GCO Senior Risk Advisor II

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

We are a financial services company offering a wide array of opportunities across many functions.

Our purpose is to inspire and build better lives and communities. This is our why. This is our reason for being. It guides us, motivates us and influences everything we do.

The Enterprise Technology Governance and Controls Team is a first line risk management function that manages risk arising from the exposures and business activities within Business Units.

We are looking for a results-driven cybersecurity risk management expert who is looking to grow their career with us.

Our team works together to achieve amazing results, we share a sense of purpose and belonging that goes beyond the day-to-day, and we have a passion for applying sound risk practices to enable our business units to inspire and build better lives and communities.

The Cybersecurity Technology Senior Risk Advisor is responsible for providing first line of defense end-to-end risk management for the Security Technology team within Corporate Cybersecurity.

The risk management services provided include identifying existing and emerging risks, evaluating the magnitude of such risks and related business ramifications, participation in managing the mitigation or acceptance of the identified risks, and development and implementation of suitable monitoring processes related to identified risks. Additionally, this position ensures effective coordination occurs between assigned areas, various risk programs, and other lines of defense.

The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in Cybersecurity technical roles coupled with a strong understanding of formal risk management processes to include Regulatory engagements, Issue Management, and the development of key controls with corresponding key risk indicators.

Partner with the Security Technology Executive and senior leaders to:

• Provide coordination, effective challenge and robust monitoring of policies, limits, and committees to mitigate risks within Security Technology.

• Identify and monitor risk governance exceptions, issues, controls, and assessments across the aligned cybersecurity capability area to develop an aggregate risk view.

• Influence, advise, and challenge the actions, affairs, policies, functions related to the risk posture

• Risk Identification, challenge, and verification and reporting of enterprise risk processes (e.g., issue management, etc.) and assessments for the responsible technology organization.

• Attend, review, participate and advocate during committee and working group meetings (Information Security Working Group, Enterprise Technology Risk Committees, Regulatory Continuous Monitoring, etc.)

• Prepare for and coordinate/participate in regulatory exams and audits and associated responses

• Promote, influence and challenge risk management expectations, clarity on risk appetite

• Provide appropriate training and awareness to promote positive risk culture

• Confirm business activities operate within risk appetite and expectations

• Provide regular reporting to drive awareness of holistic risk exposure across Wholesale Technology

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field, or equivalent education and related training.

• Twelve years of experience in a financial institution with emphasis on risk management or equivalent work experience and training.

• Experience in compliance and operational risk mitigation and remediation.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation and negotiation skill.

• Proven leadership and management skills.

• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills in complex environments and with senior leadership.

• Strong time management and organizational skills adaptable to a dynamic and complex work environment; Capable of handling multiple projects concurrently.

• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.

• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated Cybersecurity Technical experience

• Cyber Security certifications (e.g., CISM, CISSP)

• Demonstrated proficiency in identifying operational, compliance, reputational, strategic, and technology risks

• Strong written and oral communication skills along with exceptional decision making and judgment skills

• Risk-related internal or industry certifications (e.g., GRCP)

• Experience in Risk related roles (e.g., Business Unit Risk Management, Technology Risk Oversight, Audit)

• Eight years of risk management experience in financial services or related field.

• Broad risk and regulatory knowledge with an emphasis on: Credit, Market, Liquidity, Compliance, Operational, Reputation and Strategic Risks.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to think critically and strategically, multi-task, and drive change.

• Strong quantitative, governance, and analytic abilities.

• Ability to provide effective challenge to senior levels of leadership.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist supports a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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