Vice President / Associate | Enterprise Risk - RQA | Shanghai

Description
About this role
About BlackRock CCB Wealth Management Limited:
BlackRock's purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being and the firm has a long history of investing in and serving investors in China. BlackRock aspires to become the leading global asset management firm operating in China and is committed to contributing to the long-term development of the local asset management industry. BlackRock CCB Wealth Management Limited - a Shanghai-based joint venture between BlackRock, China Construction Bank and Temasek - aims to deliver investment excellence by offering customer-centric, diversified and innovative wealth management products and solutions to help Chinese investors secure a better financial future and retire with dignity.

About the Role:
We are seeking to hire an Enterprise Risk VP/Associate primarily supporting operational, third-party and technology risk management pertaining to the firm and products managed for clients. This role will be based in Shanghai and will be part of Risk and Quantitative Analysis Group (RQA). The Enterprise Risk VP/Associate works with Finance, Compliance, Internal Audit and other control-related teams to ensure an integrated, efficient and complete approach to the risks and controls of the firm from an enterprise standpoint.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as an enterprise risk manager with stakeholders across a number of business and product areas. This includes the management of operational risk, third-party risk, technology risk, reputational risk and regulatory risk, as well as preparing for the engagement with stakeholders including the Board.
• Facilitate the risk and control self-assessments and implementation of the control enhancements to actively and demonstrably mitigate operational risks;
• Leverage large datasets and analytics to identify, research and address daily exceptions in portfolios demonstrating increased operational risk.
• Lead operating event management discussions to determine resolution and work with appropriate stakeholders to define root cause and remediation.
• remains closely engaged with the evolving regulatory environment and supervisory expectations, to ensure that the company's internal risk and control frameworks remain consistent with these, and to co-ordinate regulatory initiatives from an RQA perspective.
• Engage business partners and senior management to leverage enterprise risk data and trends, for the purpose of informing business decisions, specifically the investment in technology and procedure enhancements.
• Drive the enterprise risk framework forward by assisting with enterprise risk training, business engagement, and broader team-wide projects.

Knowledge/Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services industry. Experience working in an operational risk management role within an asset manager is preferred but not essential
• Excellent analytical skills; critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and an ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Self-starter who is proactive and entrepreneurial; i.e. innovative and creative
• Enthusiasm and energy combined with a clear sense of how to "make it happen" through teamwork, engagement and commitment
• Willing to ask basic questions so the answer is known, not inferred or assumed
• Good negotiation skills and ability to resolve conflict between teams or individuals so that functional / organizational objectives are achieved
• Proven leadership skills and ability to manage multiple responsibilities concurrently
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills including report and graphics creation

Additional Skills and Experience (A plus, but not required)

• Experience leading large multi-faceted projects with a broad group of stakeholders
• CFA or FRM certified
• Solid coding and data visualization skills (SQL, R, Python, Tableau, etc.)

Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.