Vice President, First Line of Defense Risk Controls Specialist - Payments Enablement

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, 1LoD Risk Controls Specialist to join our Payments Enablement team. This role is located in Lake Mary, Fl & Pittsburgh, PA.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Deliver high-quality RCSA execution, including risk identification, control mapping, assessment, and documentation
• Provide coordination and execution of issue management, ORE management, new product approvals, business process change, and control telemetry for the Platform, continuously identifying opportunities for improvement and leading optimization efforts
• Monitor and report the status of 1RC program deliverables, proactively identifying and solutioning for challenges/blockers, and analyze trends and repeat issues identified; integrating outcomes into reporting
• Identify, challenge, and escalate asks and initiatives that go beyond the scope of 1RC program responsibilities
• Champion the root cause, remediation and reporting of key incidents, issues management, controls assessments, issues as relevant to the Platform

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
  • 5-10 Years of total work experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of operational risk frameworks, including RCSA, EBCA, and RCAT.
• Experience in issue management, root cause analysis, ORE management, and scenario analytics.
• Understanding of control design, control mapping, and control testing.
• Ability to interpret KRI and telemetry data effectively.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective risk communication skills.
• Professional skepticism and ability to provide credible challenge.
• Ability to collaborate across 1LoD, 2LoD, and 3LoD teams.
• Demonstrated ownership and proactive escalation mindset.
• Adaptability in evolving risk environments.

Base Salary Min: 69000

Base Salary Max: 153000