Senior Control Specialist

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About this role:
This role is part of the CIB Markets Control organization and reports to the Fixed Income Control Director, providing control support for the Structured Products Trading business. The individual will be part of dedicated team that is responsible for partnering with the various trading the desks and providing support for risk identification and assessment, control and issue management, and execution of core control programs.
In this role, you will:

• Participate in identifying, assessing, managing, and mitigating current and emerging risk exposures within for Structured Products Trading, providing consistent risk oversight and credible challenge to front-line business leadership
• Provide risk management consulting to support the business in designing and implementing risk mitigation strategies, business processes, and business controls
• Monitor moderately complex business specific programs and provide risk management consulting to support the business in designing and implementing risk mitigation strategies
• Monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on the impact of decisions and controls to the relevant business group or functional area
• Provide guidance to business groups on the development, implementation, and monitoring of business specific programs to identify, assess, and mitigate risk
• Collaborate with relevant business group to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Risk Management or Control Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Structured Products, including products, services, applicable regulations and policies, business processes, systems, and customer impact.
• Experience operating in large, complex banking or broker-dealer institutions, with demonstrated risk management leadership in a multi-jurisdictional global financial institution.
• Strong executive communication skills, including preparation of materials for senior management, governance committees, Internal Audit, and regulators
• Knowledge and understanding on Control Programs including Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), executing the RCSA (risk identification, risk assessment - inherent/residual, and the Navigator system.
• Direct experience with Issue Management Life Cycle and issue & corrective action remediation. Knowledge and understanding of the Veritas system.
• Proven experience working within a large, complex enterprise environment
• Strong knowledge of audit practices, regulatory compliance, and risk management principles
• Experience tracking and monitoring project progress, identifying process gaps, recommending controls, and communicating updates to leadership

Job Expectations:

• This is an in-office position currently requiring at least three in-office days per week at one of the locations listed below.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

The Control Functions adhere to a location strategy, therefore your candidacy may be determined based on your current location. Remote work locations are not available for these roles, so if you are not in a location listed on the posting, you must commit to self-relocation within an agreed upon timeframe
Job Location:

• 144039 550 S Tryon, Charlotte, NC

**Required location(s) listed above. **Relocation assistance is not available for this position
Posting End Date:
2 Apr 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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