Senior Risk Management Associate

OVERVIEW

The Company

U.S. Financial Technology (U.S. FinTech) is seeking an experienced Senior Risk Management Associate to join our team of talented professionals. This is a full-time remote opportunity. 

U.S. FinTech built and operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the world, supporting the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Supporting 70% of the mortgage-backed securities in the market, U.S. FinTech provides best-in-class single-family issuance, bond administration, disclosure, and tax services. We support a broad portfolio of products for our clients with full lifecycle management.

Our market-leading, cloud-based, end-to-end platform executes transactions on an extraordinary scale which has bolstered liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, one of the largest and most important financial markets in the world. Our unique approach to securitization combines the best minds in financial services with the know-how, flexibility, and innovation of leading technologists.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Information

This role will report to the Sr. Director of Enterprise Risk Programs & Risk Intelligence to provide tactical execution of various ERM Programs and Risk Management Training Programs. The Associate role will assist the Sr. Director with managing Second Line of Defense (SLOD) risk governance function and annual ERM Plan development/documentation. The role will also participate in Operational Process mapping of key Issuance, Administration of MBS activities.

This role requires with demonstrated risk management experience in supporting cross-functional business areas and corporate stakeholders relative to effective and timely identification, analysis, remediation, management, and reporting of risk to various management levels and committees.

A successful candidate will have a collaborative work ethic/style, strong communication/presentation (verbal and written) and negotiation skills, and demonstrated knowledge and experience in industry best practices and standards relative to Enterprise Risk Management and knowledge in multiple risk disciplines.

Key Job Functions

• Collaboratively assist in the development, promoting, and tracking of ERM related projects and programs implementations, process mapping leveraging project management professional (PMP) methodologies and practices.

• Assist leadership in the planning, execution, tracking and reporting on ERM related programs, projects, and initiatives, with all impacted business and corporate stakeholders, to completion.

• Develop project/program plans of action, including tasks/deliverables, milestones, and definitive timelines.

• Participate in periodic meetings with impacted business/corporate stakeholders, and others to ensure accurate, comprehensive, and timely minutes, tracking and reporting on ERM tasks, issues and concerns relative to implementation of programs, initiatives, and projects, through to completion.

• Ensure records management of ERM programs is maintained.

• Work directly with front-line management up to and including Executives to assist with program, initiative and/or project statuses.

• Escalate material risks, issues, or challenges to ERM leadership, impacted stakeholders, and their management, as necessary, and coordinate timely awareness and resolution of impediments to keep initiatives on schedule.

• Interact with Internal Audit, Compliance, and FHFA regulators to ensure open communication and transparency.

• Develop project management methodologies, metrics, reporting and systems, as appropriate, to quantify and accurately monitor progress.

• Provide quality assurance to reporting, artifacts and assertions.

• Parter with the business to develop plans to mitigate risk and program performance issues.

• Serve as a connection point and subject-matter expert between business units and Risk Management by fostering partnerships and collaborating as a risk liaison coordinator.

• Collaborate as an ambassador to champion ERM’ Risk Management plan and priorities through proactive education of and engagement with business units, across US Fintech.

• Perform gap and data analysis to address program gaps or deficiencies.

• Assess the needs of the organization or individuals for risk management training, including design, develop, and assist in the delivery of risk management training programs to meet those needs.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and make improvements as necessary.

• Create and distribute learning materials such as newsletters, presentations, and exercises.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in risk management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education   

• At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college or university.
• Preferred candidate will have obtained or in process of completing Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Preferred candidate will have obtained or working towards Scrum Master Certification and be familiar with Agile process mapping practices

Minimum Experience  

• Minimum of 5 years' related work experience in Risk Management and/or Consulting.

• Minimum 3 years of related work experience in risk management programs or project management, hardware/software implementations, including Governance Risk and Control (GRC) tool implementations.

• Minimum of 2-3 years of demonstrated experience in process mapping or project management. (Agile environment and familiarity with methodology).

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring employer sponsorship currently or in the future. U.S. FinTech does not offer H-1B sponsorship for this position.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills     

• Ability to work effectively in an evolving, virtual work environment with cross-functional, innovative teams.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing, encouragement, and respect in a virtual environment.
• Ability to proactively identify Risk Program enhancements and issues, complete research, and present and/or implement solutions with management support.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to credibly challenge peers and business partners, and to effectively convey identified/potential risk exposure and required remediation actions to corporate stakeholders and management
• Knowledgeable in the usage and functionality of Microsoft Office Products, specifically: Outlook – Advanced User; Word – Advanced User; Excel – Moderate User; Visio and PowerBI – Moderate User, process mapping tools like Visio or similar.

Pay Range $123,500 to $142,000

U.S. FinTech's pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. U.S. FinTech offers a competitive total compensation package, which includes a performance bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage, PTO, and a broad range of other benefits.

Employment

As a condition of employment with U.S. Financial Technology, any successful job applicant will be required to  successfully complete a background investigation, which may also include a credit check for positions in some areas of our business.   

U.S. Financial Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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