Risk Analyst

"Work Sponsorship is not available for this role"

Must Have Qualifications: Prior experience as a team lead and possess strong expertise in third-party risk management, information security, and operational risk, with advanced skills in spreadsheet formulas, Excel automation, and financial statement analysis; knowledge of SOC reviews (including SOC 1 Type 2), controls, and enhancements is essential.

Nice to have: Experience in IT audit

NON-NEGOTIABLE SKILLS:

• Team lead experience
• IT risk experience including information security, data security and third party risk
• Experience working with SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports
• Stakeholder management
• Prepare SOP, training materials and program documentation
• Excel skills, including understanding and applying formulas
• Top Skills : Team lead experience, IT Risk, SOC reporting, Stakeholder management, Excel
• HIGHLY PREFERRED:
• IT audit experience, Governance experience and exposure to model risk and model governance.
• Nice to have:
• Power BI (dashboard development is not required)

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate team activities and contribute hands-on, working with the HM to determine stakeholder assignments.
• Support divisional model capabilities and implementation plans; collaborate with first and second-line stakeholders. No model validation.
• Support AI operations, including inventory management, user/owner inquiries, identifying red flags, and monthly/quarterly reconciliations.
• Support SOC 2 Type 2 reviews of critical third-party suppliers, working with existing team members. Assist with the upcoming SOC 1 Type 2 review, including identifying the scope and supporting the review process.
• Work with business stakeholders, technologists, and product owners on requirements for IT tools, enhancements, and system replacements.
• Prepare SOPs, training materials, and program documentation.
• Use Excel formulas to simplify and streamline the reconciliation processes.

Qualifications:

• Experience working as business analyst in mortgage industry.
• Can interface between business and technical teams.
• Understanding of end-to-end software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in:
• Requirement gathering
• Process/data flow design
• Technical spec design
• Business analysis
• Translating business requirements to technical requirements
• Defining project objectives
• Feasibility analysis
• Supporting development, systems integration testing and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Creating and documenting UAT test strategies/plans and test cases/scripts
• Knowledge of manual and automation testing.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Benefits: We offer a benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Compensation: $50.00 – $60.00 per hour. This is the targeted compensation range for this role per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillsets and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.