Hybrid Risk and Control Self Assessment Program Leader

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About the role

  • RCSA Leader at Vanguard managing risk assessment processes for wealth management solutions. Ensuring effective internal control while engaging with business leaders and risk teams.

Responsibilities

  • RCSA Program Leadership Develop and manage the end‑to‑end RCSA lifecycle for the Personal Investor business units involved in wealth management advice solutions, educational tools, and financial products.
  • Ensure RCSA activities align with enterprise risk policies and financial‑sector regulatory guidance.
  • Establish standardized methodologies and ensure consistent adoption across first‑line teams.
  • Risk Identification & Assessment Develop and manage workshops conducted by facilitators with business leaders to identify and assess inherent and residual risks such as fraud, cyber risk, AML/OFAC, conduct risk, model risk, privacy, and third‑party risk.
  • Ensure all risks and controls are accurately mapped to key processes.
  • Control Evaluation & Assurance Develop and manage workshops to evaluate the adequacy of internal controls supporting operations, regulatory reporting, customer interactions, and transactional processes.
  • Reporting & Governance Prepare high‑quality RCSA summaries, dashboards, control performance metrics, and risk profiles for senior risk committees, business executives, and regulators.
  • Provide meaningful insights and trends related to emerging risks, control weaknesses, or concentration areas across business units.
  • Support governance activities such as risk committee meetings, compliance reviews, and exam preparation.
  • Stakeholder Engagement Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, risk partners, compliance, internal audit, and issue management teams.
  • Educate front‑line and control owners on RCSA requirements, regulatory expectations, and operational risk best practices.
  • Build strong relationships across first‑line and second‑line functions to ensure a culture of risk awareness and accountability.

Requirements

  • Minimum of eight years related work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Graduate degree preferred.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Risk and Control Self Assessment Program Leader

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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