Job description
Your Opportunity
The Risk and Supervision Officer functions as an extension of business leadership team, while functioning independently, or with minimum guidance, in supporting the firm’s business objectives. While proactively mitigating risk, the RSO identifies areas of concern and handles day-to-day issues as they arise from the field and partners with a focus on business ethics and regulatory and compliance practices.
What you are good at
Works with the business leadership and S&C leadership on the communication, integration and implementation of supervisory initiatives.- Ensures business leadership is aware and involved in handling supervisory and risk management issues through regular meetings, reporting/metrics and advancements.
- Serves as a point of escalation for employee conduct issues, policy violations and disciplinary considerations
- Communicates with Senior Regional Managers in SWA and SWA Directors, licensed reps and/or central delegate teams to resolve supervisory inquiries
- Able to measure risk and make independent decisions in an ambiguous environment
- Coordinates with peers, field leaders, supervisors and analyst teams to identify trends and patterns across branches, regions and/or the business line
- Represents S&C and demonstrates leadership through active participation on firm projects and working groups as assigned. Can think strategically, independently define next steps and drive/complete with limited guidance.
- Effectively influences and gain support of other areas of the firm in delivering solutions.
- Initiates amendments to current policies and procedures as appropriate, has a strong understanding of the firm’s Risk Management infrastructure and advances risk accordingly.
- Builds a high functioning/high productivity work environment, prioritizes tasks and produces a strong work product
- Has a strong professional presence, is self-aware and highly engaged
- Will need to maintain an overall vision of assigned projects and communicate the status to all levels of senior leadership.
- Provide coaching and guidance to the field and business partners on policies and procedures in a way that promotes risk awareness and a strong culture of compliance.
- Performs under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently and meets target dates in a fast-paced work environment with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
- Increases effectiveness and successful performance of the broader team through identifying and closing skill/knowledge gaps and coaching, feedback and mentoring.
What you have
Must be results driven and innovative while also reciprocal and authentic. Should be strict in their approach, accountable and able to influence others in a sometimes ambiguous environment.- Undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field preferred
- Series 7, 66 (or 63/65), 9/10 or 8 (or 24/53/4)
- 5-7 years of shown experience in supervision and regulatory matters
- Prior leadership/team management experience preferred
- Strong industry acuman, self-starter and ability to work with minimal direct supervision
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, problem-solve, trouble shoot and follow-up are crucial
- Ability to define problem areas and analyze risk, develop policy, procedures and controls to effectively supervise and mitigate risk
- Must work well under contending target dates and possess strong organizational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Solid understanding in all Microsoft applications; Excel, Word and Powerpoint
Why work for us?
Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.
Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home—today and in the future.
TD Ameritrade, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At TD Ameritrade we believe People Matter. We value diversity and believe that it goes beyond all protected classes, thoughts, ideas, and perspectives.
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