Lead operational readiness and controls activities for financial services transformations. Update control frameworks, document controls inventory, run readiness assessments, facilitate risk and governance reviews, track milestones, support audits, and coordinate remediation and implementation with stakeholders and program management.
Job Summary:
The Operational Readiness & Controls Consultant will be responsible for ensuring operational controls, governance, and readiness activities are successfully completed prior to production deployment. This role partners with Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Program leadership to validate that the future-state operating model is fully documented, controlled, and prepared for implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and update operational control frameworks impacted by business and technology transformation initiatives.
- Document and maintain controls inventory for new operational processes.
- Support operational readiness assessments across investment operations and asset servicing functions.
- Facilitate risk and readiness review sessions with stakeholders.
- Identify operational risks and document mitigation plans.
- Coordinate implementation readiness activities across business teams.
- Ensure governance documentation aligns with enterprise standards.
- Support audit and compliance documentation requests.
- Track readiness milestones and report implementation status.
- Validate completion of required documentation prior to production deployment.
- Partner with Program Management to monitor operational readiness metrics.
- Support issue tracking, dependency management, and action item closure.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- 9+ years of experience in Operational Risk, Controls, Business Readiness, Operations Consulting, or related functions.
- Experience implementing operational controls within Financial Services organizations.
- Strong understanding of governance, operational risk, and control frameworks.
- Experience conducting operational readiness assessments.
- Excellent documentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to facilitate cross-functional workshops and executive review sessions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting enterprise transformation, operating model change, or platform implementation programs.
- Knowledge of Corporate Actions, Fund Accounting, Custody Operations, Asset Servicing, or Investment Operations.
- Familiarity with SOX, Operational Risk, RCSA, Internal Controls, or similar risk management frameworks.
- Experience with governance reporting, change management, and implementation readiness planning
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 36,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 126,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Photon Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
11 East Adams Street Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, United States, 60603
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