Octane

Senior Director, Internal Controls – Remediation

Octane

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $180,000 - $195,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage a team of analysts and managers responsible for cross-functional Self-Identified Issues and Risk Event projects from the time they are reported, through to completion and closure, while ensuring projects remain on track and appropriately prioritized by risk level.
  • Leverage existing knowledge of Consumer Lending regulations and industry standards to provide guidance to business partners on compliant and efficient operations.
  • Mentor and develop junior team members into strong senior performers.
  • Enhance the existing team process flow and methodologies.
  • Prepare and present materials to senior management and enterprise level stakeholders, adapting messages to different audiences, including ongoing training on compliance and operational risk management.
  • Lead and facilitate project scoping meetings, identify the specific approvers, stakeholders, and subject matter experts needed to come together to resolve the problem.
  • Lead discussion to encourage business teams to deeply consider the problem, its root causes and adjacencies to design the best solution.
  • During project planning, evaluate solution options with and assign accountable milestone owners. Define concise business requirements covering policies, code, and workflows. Include automated controls, identify related projects or impacts, and obtain appropriate approvals. During execution of the plan, track dependencies, update plans, and quickly escalate risks or resource issues to keep the project on schedule.
  • Manage project testing, including working with business teams and software engineers to test new or improved artifacts or code. Gather evidence of upgrades, changes, and specific test results during the cycle to package for submission for closure.
  • Take on Shared Process Ownership as assigned with an end to mentor new Process Owners to the capability level needed to keep the process operating in control after the project delivery.
  • Evolve monitoring and reporting of various projects to strengthen process control and focus of new process owners.

Requirements

  • 15+ Years of experience in a financial institution with focus on Risk, Controls, Governance, and Compliance.
  • Proven Cross functional Project and Process management required.
  • Strong understanding and depth of experience in installment lending required.
  • BS in a quantitative field required, with Master’s Degree preferred.
Benefits
  • Robust Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy - Time off when you need it.
  • Retirement Plan (401K) with company match
  • Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement up to $3K/year
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Robust Ancillary benefits including accident insurance, hospital insurance etc.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementprocess managementrisk managementcompliancedata analysisbusiness requirements definitiontestingprocess flow enhancementautomated controlsstakeholder engagement
Soft skills
mentoringleadershipcommunicationpresentation skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilityteam managementcollaborationcritical thinkingtraining