Are you highly proficient at identifying, assessing, and effectively mitigating risks? Are you skilled at evaluating issues and taking optimal risk mitigation and remediation steps? Are you detailed oriented and a self-starter?

Your Role:

Are you highly proficient at identifying, assessing, and effectively mitigating risks? Are you skilled at evaluating issues and taking optimal risk mitigation and remediation steps? Are you detailed oriented and a self-starter?

We are looking for someone to assist the Head of US GWM Digital Risk with leading the GWM US Digital Risk Portfolio Program. The position is a 1LOD function; responsible for overseeing the platform, data, system and infrastructure risks and controls of US GWM Digital Risk. The candidate would directly report to the Head of US GWM Digital Risk and will be responsible for assessing risks across the US Digital Platform, advise on controls, procedures, and/processes to be implemented and/or enhanced and assist in managing new and existing NFRI issues. Candidate would also participate actively in internal audits and exams and ongoing RCSA assessment, tracking and reporting of risk events, risk issues, and incidents and provide the business and platform/crew leads with the risk consultancy and guidance in the execution of business as usual functions.

Candidate must be able to work independently and be a self-starter. Prior Operational and/or Business Risk Management experience a must. This is an individual contributor role.

Qualifying candidate should:

• Obtain a thorough understanding of various aspects of the platforms and product teams and their respective initiatives to advise on operational risk and control environment
• Identify areas of concerns and control gaps, determine the root cause of issues and ensure they are clearly understood by the stakeholders; working with them to develop and implement appropriate corrective action plans
• Manage and triage platform issues to ensure key risk issues are understood, action plans are documented, and impacts are sized appropriately, reported and communicated to stakeholders
• Assist in drafting and finalizing language for controls and issues; ensure they are documented in the Firm’s issue and control repository in a timely manner
• Manage various issues and action plans through to completion, ensuring engagement and accountability of stakeholders, as well as engagement with 1st and 2nd line partners regarding status and progress
• Collaborate with platform and crew leads regarding incidents and events; document a formal escalation to Senior Management
• Analyze and evaluate relevant risk data, ensure proactive risk management, reporting and governance
• Develop meaningful key risk indicators and metrics and reporting to assess and present informative data to Senior Management with a focus on creating top of the house metrics highlighting key issues and trends requiring Management attention
• Manage projects as needed and as assigned; candidate must be able to work in an environment with evolving priorities, making sound decisions about prioritization and escalating issues that require attention

Detailed salary information:
• Weehawken: the salary range for this role is $120000 to $160000
The expected salary range(s) for this role as of the date of this posting is/are based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. This role may also be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. For benefits information, please visit ubs.com/usbenefits.

Job Reference #

322479BR

City

Nashville, Weehawken

Job Type

Full Time

Your team

This is an individual contributor role, reporting into the Head of US Digital Risk. The position is based in Weehawken, NJ or in Nashville, TN (on-site hybrid role 3-4 days a week in the office) reporting up to the US Global Wealth Management COO Organization

Your expertise

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Ideally 7 years’ experience in Operational and/or Business Risk Management with a focus in the financial services industry
• Very strong analytical and problem solving skills (critical thinking ability)
• Must possess strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills - exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate to senior management
• Demonstrated ability to take complex information/data and summarize or story tell on a one pager PowerPoint – a must
• Must be detail oriented and accurate
• Highly analytical with experience in collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing information on various subjects

About us

UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Salary information

US Only: The expected salary range for this role is $120000 to $160000 based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. Please see «Your role» section for detailed salary information.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.

We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Disclaimer / Policy statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.