Risk Management Director jobs in Covington, KY

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Are you ready to unleash your full potential?  We’re looking for people who are passionate about payments to chart Worldpay’s path to being the largest and most-loved payments company in the world.

About the team:

The Worldpay Enterprise Risk Team works collaboratively with the business and throughout the Company to mitigate risk while supporting responsible growth of the business.  We’re a diverse team with significant positive impact both internally and for our clients.

 What you will be doing:

The primary responsibility of the Risk team is to support the strategic objectives of Worldpay using your risk management expertise to ensure business objectives are achieved in a responsible and sustainable manner.  In your role, you will be responsible for establishing the Third-Party Risk Management program for the Company while also supporting key operational risk oversight programs.  Your short-term objectives will include:

• Partnering with internal stakeholders throughout the company inclusive of Procurement, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and business partners to define the third-party risk management framework inclusive of risk rating and review methodologies. 
• Defining scalable and efficient business processes and workflows to efficiently assess and tailor assessment activities in alignment with risks posed by the third-party.
• Defining the solution-oriented culture for the third-party risk management program ensuring a customer-centric approach while championing a risk-aware culture.    
• Configuration of supporting technologies to enable third-party review and reporting processes.
• Establishing policy, process, procedural, and reporting documentation to ensure sustainability of the third-party risk management program as well as demonstration to external stakeholders inclusive of global regulatory authorities. 
• Supporting operational risk initiatives as needed.

On a day-to-day basis, you will lead numerous initiatives and priorities while partnering with stakeholders across the company to ensure efficiency of third-party intake and review processes and mitigation of risk.  Significant activities include:

• Partnering with key stakeholders to address complex issues, considering and prioritizing risk-reward decisions
• Communicating effectively and professionally with Executive and Senior stakeholders
• Exercising sound judgment in assessing potential risks
• Monitoring and escalating issues to the relevant stakeholders
• Establishing operational reporting routines with key stakeholders throughout the company inclusive of Legal, Compliance, and business partners

What you bring:

• Experience with sound third-party risk management practices including evaluation of risk and controls
• Experience in establishing efficient and scalable third-party risk management programs
• Familiarity and prior interaction with global regulatory agencies
• Ability to effectively prioritize time to support business objectives
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders of all levels
• Effective communication skills and attention to detail
• Unmatched work ethic and strong sense of ownership
• Ability to creatively solve problems and achieve company objectives

 Added bonus if you have:

• Knowledge of merchant acquiring services
• Experience of Board level reporting
• Knowledge of local Risk Management requirements

 What we offer you:

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial tech and technology
• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect
• A competitive salary and benefits
• A fantastic range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and well being

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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