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Raymond James · 1 day ago

First LOD Risk Manager

Raymond James is a financial services firm, and they are seeking a First LOD Risk Manager to manage a team of operational risk specialists. The role involves developing and implementing risk policies and ensuring effective operational controls within various banking operations.

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Responsibilities

Manage a team of operational risk specialists and analysts to develop, implement, communicate and measure the effectiveness of operational risk policies, procedures, and standards for a particular business unit or function
Work closely with line and operations staff; review and act upon risk information; incentivize risk management behaviors and network with other risk management professionals to create a strong risk management culture
Ensure effective operational controls and providing support and guidance to Operations groups including Private & Commercial Bank Lending Operations, Treasury Management Operations and Payment Operations teams (Wire, ACH, Deposits)
Support the team in identification of day-to-day business risks through regular review of documented processes and correlating controls
Ensure the complete closure and remediation of Operational Incidents and Issues and develop and execute testing of key controls
Build and maintain strong partnerships with second and third line of defense to support audit, testing and RCSA implementation and ongoing reviews
Establish first line of defense monitoring and oversight
Support of risk assessments and 3rd LOD control testing
Promote culture of effective risk management and compliance within Operations by supporting development and monitoring of key risk indicator (KRI) metrics
Design, implement and influence internal governance processes, controls and related key risk indicators (KRIs)
Management of Operational incident tracking including identification of root cause, risk of reoccurrence and associated operational and financial impacts
Oversight of Issue Management, including tracking, reporting, and remediation
Assist the Head of Operations and front-line operational management in developing and implementing measurement processes for operational key risk and control indicators
Provide monthly oversight and governance of Documentation exceptions and other process quality metrics
Experience with assessment and analysis of technology control environments and process automation
Oversight of procedure inventory including build out of annual review & attestation procedures
Provide support for the team and responding to ad-hoc requests from other business partners
Management of special projects

Qualification

Operational Risk ManagementBanking OperationsRisk AssessmentProcess AutomationKey Risk IndicatorsStakeholder ManagementProblem-SolvingTeam ManagementCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityDecision Making

Required

5-10 years of management experience in Banking Operations or Risk Management
Bachelor's degree required
Ability to use tools, data, and best practices to identify, assess, and manage operational risk exposures
Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to changing circumstances, make decisions quickly, and manage multiple priorities
Strong understanding of a Banking Operations Environment including; Commercial Lending, Treasury Management and/or Payment Operations
General Experience – 10 to 15 years
Manager Experience - 6 to 10 years
Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Preferred

Bachelor's: Accounting
Bachelor's: Actuarial Science
Bachelor's: Applied Mathematics

Company

Raymond James

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Raymond James provides a range of investment banking services focused on the telecommunications and communications sectors.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.5B
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1983-07-01IPO

Leadership Team

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Paul Shoukry
Chief Financial Officer
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James Sickling
COO - Fixed Income
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