Risk Governance & Advisory Associate
2 weeks ago• Jersey City, NJ
Job Description
Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
Pay and Benefits:
- Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
- Pension / Retirement benefits
- Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
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Risk Governance & Advisory is responsible for the management of multiple risk committees, and for the organization's compliance with Risk policy & procedures (P&P) annual approval requirements pursuant to regulation. The team supports DTCC in meeting supervisory expectations for a sound risk management framework by ensuring that risk committee materials and P&Ps are timely reviewed, well-organized, and meaningful.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Provides support in the execution of risk governance tasks and processes with respect to the collection, review, and publication risk committee meeting materials.
- Assists with preparing communications to risk committee collaborators regarding deadlines, templates, meeting dates, suggested edits, management feedback, and other governance related matters.
- Maintains tools and job aids to assist in the management of risk governance processes.
- Assist in the coordination of management and board level committee meetings, collaborating with internal support teams to handle event management from the point of planning through to execution.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills, active engagement in meetings and displays curiosity to learn and grow. Collaborative has a team spirit and gets along easily with others.
- Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors, escalating appropriately, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
- Maintains flexibility to work on ad hoc asks from management related to any topic.
- Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately
NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 4 years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
- Fosters a culture where integrity and transparency are encouraged.
- Stays current on changes in their own specialist area and seeks out learning opportunities to ensure knowledge is up to date.
- Invests in effort to individually coach others.
- Build collaborative teams across the organization.
- Communicates openly keeping everyone across the organization informed.
The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Us
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.
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About the Team
Our Risk Management teams work to protect the safety and soundness of our systems and are responsible for identifying, managing, measuring and mitigating a spectrum of key risk types including credit, market, liquidity, systemic, operational and technology in all existing and new products, activities, processes and systems.
Client-provided location(s): Jersey City, NJ
Job ID: DTCC-212174
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-11-22T19:55:35
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Long-Term Disability
- HSA
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
Parental Benefits
- On-site/Nearby Childcare
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Return-to-Work Program
Work Flexibility
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
- Work-From-Home Stipend
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Company Outings
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Financial Counseling
- Pension
Professional Development
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Professional Coaching
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Unconscious Bias Training