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The Moody’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team is dedicated to establishing and maintaining a firm-wide risk management culture and framework embedded within the business to support the timely identification, management and reporting of key financial, operational, reputational, and strategic risks. ERM is designed to establish a common, organization-wide understanding of risk management through a consistent framework that seeks to identify and assess risks and report them to senior management to ensure appropriate prioritization and management and to incorporate risk understanding into decision making.

Role/Responsibilities:

The Associate Vice President of Operational Risk will be an integral part of the ERM Team contributing to the standardization of risk assessment and risk monitoring. This role is responsible for partnering with the Moody’s Shared Services (MSS) organization, including Accounting, Finance, People, Legal, and Compliance, to enhance their operational risk maturity.

You will be responsible for understanding the business areas’ environment, risks, controls, and cross-functional dependencies. You will facilitate the risk assessment process and partner with business owners to ensure risks and controls are adequately documented and managed. When issues arise, you will review and challenge root cause analysis and execution of remediation plans. During new system implementations and/or process changes, you will support project management teams with identification of risks and controls. You will help to maintain and present risk dashboards and reports to management.

As a leader within the Enterprise Risk Management Department, you will model our leadership competencies including championing a global mindset, breaking down barriers, challenging the status quo, and exhibiting the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and credibility.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business areas and risk owners to proactively identify, evaluate, and manage risks.
• Facilitate the formal risk assessment process, providing an independent review and challenge.
• Enhance the business’ risk maturity by improving the internal control environment.
• Support business areas with issue identification and root cause analysis.
• Ensure the Governance, Risk & Compliance reporting tool accurately reflects the current state of inherent and residual risks.
• Monitor key risk indicators to ensure alignment with risk appetite and provide recommendations for KRI enhancement.
• Conduct cross-functional analysis focused on specific risk categories to provide an enterprise view of risks.
• Support the execution of ERM initiatives relating to Business Continuity, Third-Party Risk, Risk Reporting, etc.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Management, or related discipline
• 12 years in Operational Risk Management or related field
• CPA, CIA, or professional risk management qualification a plus
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills
• Highly developed analytical skills and innovative problem-solving abilities, strong attention to detail
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts, curious, and willing to challenge the status quo
• Self-motivated; takes ownership of assigned tasks

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For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is 133,100- 192,950 depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.
Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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