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Job opening for a strategic leader with strong control management experience to lead the Payments CORE Strategy with passion, manage projects, stakeholders and promote product risk management.

Job Summary:

As Vice President in the Payments CORE Program team, you will lead the CORE/RCSA program, focusing on data quality, macro risk reviews, and global collaboration. You will drive improvements, ensure compliance, and foster a strong risk & controls culture through effective stakeholder engagement and problem-solving.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the Compliance and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE) process across Payments Business & Operations stakeholders.

• Manage and influence stakeholders, including Control Managers, to address, track, and remediate risk, compliance, and control issues.

• Conduct qualitative assessments & articulate the direction of risk/ remediations on high-risk compliance and control areas.

• Interpret, simplify, and communicate Firmwide CORE Standards and other applicable documentations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Drive and present Risk and Control Program initiatives to senior management, demonstrating leadership and accountability.

• Review, track, and close out program and self-identified CORE hygiene items.

• Serve as subject matter expert in the CORE application, providing guidance and support to Control Managers.

• Support data quality analysis and reporting, ensuring accuracy and clarity.

• Prioritize and escalate control issues as needed, demonstrating a risk & controls mindset.

• Communicate regularly and effectively with key stakeholders, using simple and impactful written and spoken communication.

• Lead by example, fostering a culture of ownership, initiative, and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Ability to adapt to change with a positive, proactive attitude

• Strong Project Management and Problem-Solving skills.

• Proven People and Stakeholder Management experience.

• Risk & Controls mindset with familiarity in Risk and Control Self-Assessment processes.

• Excellent written and spoken communication; ability to simplify and convey complex topics effectively.

• Strong analytical skills and experience in data analysis.

• Self-starter, able to multitask and work independently.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and accountability.

• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Project Management within Operational Risk and Controls.

• Ability to drive Macro Risk agenda and deliverables.

• Working knowledge of (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) concepts and their practical application in business processes.

• Experience in developing partnerships with global teams.

• Experience in operational risk and controls within financial services.

• Business knowledge of Payments / related Business / Operations

• Working knowledge of CORE application.