Assistant Vice President, Business Control Specialist, Global Banking Operations (GBO) Risk and Business Controls

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

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

Job Description:
This role is responsible for providing horizontal and structured support in Risk Governance routines and optimizing workload distribution across various region.  It offers a great opportunity for professional growth through participating in various assignments and initiatives within APAC Global Banking Operations. Exposure to cross-functional teams, regulatory compliance, and governance operations.  Career development in risk governance, reporting and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities:

Governance Routines & Process Optimization

• Support Risk and Business Control Function by ensuring adherence to governance routines, audits, and exams.
• Work with risk leads to evaluate and enhance existing governance framework, identify gaps, inefficiencies.
• Ensure proactive risk management cadence by supporting and streamlining governance routines to optimize efficiency.
• Maintain well documented governance practices to enhance audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Reporting and Transparency

• Prepare, consolidate, and analyze reports, ensuring clear and accurate documentation.
• Automate and simplify reporting where possible to optimize data presentation and reduce manual workload.
• Conduct regulator governance reviews and look-back to provide visibility on risk exposure and control effectiveness.
• Establish strong communication with stakeholders, ensuring timely risk reporting and updates.
• Partner with Risk lead to promote collaboration, inculcate proactive escalation culture in managing risk, and building greater ownership.

Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years working experience in banking industry, prior experience in risk management, governance will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Treasury, Trade, Credit, or similar Banking Operations processes will be an advantage.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to organizing raw data and extract meaningful insights.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative while also being a team player.
• Ability to prioritize workload across multiple jurisdictions.
• Good PC skills to include MS Office Products such as Excel, Tableau, familiar with macros or other tools to streamline risk reporting.