Lead Operational Risk & Internal Control Specialist

at  Discover Financial Services

Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world’s leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.
Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

What You’ll Do
Responsible for developing and enhancing the risk and control environment within the businesses. Works with minimal supervision.
Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.
How You’ll Do It
Works across departments to coordinate initiatives.
Analyzes risk and operations data. Interpret data for the purpose of supporting key business goals such as risk environment monitoring and risk mitigation.
Assess processes for risk and control effectiveness. Supports control design process and assess processes for any control gaps or enhancements needed to ensure effectiveness of controls.
Supports management in preparing presentations and reports.
Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics
Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Business administration and management or related field.
4+ years of experience in Audit, Risk, Operations or related.
In Lieu of education, 6+ years of experience in Audit, Risk, Operations or related.

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:
Does this job require remaining in a stationary position, including but not limited to, primarily sitting and standing? Primarily remain in a stationary position.
Does this job require the ability to move about inside or outside the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job? Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
Does this job require the ability to transport physical objects? If so, provide the weight of the heaviest object the job needs to transport without the aid of machinery or equipment or the weight equivalency with the aid of machinery or equipment. Ability to transport physical objects up to 10 pounds.
Primarily, where is this job performed? Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
Does this job require the ability to operate equipment or machinery? Select all that apply. Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
Does this job require the ability to communicate verbally or in written form? Select all that apply. Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
Does the job require travel? No
Does this role require testing or assessments to measure the ability to perform the job? No
Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Oct-27-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
Compensation: The base pay for this position generally ranges between $75,500.00 to $127,900.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

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