Barclays · 1 week ago
Risk Manager - Global Networks Services
Whippany, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $200K/yrBarclays is on a transformative journey to redefine the future of banking. As a Risk Manager - Global Networks Services, you will strengthen the firm’s risk and controls environment by partnering with Technology, CISO, and second-line risk teams to identify and assess emerging technology risks.
BankingConsumerFinancial ServicesWholesale
Responsibilities
Development of strategic direction for risk, including the implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes
Management of the risk department, including oversight of risk colleagues and their performance, implementation of risk priorities and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness
Relationship management of risk stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and maintenance of the quality of external third-party services
Adherence to the Risk policy, standards and frameworks, and maintaining a robust control environment
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others
OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes
Qualification
Required
Technology risk domains including cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, data, and operational resilience
Risk and control frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT, or SOC 2
Assessing and challenging technology controls across applications, networks, and cloud environments
Risk analysis, control testing, and remediation planning to address control gaps
Communicating technical risks clearly and effectively to business and senior stakeholders
Preferred
Understanding of technology architectures and system design to assess inherent risk in complex environments
Experience navigating regulatory expectations related to technology, cybersecurity, cloud, and resilience
Change management and influencing skills to drive adoption of improved risk and control practices
Project or program coordination skills supporting risk assessments and control uplift initiatives
A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify process gaps and strengthen risk frameworks
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
401(k)
Life insurance
Other paid leave for qualifying circumstances
Company
Barclays
Barclays is a transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank with global reach, offering products, and services.
Founded in 1690
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown1986-09-09IPO
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Belsher
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