Manager/Director of Model Risk Management validating financial models in Global Wealth Management at Manulife. Critical role assessing model risks and providing consulting advice to ensure model effectiveness.
About the role
- Director of Enterprise Policy Governance overseeing risk management policies and governance framework at Early Warning. Leading strategic initiatives to ensure compliance and alignment with regulatory obligations.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the Enterprise PSP Program, including strategic vision, framework development, and a PSP lifecycle based upon industry leading practices.
- Establish and facilitate a Policy Governance Group to set and maintain the company’s overall policy governance framework.
- Create a framework for policy change impact assessments and oversight/monitoring of execution and adherence to program requirements.
- Lead or influences cross-functional teams to build and enhance policy governance across the organization.
- Establish and manage a quality review process, including a credible challenge, to drive excellence and ensure PSPs meet best practices and EWS guidelines.
- Design and facilitate the policy exception process including credible challenge at inception and validation of remediation at closure.
- Develop and implement escalation protocols for delayed policy and standard implementations and updates, as well as non-adherence to PSPs.
- Create and manage the ongoing review of metrics (KRIs/KPIs) and ability to determine trends, variances, and identify areas in which positive changes can be made to measure the health of the PSP program.
- Oversee the monitoring and maintenance of a comprehensive inventory of all Early Warning PSPs.
- Facilitate policy vetting discussions with key senior stakeholders (defined by policy owners) to ensure comprehensive review of enterprise policies.
- Work cross functionally with teams (e.g., Compliance, Legal, Security, and Privacy) in creating and updating enterprise policies to ensure continued alignment with regulatory obligations.
- Own and maintain the Policy module within the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool.
- Responsible for the process/operating design, implementation and execution of the Policy module with the objective to improve and automate the PSP program.
- Design and implement standard templates for PSPs and educate employees on proper use and the documentation of objectives, risks, and internal controls.
- Stay abreast of relevant regulation, emerging threats, policies and best practices, and maintains a mindset of constant innovation to improve the Enterprise PSP Program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in risk or business-related discipline or equivalent experience.
- Twelve (12) or more years’ experience related to risk governance and policy governance strategy, implementation, and oversight of a firm-wide program.
- 5 or more years experience in leadership roles within risk and policy governance.
- Experience building a policy governance framework.
- Experience drafting, editing, and reviewing PSP documents.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, change-driven environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to professionally address a wide and varied audience, including executive management, both internally and externally.
- Proven ability to partner and collaborate with others across an organization, including Compliance, Risk, Security, Operations, IT, and Accounting/Finance.
- Ability to solve complex problems, propose new perspectives and solutions.
- Ability to effectively plan, prioritize tasks, and deliver initiatives on time.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Working knowledge and experience within a formal “Three-Lines of Defense” structure.
- Background and drug screen.
Benefits
- Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
- Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
- 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
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