Associate Director IT Embedded Risk in London

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits
• Pension
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role:

The IT Risk Management Associate Director provides Exam, Audit support (external and internal) in addition to supporting other Engagements (external and internal). The IT Risk Manager participates in risk management activities (i.e., Management Control Testing, Controls Rationalization Reviews), and partners with the project management office function, Tribe and Squads from inception to completion, to effectively assess and manage internal controls. The IT Risk Management Associate Director supports departmental initiatives and projects by coordinating activities, with the IT subject matter experts and the business risk management team to help drive process improvement. This position is highly visible and will support all levels of management, including junior team members, to help achieve goals and objectives. The IT Risk Management Associate Director must possess excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, have a strong work ethic, and an inquisitive mind and support department strategic priorities including planning and execution.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Submit continuous improvements requests to the Continuous Improvement Review Team
• Participate in domain initiatives/projects – provides governance and process support to the domain while helping to ensure adherence to internal system development processes
• Teamwork – partners with other IT Risk Managers to identify best practices and monitors adherence to standard processes
• Documentation – coordinates process reviews for exams, audits and engagements to monitor and assess controls using the Process Risks and Controls (PRC) Framework
• Partners with control functions and other IT Risk Managers to support all relevant audits and engagements.
• Contribute to the development of Management Self-Identified issues and manages the Issue Management process including reporting for the domain
• Performs Management Control Testing to assess control design and effectiveness and document results
• Create Incident Management responses in coordination with stakeholders to comply with regulation
• Review standards, policies, and procedures and perform a rationalization assessment to minimize duplicative guidelines.
• Participate in issue sustainability assessments to prevent repeat issues
• Support the Process, Risks and Controls framework by identifying control improvements
• Develop plans and execute strategic priorities for the department
• Actively contributes to the Center of Excellence by developing Thought Leadership to improve Ways of Working

NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed For Success:

• Experience in IT and/or Financial Services
• Familiarity with software development or equivalent experience is preferred
• Effective Communication Skills (oral and written)
• Good Time Management Skills
• Knowledge of IT General Controls and Application Controls and audit principles
• Possess a can-do attitude and have an inquisitive mindset
• Knowledge of Risk Management Principles and critical thinking
• Experience managing integrated audits end to end
• Possess a good work ethic and have a willingness to learn and execute the big picture
• Possess an Internal Audit certification or in a related field

We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.