Operational Risk Manager - New York City, NY : Job Details

We are a public pension fund that provides New York City educators with retirement, disability, and death benefits. We were established on August 1, 1917 and are one of the largest pension plan sponsors in the United States, with more than $100 billion in assets and over 215,000 active and inactive members, retirees and beneficiaries.

Our Risk Management program ensures that risk is adequately identified and expected internal controls are put in place. The Operational Risk Manager will identify, evaluate, and report on project, technology, and business process risks to ensure the correct level of mitigation of internal controls are considered and developed.

Responsibilities:

* Develop and maintain the operational risk framework, policies, procedures, and methodologies to identify, assess, monitor, and control operational risks

* Facilitate conducting risk assessments with the first line of defense and other stakeholders to identify and assess operational risks across the organization. This involves analyzing processes, systems, and controls to identify potential risks and ensuring that risk assessments are conducted effectively

* Monitor and report on operational risk trends, issues, and mitigation efforts to executive management and relevant stakeholders

* Develop and implement risk reporting mechanisms to communicate operational and third-party risk profiles to executive leadership

* Collaborate with various units to oversee development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies and control measures

* Develop and execute consistent reporting and monitoring across key operational risk measures, including (but not limited to) inherent risk, control adequacy and effectiveness, residual risk, control issues, and operational risk losses across TRS

* Identify and investigate operational risk events ensuring root cause analysis and control assessments are undertaken

* Develop KPIs which can be used to monitor and report on operational risk to key stakeholders regularly

* Develop and execute consistent reporting and monitoring across the life cycle of new projects

* Follow up on deficiencies identified in monitoring reviews, self-assessments, automated assessments, and internal and external audits to ensure that appropriate remediation measures have been taken

* Facilitate risk management workshops to conduct quantitative and qualitative assessments, determine top project risks, mitigation measures and risk owners.

* Drive a culture of risk awareness and maintain a strong control environment, provide ongoing recommendations to enhance the control environment

* Compile and present conclusions from data analysis to executive leadership and key stakeholders

What We Can Offer You:

* Flexible work hours, work/life balance

* Paid holidays, sick and annual leave

* Health benefits, dental and vision coverage, prescription drug plans

* Flexible Spending Programs (FSA)

* Commuter benefits plan

* Retirement savings plan (The New York Employees' Retirement System)

* U.S. Savings Bonds

* Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 12 credits in mathematics, statistics, accounting, and/or actuarial science and four years of satisfactory full-time experience implementing the provisions of a retirement plan involving the use of mathematical, statistical, actuarial or accounting computations, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professionals implementing the provisions of a retirement plan involving the use of mathematical, statistical, actuarial or accounting computations; or

2. An associate degree or 60 credits from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 credits in mathematics, statistics, accounting and/or actuarial science and six years of satisfactory full-time experience as indicated in 1 ; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates must have 60 credits from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 credits in mathematics, statistics, accounting and/or actuarial science and the 18 months of experience in a supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive capacity as described in 1 above.

Preferred Skills

What You'll Need to Succeed: - Bachelor's degree in Management, Business, Public Administration, Finance, or Economics - A Master's degree is beneficial. Public pension knowledge or a background in finance preferred - Experience creating and managing an Operational Risk Management framework for a business area - Experience completing IT risk assessments - Able to work in an agile environment and easily adapt to changing demands and priorities - Comfortable working with all levels of management and influencing across an organization - Strong aptitude to build a quantitative risk capability including effective metrics and reporting - Thorough understanding of policies and best practices of risk management (ability to identify, analyze, evaluate, treat and monitor risk) - Demonstrated experience with Microsoft office products - Excellent communication skills - High level of personal integrity to handle confidential matters professionally and with the appropriate level of judgment - Preferred licenses or certifications: CISM, CISSP, CRISC, BLS, CPR, PMP, CISA, ARM, CAMS, CGA

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.