Sr. Director , Risk Program Management at Silicon Valley Bank in New York City, New York

Job Description:

BE PART OF A BANK LIKE NO OTHER.

When you work with the world's most innovative companies, you know you're making a difference.

Our clients are the game changers, leaders and investors who fuel the global innovation economy. They're the businesses behind the next medical breakthroughs. And the visionaries whose new technologies could transform the way people live and work.

They come to SVB for our expertise, deep network and nearly forty years of experience in the industries we serve, and to partner with diverse teams of passionate, enterprising SVBers, dedicated to an inclusive approach to helping them grow and succeed at every stage of their business.

Join us at SVB and be part of bringing our clients' world-changing ideas to life. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make an impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities SVB serves. We pride ourselves in having both a diverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with different ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology and financial services, to apply.

Job Description

Be Part Of a Bank Like No Other.

When you work with the world's most innovative companies, you know you're making a difference.

Our clients are the game changers, leaders and investors who fuel the global innovation economy. They're the businesses behind the next medical breakthroughs. And the visionaries whose new technologies could transform the way people live and work.

They come to SVB for our expertise, deep network and nearly forty years of experience in the industries we serve, and to partner with diverse teams of passionate, enterprising SVBers, dedicated to an inclusive approach to helping them grow and succeed at every stage of their business.

Join us at SVB and be part of bringing our clients' world-changing ideas to life. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make an impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities SVB serves. We pride ourselves in having both a diverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with different ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology and financial services, to apply.

The Sr. Director Risk Program Management will help lead the Risk Transformation at the bank, ensuring success in, and coordination of risk programs across the Lines of Defense functions to improve and align risk management practices across SVB. The role will report into the Head of Risk Remediation Oversight (a direct report to the CRO) and will also work closely with the Head of Risk Transformation. This role is part of a team that oversees the development, implementation and monitoring of workstreams and initiative plans to ensure operating effectiveness of enterprise risk and governance frameworks. The role will work alongside various risk and business leaders, including Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management and the Chief Controls Office. Time will be split between advising stakeholders, providing effective challenge, and status reporting to Sr. Management and the Board. This includes tactical project management oversight, helping ensure projects are staffed and completed on-time, on-budget, with high quality.
This role requires an in-depth knowledge of Risk Management practices, regulatory requirements and expectations for large financial institutions, general banking product knowledge, as well as program/project management and change skills to organize, advise and influence across businesses and regions. This person is also closely involved in coordinating with and helping to lead outside consultants.
This role is also expected to work closely with the Finance organization to ensure connectivity across work efforts supporting SVB's ongoing enhancement initiatives, with a focus on the data strategy supporting Risk and Finance.
Essential requirements:

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  15+ years of relevant industry or consulting experience in risk management, preferably in large financial services firms.
  
  


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  Program management experience in large scale projects, working with large and diverse teams and a demonstrated ability to manage and supervise teams through all phases of the project lifecycle
  
  


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  Strong understanding of risk management processes, including risk identification, risk assessment, risk mitigation, risk reporting.
  
  


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  Experience in engaging and managing a variety of stakeholders with an ability to consult and develop remediation options, risk mitigation solutions
  
  


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  Leadership acumen, ability to influence and negotiate with disparate parties. Ability to drive projects forward and adopt new processes and projects.
  
  


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  Clear and strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

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