefits 

• Employee stock purchase plan

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.