Vice President, Global Markets Risk Manager

Job Description:

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At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

The team you will be joining covers a broad range of areas including the COO function, regional risk reporting and governance, regulatory coordination, regional stress testing, issue management, new products review governance and Hong Kong risk management.  This role will provide you with the opportunities to collaborate and work closely with essentially all risk managers and the senior leadership team in the region as well as globally.  This provides great development opportunity for you to broaden your exposure and gain knowledge and experience in multiple areas spanning across various asset classes and jurisdictions in risk management and governance. 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the regional Global Markets risk reporting function covering all Lines of Business and overall regional risk metrics.  These are critical reports and are distributed to senior executives and regulators to provide comprehensive updates on the region’s risk profile.
• Manage the governance, business operations, controls, and support activities (i.e. service relationships, business continuity) for the APAC Global Markets Risk organization. 
• Lead and participate in key and strategic initiatives as well as issues management.  Effectively and efficiently coordinates and drives execution of key priorities.
• Participate in thematic analyses and deep dives on key risk topics.
• Lead regulatory coordination across 12 countries.
• Collaborate effectively with other Global Risk Management teams globally, Front Line Units, and other Enterprise Control Functions on the execution of governance initiatives, and to ensure consistency and best practices across the enterprise
• Participate in various business control committees to highlight risk arising from the activities within the region

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of global markets risk, governance, business management and/or business controls experience in a large financial institution with a demonstrated history of success
• Knowledge of market and counterparty risk management and experience with regulatory and internal audit interactions
• Experience in planning, leading and supporting major projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proven ability to develop executive ready communications and presentations
• Exceptionally strong attention to accuracy, detail and consistency
• Ability to multitask and collaborate with numerous team members and across functions/businesses
• Working knowledge of general bank policies, programs and procedures and control processes
• Self-motivated, intellectually curious and enthusiastic
• Understanding of regulatory environment affecting the financial industry and the impact on market and counterparty risk management
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills and is proactive in challenging the status quo and driving improvements
• Confidence in working and communicating with senior leadership team