Job Description:
Job Title Americas AFC Risk Appetite Reporting
Corporate Title Vice President
Location New York
Overview
As part of the Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Risk Appetite team, you will lead production, oversight, and continuous improvement of risk appetite reporting. You will deliver accurate, timely, and actionable management information and risk analysis that enables senior management and governance committees to monitor financial crime risk exposure. Through your reporting, you will provide clear insight into control effectiveness and adherence to the Bank’s risk appetite. Your work will support informed decision-making and strengthen the organization’s ability to identify, manage, and respond to financial crime risk.
What We Offer You
A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs
What You’ll Do
Lead the timely and accurate production and presentation of AFC Risk Appetite reporting for senior management and governance committees, clearly articulating key trends, threshold breaches, emerging risks, management actions, and matters requiring decision or escalation
Maintain a comprehensive client inventory by business unit, mapped to applicable AFC controls, and develop client and business-unit risk profiles incorporating relevant risk factors, concentrations, emerging threats, and control effectiveness
Develop and maintain AFC risk appetite metrics, thresholds, dashboards, and escalation criteria that connect risk exposure and control performance to the established risk appetite framework
Consolidate information from Transaction Monitoring, KYC, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Fraud, and other AFC functions; analyze trends, breaches, concentrations, and thematic risks to provide an integrated view of AFC risk and required management action
Prepare clear, data-driven materials for AFC governance forums and enhance risk appetite methodologies, reporting standards, data-quality controls, and monitoring and escalation processes
Support Group Audit and regulatory examinations and contribute to AFC governance, remediation, and change-the-bank initiatives affecting the risk appetite framework or reporting environment
How You’ll Lead
Serve as the central coordinator for AFC Risk Appetite reporting across regions, business lines, and control functions, partnering with key stakeholders to promote consistent interpretation and reporting of risk exposure
Provide constructive challenge to reported metrics and underlying data, ensuring information is complete, accurate, well-supported, and meaningful, while driving accountability and promptly resolving or escalating reporting issues and material concerns
Communicate complex risk information through concise, evidence-based narratives that enable executive decision-making
Skills You’ll Need
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; a postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
Relevant experience in AFC, risk management, governance, or management information reporting, with knowledge of AFC regulatory requirements and industry standards, including the Bank Secrecy Act
Strong understanding of risk appetite frameworks, key risk indicators, governance processes, thresholds, escalation protocols, and expectations for risk governance and management information
Demonstrated ability to produce executive-level management information and reporting for senior committees or governance forums, assess risk data, identify trends and issues, and translate findings into clear recommendations
Excellent written and verbal…