Embedded Risk Associate Director

AAre you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits
• Pension 
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

As an Embedded Risk Manager (IC Role), you will strengthen the first line of defense by embedding risk-aware and AI-enabled decision-making into business operations. You will proactively challenge and guide product and business teams in identifying, assessing, responding to, and monitoring risks.

This role emphasizes forward-looking risk management, leveraging data, automation, and emerging technologies (including AI/ML insights) to enhance risk visibility and control effectiveness.

You will play a key role in ensuring adherence to:

• Control Testing Frameworks
• Issue Management lifecycle
• Regulatory and audit expectations

You will partner with leadership to design sustainable, technology-enabled risk mitigation strategies.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Incident & Risk Management

• Support incident management with timely notifications to Compliance and leadership
• Conduct root cause analysis using structured and data-driven approaches
• Identify patterns and recommend predictive/preventive controls leveraging AI insights where possible
• Document lessons learned and drive sustainable remediation

Issue & Action Plan Governance

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of issues and action plans (MSIs)
• Ensure remediation actions are effective, measurable, and sustainable
• Review and challenge issue quality before Archer submission
• Ensure alignment with internal risk frameworks and regulatory expectations

Risk Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor monthly issues & actions reports and identify gaps in self-identified vs audit-detected issues
• Build and leverage data-driven dashboards and insights for proactive risk identification
• Assist in preparing high-quality board and executive risk materials

Sustainability & Control Effectiveness

• Execute annual sustainability reviews for internal and external action plans
• Validate long-term effectiveness of controls and remediation efforts
• Apply continuous improvement and AI-supported analytics to strengthen governance

Risk Culture & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders
• Challenge assumptions and drive a strong risk-aware culture
• Establish escalation protocols for at-risk or delayed remediation items

**NOTE:  The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

Core Expertise

• Strong experience in Risk Management & Incident Management
• Proven ability in stakeholder management and influencing senior leadership
• Experience with issue lifecycle management, audits, and control frameworks

AI & Digital Mindset (Key Differentiator)

• Strong inclination toward AI-driven risk insights, automation, and data-led decision-making
• Ability to leverage data for trend analysis, predictive risk identification, and reporting optimization
• Familiarity with emerging technologies in financial services risk landscape

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

• Exposure to Tokenization and digital asset ecosystems
• Working knowledge of Python for data analysis, automation, or reporting enhancements
• Understanding of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) and regulatory expectations

We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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