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What’s the role?
Bloomberg’s Chief Risk Office (CRO) Department plays a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world. We move quickly and thoughtfully to help address risks that are inherent with being the world’s leading financial news and information company. Our team is made up of talented and hardworking professionals who think creatively and work collaboratively in an open environment to deliver results, drive innovation, and solve difficult problems. Diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we strive to maintain an environment where our employees are empowered to make an impact. We also recognize the value of diversity and inclusion in cultivating a supportive workplace and the importance of giving back to our communities.
The CRO team provides coverage of both Bloomberg's regulated entities and products, and Bloomberg's non-regulated products and services. Our focus is to address risks and related issues by providing risk management as a service, focusing on providing and delivering value to help businesses and departments thoughtfully incorporate risk into decision making.
The CRO collaborates with other functions, including Legal and Compliance, Finance, Operational Resilience and Internal Audit, to provide centralized risk frameworks, processes, tools, training and advisory services to businesses and departments. In addition, we are responsible for risk reporting to firm-wide partners and senior management. In an increasingly regulated global economic environment, we are looking to grow our team, seeking highly experienced Risk professionals.
We’ll trust you to:Monitor and analyze risks within our business units, applying good judgement when evaluating both the risk and controls framework Work closely with business units to conduct an in-depth analysis of key processes, which may include documentation of process flows, policy & procedure review, and stakeholder interviews Operate as a partner by facilitating First Line of Defense (1LOD) risk execution and partnering on Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) activities Successfully identify and recommend risk mitigants including but not limited to the adequacy and efficacy of controls Socialize gaps resulting from risk assessments with relevant colleagues and assist with remediation of gaps Support an enhanced RCSA process including data collection and reporting Monitor and analyzes risk data and metrics to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement Collaborate with cross functional teams Partner with more experienced subject matter experts, increasing your knowledge of relevant risk trends Seek to ensure the integrity, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of risk data Stay informed on risk industry and educational/development opportunities Use Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) tools to evidence risk management, monitoring, measurement, and reporting within the division Follow up on gaps, Incidents and Remediation plans that require actions for respective business unitsYou’ll need to have: 5-7 years' experience in risk management Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or related discipline Knowledge of financial markets, instruments, and trading lifecycles Prior experience in either a 1st or 2nd line of defense capacity Understanding of risk management frameworks, such as COSO Collaboration skills with the ability to partner and advise across all levels between internal functions and business stakeholders Ability to navigate unstructured environments and fluid situations Proven intellectual curiosity through professional training, advanced degree or professional impact Courage in doing the right thing, ensuring departmental strategies and goals remain on course for achievement Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to act decisively and independently to resolve sophisticated issues Ability to simplify difficult concepts and challenges Excellent oral and written communication skills and efficiency of operating across a multitude of levels Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and able to thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment We’d love to see: Individuals who are passionate about all things Risk and are genuinely excited about playing their part in helping build a best-in-class program Someone who is operating at either an Assistant Vice President, Associate Director, or Vice President level/or equivalent at their current firm Salary Range = 130000 - 180000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.


We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.