Technology Risk Manager - Vice President

Role Description

Our Corporate Bank group is a technology centric business, with an increasing move to real-time processing, an increasing appetite from customers for integrated systems and access to supporting data. This means that technology is more important than ever for the business.

The CIO Corporate Bank (CB) division sits in the Banks Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) group. The Risk and Control (R&C) team ensures the Bank's technology control priorities are effectively implemented across CIO - CB. The R&C team offers dedicated support for each Chief Information Officer (CIO) business line, advisory services for control responses, and program management services for broad control uplifts. The team's mission is to reduce the organization's technology risk exposure by implementing key bank controls, ensuring appropriate and timely resolution of audit and regulatory issues, and participating in the Bank's design of control implementations. Therefore, a role on the R&C team is integral in supporting the front-line management in identifying, assessing/measuring risks, developing/implementing remediation actions, and monitoring risks.

We are looking for a technology risk manager (also known as embedded risk team lead) to join the R&C team to ensure robust and sustainable control governance across CIO - CB. You will be responsible for supporting one or more CIO-1 portfolios in managing audit/regulatory/self-identified findings, participating in regulatory and audit exams, monitoring stakeholders compliance with key risk indicators, and ensuring controls are implemented effectively and sustainably. Your role will be integral in supporting the front-line management in identifying and assessing/measuring risks, determining remediation plans, monitoring levels of risk, and implementation of remediation. You will work directly with CIO-1s, the CIO Corporate Bank Chief Risk Officer, senior technology management, business and operations stakeholders, regulatory management, and other embedded risk teams.

Deutsche Banks Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery. At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel.

You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with and support CIO-1 areas in risk management and control implementation. Partner with portfolio owners and audit/regulatory/self-identified issue finding owners to ensure overall risk posture for the area is improved.
• Support CIO-1 portfolio(s) in managing audit/regulatory/self-identified findings to ensure appropriate and timely resolution of risks/gaps in controls, and resolve non-compliance with Bank policies, procedures and processes and non-compliance with regulations and laws. Review and revise findings lifecycle event documentation.
• Participate in, and coordinate with technology stakeholders, on internal and external audit and regulatory exams
• Ensure appropriate senior management awareness/oversight of follow-up on action items to resolve identified technology issues
• Support application teams in control implementation requirements
• Ensure risk remediation programs are initiated and executed. Design and implement processes to test effectiveness and sustainability of technical controls.
• Develop strategies for reducing the risk exposure of CIO-1 portfolio(s), including preparedness of critical applications for audit and regulatory exams and working with application owners to address and prevent common risk issues
• Assist application owners and other technology stakeholders in identifying and documenting risks and developing remediation
• Tracking and reporting on CIO-1 portfolio(s) key risk indicators (KRI) and control uplift programs. Assisting application owners in developing plans to ensure compliance with KRIs and close control gaps.
• Ensure risk remediation programs are initiated and executed in line with the Banks policies, procedures and standards.
• Work with the application teams and control owners to identify and resolve potential issues in control design. Advise on effectiveness metrics, ensure control design includes proper evidence, and provide input to the design and effectiveness of centrally provided tooling.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to present ideas and concepts effectively
• Extensive experience in technology risk management and risk advisory
• Excellent analytical and investigatory skills to identify underlying technology issues
• Extensive experience in assessing risk, writing issues, and developing appropriate corrective actions
• Demonstrate viable solutions and problem solving
• Relevant experience working with auditors, regulators and external auditors on exams, reports and information requests
• Prefer experience with designing and testing technology controls and processes
• Prefer technical background (application development, infrastructure engineering, etc.)

How Youll Lead:

• Partner closely with technology and business stakeholders in the development and execution of the Banks risk framework
• Promote proactive risk culture and sustainability of controls to technology stakeholders to help improve overall risk posture for the area
• Liaise with senior management, audit and regulators on reporting of project milestones and key deliverables