Director, IT Risk Management

Director, It Risk Management

Common Securitization Solutions (CSS) is seeking an experienced Director, IT Risk Management to join our team of talented professionals.

CSS built and operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the world, supporting the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBS) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Supporting 70% of the mortgage-backed securities in the market, CSS provides best-in-class single-family issuance, bond administration, disclosure, and tax services. We support a broad portfolio of products for our clients with full lifecycle management.

Our market-leading, cloud-based, end-to-end platform executes transactions on an extraordinary scale which has bolstered liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, one of the largest and most important financial markets in the world. Our unique approach to securitization combines the best minds in financial services with the know-how, flexibility, and innovation of leading technologists.

Responsibilities

This role will report to the Chief Risk Officer to provide leadership and subject matter expertise (SME) relative to technology / cloud, information security, information management, and business resiliency risk assessments, effective risk management practices, and related reporting.

This role requires a leader with demonstrated technical and risk management experience in managing and supporting cross-functional business areas and corporate stakeholders relative to effective and timely identification, analysis, remediation, management, and reporting of risk to various management levels and committees. A successful candidate will have a collaborative work ethic / style, strong communication / presentation (verbal and written) and negotiation skills, and demonstrated knowledge and experience in information technology, information security / information management, and business resiliency programs.

Key job functions include :

• Ensuring completion of comprehensive risk assessments, documentation, risk mitigation guidance, and related reporting for key enterprise initiatives across various platforms / environments (i.e., cloud, etc.), including efforts including external partners and / or clients.
• Ensuring thorough review / credible challenge of identified risks, issue mitigation / remediation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Being a thought leader seeking to maximize opportunities within regulations to create a high-performing balance sheet.
• Collaborating with training and development to increase the financial acumen of the organization.
• Attending and contributing to enterprise-wide meetings and committees.
• Being responsible for risk assessment and guidance regarding the enterprise change management process, SLOD risk assessment reviews, guidance, and related decisioning.
• Monitoring and reporting on technology, information security, information management emerging and key risks impacting and / or potentially impacting the enterprise, from a SLOD perspective.
• Providing senior management and related committees with SLOD technology, information security / information management risk perspective and / or profile updates on a periodic basis.
• Providing backup support to the risk assessment and management of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics process automation solutions.
• Managing a team providing regular feedback, coaching, and performance management.

Qualifications

Education :

Minimum experience :

Specialized knowledge & skills :

Pay range $181,250 to $208,500

CSS's pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. CSS offers a competitive total compensation package, which includes a performance bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage, PTO, and a broad range of other benefits.

As a condition of employment with Common Securitization Solutions, any successful job applicant will be required to successfully complete a background investigation, which may also include a credit check for positions in some areas of our business.

Common Securitization Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.