EAC Compliance and Operational Risk Manager

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

• Job Description:
• This job is responsible for the execution of the Global Compliance - Enterprise Policy, the Operational Risk Management - Enterprise Policy and the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program. Key responsibilities include identifying, escalating, and mitigating risks in a timely manner, engaging with Front Line Units and Control Functions (FLU/CF) leaders globally, coordinating with the FLU/CF Compliance and Operational Risk Officer teams, executing the CORM Program and the Policies, identifying themes and trends, and conducting analysis for new and emerging risks.

Specifically, this individual will be responsible for executing or coordinating

key program activities across two enterprise areas of coverage, identifying and implementing synergies and automation opportunities. These activities include assessing and consulting on the impacts of regulatory changes, contributing to coverage plans, conducting thematic assessments of issues and operational losses, coordinating quarterly risk assessments and developing content for board memos, points of view, executive talking points and regulator presentations and requests.

Responsibilities:

• •Assesses risks, associated controls and their effectiveness, driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations and adhering to policies
• •Engages in activities to provide independent compliance and operational risk oversight of Front Line Unit or Control Function (FLU/CF) performance and any related third party/vendor relationships in alignment with the Global Compliance - Enterprise Policy, the Operational Risk Management - Enterprise Policy (collectively the Policies) and the Compliance and Operational Risk Management Program and Standard Operating Procedures
• •Identifies and escalates problems or issues that arise and drives actions to address the root causes that lead to compliance risk issues and/or operational risk losses, including opening new issues based on risk severity in the centralized issues tool
• •Manages inventory of processes, risks, controls, and associated metrics for risk appetite and limits, reporting violations of compliance or regulatory activities
• •Analyzes and interprets applicable laws, rules, and regulations to provide clear and practical advice to stakeholders, and identify and manage risks including monitoring the regulatory environment to identify regulatory changes applicable to area(s) of coverage and maintaining a comprehensive regulatory inventory, while supporting communication of regulatory changes to the FLU/CF and ensuring that policies, standards, procedures and/or processes are appropriately implemented or amended to address regulatory requirements
• •Responds to regulatory inquiries, other audits, and examinations and identifies regulatory training needs supporting the development of the training curriculum
• •Reviews and challenges FLU/CF process, risk, Single Process Inventory and FLU/CF Risk and Control Self-Assessment related to themes or trends, while monitoring the regulatory environment to identify regulatory changes applicable to area(s) of coverage

Required Qualifications:

• •7+ years of experience in Compliance, Risk Management, Business Controls or similar role
• •Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in risk management or a related field
• •Confident analytical and organizational skills with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy
• •Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and track regulatory change and translate requirements into actionable guidance for the first line
• •Ability to communicate in written and oral form with business stakeholders at all levels
• •Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time sensitive environment
• •Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams
• •Intellectual curiosity and learning agility
• •Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex regulatory and risk concepts
• •Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate relationships across first and second lines
• •Sound professional judgment, integrity, and the confidence to provide constructive challenge
• •Critical Thinking
• •Effective challenge and oversight to the business

Desired Qualifications :

• •Compliance and operational risk program knowledge
• •International compliance expertise

Skills:

• •Advisory
• •Regulatory Compliance
• •Reporting
• •Risk Management
• •Written Communications
• •Active Listening
• •Analytical Thinking
• •Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• •Negotiation
• •Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• •Adaptability
• •Business Process Analysis
• •Issue Management
• •Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40