Job Specifications
Summary
The position is an individual contributor role within Credit Agricole’s Risk Division with 2nd Line of Defence oversight responsibilities across all business lines and activities of Credit Agricole’s Combined U.S. Operations (CUSO) for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk, which includes IT Risk, Cyber Risk, and Operational Resiliency Risk.
The Position can be based out of Iselin, New Jersey or New York City on a hybrid work schedule with requirements to travel to NYC as needed for essential meetings (regulatory, team meetings, collaboration, etc.)
Reporting to the Head of IT and Cyber Risk for CUSO, you will be responsible for assessing, monitoring, and testing 1st Line of Defence to ensure ICT risk is appropriately identified, measured, managed, and reported in accordance to US Regulatory requirements and frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee and provide effective challenge of First Line of Defence implementation of enterprise and operational risk management frameworks for ICT Risks.
Monitor Key Risk, Key Performance, and Key Control Indicators for Information and Communications Technology across all business units, aggregate reporting to Risk Committees and escalate any breaches of established tolerances and thresholds.
Support regulatory exams as needed
Perform analysis on quarterly reports from various US operations and create a consolidated quarterly risk reports to be presented at various risk committees on ICT Risk.
Manage issues across the issue management lifecycle
Business type: Risk management / control
Contract type: Permanent contract
Management position: No
SPECIAL ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
Familiarity with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) booklets NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, CRI, ISO27001, COBIT, and/or CIS frameworks are a plus.
Must possess the ability to communicate well; translating technology terminology and issues to non-technical audiences within Sr. Management.
Qualifications/Education Required:
College Degree BA/BS
Qualifications/Education Desired:
Business Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or Accounting
Experience Required:
2+ years of experience with oversight responsibilities in Operational Risk, Information Technology, Cybersecurity and/or Operational Resilience within a 2nd Line of Defence function such as Risk Management or Compliance.
OR
5+ years of experience in risk related functions such as 1st line Governance Risk, and Compliance (GRC), 3rd Line Internal Audit function, or at a consulting firm conducting assessments.
Experience Desired:
Prior experience in a US Large or Foreign Banking Organisation (LFBO)
Experience in evaluating and/or implementing US regulatory requirements.
Experience with or at a state or federal agency is a plus.
Specialist Training Desired:
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
CISSP, CISM, CISA, CBCP
Required Competencies:
Detailed Oriented, articulate and possessing good communication skills
Excellent Analytical Skills
Resourceful in identifying, following up and resolving issues.
Strong team spirit and work ethic
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to collaborate across the organization and manages relationships
Desirable Competencies:
Regulatory experience
Skills & Knowledge Requirements:
Must be proficient with MS Office products including MS Teams, Outlook, Excel, and Power Point
Knowledge of technology environments and processes is also required.
Desired Skills & Knowledge:
Strong Risk Management knowledge is a plus including working knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, and familiarity with Third Party Risk Management.
Project Management skills
Audit/Testing knowledge
About the Company
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of tier 1 capital (The Banker, July 2022).
Nearly 8,600 employees across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa support Crédit Agricole CIB's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital markets activities, investment banki...
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