Director; EAC Compliance & Operational Risk Manager

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 an 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.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

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

Responsibilities

• Review Investment Banking (""IB"") transactions for potential addition(s) to the Watch List and/or Restricted List.

• Follow up with Investment Banking to receive deal updates and manage day-to-day Control Room processes.

• Review Sustainability & Global Research reports prior to public dissemination against the Watch or Restricted List in accordance with Laws, Rules, and Regulations.

• Provide Global Markets principal/firm trade preclearance on restricted list issuers.

• Provide information wall subject matter expertise/consultation to support all lines of business and support partners.

• Assist with the training of new hires and junior team members.

• Respond to AMRS regulatory Inquiries, lead/facilitate meetings with Research Legal and Investment Banking Legal.

• Assist the AMRS manager in Quality Assurance reviews for the AMRS team.

• Provide training and awareness to the lines of business and their support partners on information wall topics.

• Contribute to global technology initiatives via idea generation, UAT testing, or working alongside Global Tech and Operations support partners.

• Handle advanced research advisory topics, liaise with research management and legal teams, and navigate the regulatory landscape to effectively mitigate the firm’s regulatory and reputational risks in the publication of Research Reports.

• Develop, implement, and train on policies, procedures, testing protocols, and governance routines to ensure smooth operation of the control room, including conducting periodic and targeted assessments of the control environment and creating new procedures to adapt to regulatory changes.

• Collaborate with internal audit and other control functions to address identified gaps in controls, while identifying and implementing process improvements.

• Evaluate, scope, and execute major projects for the Control Room function, including day-to-day operational repairs and enhancements, technology upgrades, integrating new business lines, and supporting senior management in large-scale strategic cross-functional initiatives.

• Coordinate with legal and senior leadership, as needed, to respond to official requests from regulators and external control bodies, such as exams, letters, RFEs, and ad-hoc inquiries.

• Remote work maybe permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, or related: and

• 6 years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or a related Quantitative occupation.

• Much include 6 years of experience in each of the following:

• Handling advanced research advisory topics, liaising with research management and legal teams, and navigating the regulatory landscape to effectively mitigate the firm’s regulatory and reputational risks in the publication of Research Reports;

• Developing, implementing, and training on policies, procedures, testing protocols, and governance routines to ensure smooth operation of the control room, including conducting periodic and targeted assessments of the control environment and creating new procedures to adapt to regulatory changes;

• Collaborating with internal audit and other control functions to address identified gaps in controls, while identifying and implementing process improvements;

• Evaluating, scoping, and executing major projects for the Control Room function, including day-to-day operational repairs and enhancements, technology upgrades, integrating new business lines, and supporting senior management in large-scale strategic cross-functional initiatives; and,

• Coordinating with legal and senior leadership, as needed, to respond to official requests from regulators and external control bodies, such as exams, letters, RFEs, and ad-hoc inquiries.

If interested apply online at www.bankofamerica.com/careers or email your resume to bofajobs@bofa.com and reference the job title of the role and requisition number.

EMPLOYER:  Bank of America N.A.

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