Technology Risk Consultant (ETRM) - Assistant Vice President

Job Description

Who we are

It is an exciting time to join State Street Corporation (SSC) in the Enterprise Technology Risk Management (ETRM) organization. ETRM in its capacity as Second Line of Defense (SLOD) is responsible for leadership, oversight, monitoring, and advisement around the technologies, architecture, operational processes, security, and resiliency

Who we are looking for

As a representative of the ETRM group, you will be amid State Street’s multi-year technology transformation journey and regulatory requirements and responsible for providing independent risk oversight, review and challenge on technology risk assurance programs of various Business Units within State Street. The candidate will closely work with the global ETRM team and other cross functional teams such as First Line of Defense (FLoD), Technology divisions (Global Technology Services - GTS, Global Cybersecurity Services - GCS etc.) and Third Line of Defense (TLoD)

What you will be responsible for

As an AVP, Technology Risk Consultant – ETRM, you will be responsible for providing risk oversight support on below areas:

• Perform Technology Risk Assessments related to Cyber and Information Security, Technology Change Management, Third Party Risk Management, Asset Management, Incident Management and Technology Resiliency etc.
• Review and appropriately challenge technology risk decisions, direction, and initiatives executed by Information Security, IT or business, and providing an independent voice to the risk management process
• Evaluate Information and IT Security risks arising from control inefficiencies or lack thereof in various Business Units
• Establish and maintain relationships with all business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure alignment between ETRM strategy, business requirements, and development activities
• Provide direction, support and oversight with respect to management of security and technology risks of core technology systems and the design of key controls
• Collaborate with technology teams across the FLOD for them to develop strong remediation plans
• Deliver assigned projects independently on time, with limited support from management
• Develop presentations for risk committees to highlight ETRM findings and recommendations

Team Management

• Work with, leverage, and mentor other team members to maximize impact and throughput
• Live and define a culture, value and practice leadership principles
• Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others

What we value

• Effective communication, analytical, and project management skills
• Ability to multitask and navigate competing priorities
• Initiative-taker, Navigating on your own
• Ability to effectively develop and manage relationships across core stakeholder groups
• Must be able to work during US and India time zones with an overlap of at least 4 hours

Primary Skills (Must Have)

• Experience in IT related audits, Information Technology General Controls (ITGC), Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA) to evaluate application development and maintenance controls, change management controls and cybersecurity controls etc.
• Good understanding of state of the art IT & Cyber Security products, services and technologies
• Familiarity in Information Security Frameworks including the ISO 27000 family, NIST, Cloud CCM
• Knowledge of domains under ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Practices
  • Technology Management (Software Development and Management, Infrastructure and Platform Management)
  • Service Management (Availability Management, Capacity and Performance Management, Change Management, Incident Management, IT Asset Management etc.)
• A strong understanding of Technology Risk Management to influence leaders on the need to embrace risk reduction initiatives and controls
• Ability to translate technical issues into risk terms that business can understand is absolutely necessary
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and intergroup skills
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Flowcharting, PowerPoint etc.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate in Computer Engineering (preferably BE / B TECH / MCA)
• Minimum 14+ years of experience in information technology with 6-10 years of relevant experience in Technology Risk Assurance function - IT Risk Management/Transformation, Operational Resilience and Third-Party Risk Management
• Strong project management abilities, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Knowledge and experience of Emerging Technologies, FinTech and Cloud services is a plus
• Experience with Microsoft Tools/Data Analytics/GRC tools is a plus
• Professional certifications such as CGEIT, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCSP, COBIT, CRISC and ITIL are a plus

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