Team Leader - TECH at Edward D. Jones in Saint Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued.  Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. 

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. 

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1Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

The Core Risk department supports the Digital, Data, and Operations division with identifying, assessing, monitoring, reporting, and escalating of risks. We are looking for a dynamic and energetic leader with a strong risk and technical background to help deliver department outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of leadership, technical, and business acumen; a big-picture mindset and the drive to deliver results. This role will work in close collaboration with IT and Data professionals within the organization.

 

• Responsible for day-to-day oversight and management of divisional risk processes in support of the Enterprise Risk Management Program.


• Partners with Digital, Data, and Operations critical process owners and stakeholders to define, assess, identify, and mitigate risks outside of firm appetite.


• Seeks to ensure the integrity, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of risk data, in addition to executing risk programs.


• Provides leadership with recommendations for enhancements to overall divisional risk execution and ERM Program.


• Understands and advises team on division processes, historical risk results, firm policies/programs including all Enterprise Risk Management Program Framework and Standards.


• Assist Business Owners in ensuring policies, standards and procedures are consistent with ERM policies and standards.


• Stays informed on risk industry and educational/development opportunities.


• Monitors open high risks and ensures past due action plans are escalated to divisional leadership. Ensures evidence and remediation documentation is adequate and challenges business risk owners on action plan effectiveness.


• Identifies areas of opportunity to increase divisional risk management acumen and understanding of Enterprise Risk Management Program.

• 7+ years of experience


• 5+ years of industry or position-related experience. Previous experience as a leader or similar leadership experience preferred.