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State Street

Head of Technology Risk Oversight, Managing Director

State Street, Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06925

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State Street is an equal opportunity employer. This role is part of the Enterprise Technology Risk Management (ETRM) organization, responsible for thought leadership, oversight, monitoring, and advisement around the discovery and remediation of technology and cyber risks across the enterprise.

Overview We are looking for an experienced Technology Risk Leader with more than 15 years in financial services and/or technology. The candidate should be well-versed in identifying, managing, and monitoring technology risks across Technology Resiliency, Change Management, Obsolescence, IT Asset Management, and Third-Party Risk. The position interacts with senior IT leaders (e.g., CTO, CIO, Chief Architect) and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and the capacity to manage multiple assignments. The role reports to the Global Head of Technology and Cyber Risk and leads a team of ETRM professionals providing Second Line of Defense (SLoD) services to Global Technology Services First Line Organization.

What You Will Be Responsible For

Act as the ETRM advisor to the IT organization and FLOD on IT risk posture, benchmarking against laws, regulations, standards, and best practices.

Ensure technology risks and non-compliance are proactively identified, prudently managed, and effectively challenged

Identify/assess/monitor risks and support FLOD in planning/executing controls and compensating controls

Participate in risk governance forums and provide real-time oversight

Monitor risk appetite, report breaches, escalate exceptions, and challenge risk acceptances

Provide an independent opinion on FLOD technology risk management and recommend improvements

Support adoption of the Enterprise Technology Risk Framework for technology processes

Collaborate with Enterprise Process Owners to foster FLOD/SLOD relationships and embedded risk management

Communicate and drive effective implementation of ETRM policies, framework, tools, and standards across the business

Provide strategic leadership to FLOD and IT leaders on information technology best practices and trends

Advise IT and FLOD on prioritization of risks and risk initiatives

Review and challenge technology risk decisions and initiatives to provide an independent risk management voice

Support regulatory exams and regulatory findings with ETRM and stakeholders

Collaborate with regional ETRM peers (APAC and EMEA) on technology risk matters

Deliver ETRM services annual book of work (risk assessments, continuous monitoring, issues management, reporting) through risk leads and the ETRM India Service Center of Excellence

Utilize risk management tools (NBPRA, MRI, RCSA, KRIs, incident data) to monitor the technology control environment

Stay abreast of new products, services, technologies and their impact on the organization’s risk profile

Serve as a subject matter expert in technology risk, controls, compliance, and best practices

What We Value These skills will help you succeed in this role:

Collaborative mindset and the ability to influence and drive implementation

Strategic thinking that links multiple initiatives to a holistic risk/control view

Excellent communication skills

Experience leading and developing teams

Ability to mentor and coach others

Strong advocacy for review and challenge while maintaining positive stakeholder relationships

Demonstrated leadership within a team and among peers

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Minimum 15 years of experience in financial services and/or technology industries

Experience interacting with senior executives; superior communication, negotiation, and presentation skills are critical

Ability to translate technical issues into business risk terms

Experience with regulatory exams and responses is strongly desired

Advanced degree or undergraduate degree in technology or related field

Thought leadership in technology risk is required

Experience in risk management, compliance, or audit and in design/implementation of control frameworks

CRISC, CISSP, TOGAF, CCSK are appreciated but not mandatory

Working knowledge of industry/regulatory risk and control standards (FFIEC, NIST-CSF, 800-53, COBIT, CCM, etc.)

Offer & About State Street State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers, and asset intelligence companies. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading, and investment management to institutional clients. We offer comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities. This role may have a salary range of $170,000 - $282,500 annually; actual compensation varies by location.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Details vary by location. Visit StateStreet.com/careers for more information.

Job ID: R-778251

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Financial Services

Investment Banking

Investment Management

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