TD Bank

Group Risk Specialist (US) Exam Management

TD Bank • $91K — $136K *
Hendersonville, NC 28792In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree or technical certificate, or relevant experience
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in risk management or similar fields
  • Advanced knowledge of risk management governance and practices
  • Proficient in using analytical software tools and data analysis methods
  • Strong communication skills for effective interaction across various levels

Responsibilities

  • Support exam lifecycle from planning to reporting and closeout
  • Maintain organized records and trackers for regulatory examinations
  • Coordinate information requests and follow up with stakeholders
  • Review draft responses for accuracy and clarity before submission
  • Organize and manage examination-related meetings and follow-up items
  • Monitor concurrent exams for timely completion and escalate issues
  • Collaborate with regulatory and audit teams to ensure compliance

Benefits

  • Support for continuous improvement and professional development
  • Access to advanced tools and technologies in risk management
  • Opportunities for mentorship and knowledge sharing within the team
  • Ambassador role in representing the business area
  • Promotes a positive work environment fostering teamwork and quality
Full Job Description
Work Location:
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:
40

Pay Details:
$91,000.00 - $136,240.00 USD

Line of Business:
Risk Management
Job Description:

The Office of the Chief Risk Officer is a centralized function that provides support across Risk Management, including Exam Management. The Exam Management team serves as a central coordination point for regulatory examinations and internal audits within the core Risk functions. The team works closely with subject matter experts and leaders across Risk Management to organize examination activities, coordinate information requests and meetings, monitor deliverables and approvals, review materials for accuracy and consistency, identify and escalate emerging risks or delays, and support timely completion of commitments. The team also facilitates periodic reviews of regulatory developments with subject matter experts to assess potential impacts and elevate matters requiring leadership attention.

Job Description Summary:

The Exam Management Group Risk Specialist supports the day-to-day execution of assigned regulatory examinations and internal audits. The individual maintains organized records, coordinates stakeholders and deadlines, reviews submissions, prepares status reporting, and helps ensure that examination activities are completed in a controlled, consistent, and professional manner. Key responsibilities include:
  • Support the examination lifecycle from initial notification and planning through fieldwork, final reporting, and closeout.
  • Maintain examination trackers, request inventories, document repositories, meeting schedules, approval records, and status reports.
  • Coordinate information requests with subject matter experts, confirm ownership and internal deadlines, and follow up on outstanding items.
  • Review draft responses and supporting evidence for completeness, responsiveness, clarity, consistency, formatting, and required approvals before submission.
  • Organize kickoff meetings, status meetings, walkthroughs, deep dives, and presentation-readiness sessions; prepare agendas, capture decisions, and track follow-up items.
  • Monitor multiple concurrent examinations or audits, identify delivery risks and dependencies, and escalate missed deadlines, unclear ownership, approval delays, or inconsistent responses.
  • Partner with Regulatory Program Management, Internal Audit, Legal, business and risk teams, and senior reviewers to support controlled communications and timely submissions.
  • Maintain accurate, auditable records in approved tools and follow requirements for confidential supervisory, privileged, and sensitive information.
  • Assist with management reporting, lessons learned, procedure updates, and continuous improvement of exam-management processes and tools.
  • Support reviews of regulatory developments by compiling information, coordinating subject matter expert input, and documenting potential impacts or escalation items.


Depth & Scope:
  • Highly seasoned professional role requiring substantial knowledge/expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas
  • Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function's or business line's overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
  • Interprets internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services
  • Acts as a technical expert/lead integrating cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty; may manage team(s) of related specialists
  • Leads cross-functional teams or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and/or complexity
  • Independently manages end-to-end functional programs
  • Solves or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions
  • Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify solutions
  • Impacts the achievement of sub-function or business line objectives within the area they are accountable for
  • Work is guided by policies and industry standards/methods
  • Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
  • Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise


Education & Experience:
  • Undergraduate degree or technical certificate and/or
  • 7+ years relevant experience
  • Advanced knowledge of risk management governance, programs, policies, practices, operating frameworks & reporting for business supported and/or area of discipline
  • Knowledge of risk management environment, standards, regulations and mitigation
  • Knowledge of current and emerging competitor and market trends
  • Ability to establish goals and objectives which support the strategic plan
  • Ability to lead, plan, implement, and evaluate program/project activities to ensure completion of initiatives
  • Skill in mentoring and coaching
  • Advanced skill in using analytical software tools, data analysis methods and reporting techniques
  • Skill in using computer applications including MS Office
  • Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
  • Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions
  • Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement in making decisions
  • Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Relevant experience in project coordination, risk management, audit, compliance, regulatory affairs, governance, operations, or financial services.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage competing deadlines and several workstreams at once.
  • Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills and confidence interacting with colleagues at different levels of the organization.
  • High attention to detail and the ability to identify missing information, inconsistencies, unclear ownership, and approval gaps.
  • Sound judgment, discretion, and composure when handling sensitive information, changing priorities, and time-critical requests.
  • Ability to build relationships, follow up respectfully but persistently, and influence work to completion without direct authority.
  • Ability to review and synthesize complex information and translate it into clear status updates, action items, and escalation points.
  • Working knowledge of regulatory examinations, internal audits, risk and control concepts, or the three-lines model is helpful; direct examination experience is preferred but not required for a developmental candidate.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and workflow or tracking tools; willingness to learn new examination-management technology

Customer Accountabilities:
  • Leads the development and/or implementation of specific standards, policies and/or processes that identify, report on and mitigate operational (or all major) risk exposures within the business
  • Proactively analyzes potential risks and ensures escalation of key risks to appropriate areas and/or executive review with business executive findings and action plans to mitigate and manage these risks
  • Establishes and provides on-going analysis and reporting on operational risk and/or other major risk categories as applicable to own business or functional area, and reviews findings and action plans with business leaders to mitigate and manage key issues
  • Coordinates and/or guides activities relating to core operational risk disciplines/programs including, Risk & Control Self-Assessment, Business Continuity Management, Outsourcing & Vendor Management, Regulatory Compliance (e.g. CDIC, AML, Privacy, IDA, CBA, SOX, Basel etc.)
  • Supports enterprise-wide operational risk escalation, review and approval processes, data management, policies and risk assessment processes
  • Directs the development and monitoring of Key Risk Indicators and facilitate communication and resolution of risk issues among other business segments where applicable
  • May be accountable for managing ancillary operational risk areas (e.g. BCM/incident management, outsourcing/vendor management, fraud aggregation and assessment, Basel implementation/capital analysis, change management, Privacy, AML, LCM and other regulatory issues), in addition to core functions
  • May be responsible for providing support for other major risk areas (e.g. Market, Credit, Reputational and/or Regulatory risks etc.)
  • May be a point of contact for guidance in the monitoring/reporting of compliance, management, and strategic initiatives
  • Provides broad/deep commentary in support of the development/maintenance/oversight of policies/procedures/practices, as required


Shareholder Accountabilities:
  • Adheres to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for our business area
  • Ensures respective programs/policies/practices are well managed, meet business needs, comply with internal and external requirements, and align with business priorities
  • Consistently exercises discretion in managing correspondence, information and all matters of confidentiality; escalates issues where appropriate
  • Ensures business operations are in compliance with applicable internal and external requirements ( e.g. financial controls, segregation of duties, transaction approvals and physical control of assets)
  • Participates in cross-functional/enterprise/initiatives as a subject matter expert helping to identify risk/provide guidance for complex situations
  • Conducts internal and external research projects; supports the development/delivery of presentations/communications to management or broader audience
  • Conducts meaningful analysis at the functional or enterprise level using results to draw conclusions, make recommendations and assess the effectiveness of programs/policies/practices
  • Monitors service, productivity and assesses efficiency levels within own function and implements continuous process/performance improvements where opportunities exist
  • Leads/facilitates and/or implements actions/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues
  • Actively manages relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or oversight functions and ensures alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements
  • Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts
  • Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite


Employee/Team Accountabilities:
  • Participates fully as a member of the team, supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues/points of interest
  • Provides thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
  • Keeps current on emerging trends/developments and grows knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
  • Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
  • Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
  • Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices
  • Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders to develop productive working relationships
  • Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
  • Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally


Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%
  • Domestic Travel - Occasional
  • International Travel - Never
  • Performing sedentary work - Continuous
  • Performing multiple tasks - Continuous
  • Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
  • Responding quickly to sounds - Occasional
  • Sitting - Continuous
  • Standing - Occasional
  • Walking - Occasional
  • Moving safely in confined spaces - Occasional
  • Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) - Occasional
  • Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) - Never
  • Squatting - Occasional
  • Bending - Occasional
  • Kneeling - Never
  • Crawling - Never
  • Climbing - Never
  • Reaching overhead - Never
  • Reaching forward - Occasional
  • Pushing - Never
  • Pulling - Never
  • Twisting - Never
  • Concentrating for long periods of time - Continuous
  • Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations - Continuous
  • Reading, writing and comprehending instructions - Continuous
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - Continuous


The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duti

About TD Bank

TD Securities offers a range of advisory and capital market services to its clients. The company's range of services includes research, investment banking, capital markets, and global transaction banking. Research consists of commodity and equity research. Investment banking consists of mergers, acquisitions, industry expertise, and credit origination. Global transaction banking consists of trade finance, cash management, and correspondent banking. TD Securities was founded in 1855 and is based in Ontario.

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Join the vibrant team at TD Bank, one of North America's leading financial services organizations, where innovation, leadership, and growth go hand in hand. At TD Bank, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, making it an ideal place for ambitious professionals to thrive. Work You’ll Do At TD Bank, your professional journey is bolstered by a robust support system. From your first interview to every career milestone, you will find opportunities for growth and leadership. Our team is dedicated to helping you develop the skills necessary for success in the ever-evolving financial sector. TD Bank offers a variety of job opportunities across multiple fields, from customer service to investment banking. Each position at TD Bank is a chance to contribute to our culture of innovation and exceptional client service. Internship Programs Kickstart your career with a TD Bank internship. Our programs provide invaluable industry exposure and hands-on experience, making them a perfect starting point for students and recent graduates eager to make their mark in the banking industry. Interns at TD Bank enjoy the unique opportunity to work alongside seasoned professionals, gaining insights that are crucial for future employment. Benefits and Growth TD Bank is deeply committed to the well-being and continuous growth of our team members. We offer competitive benefits packages that cover health, finance, and family care. Our employees enjoy comprehensive health insurance, retirement plans, and generous paid time off, among other perks. Moreover, TD Bank encourages professional development through various training programs, including leadership development and diversity training. These initiatives ensure that our team remains at the forefront of industry standards and best practices. Join Our Team Explore the numerous career paths available at TD Bank and discover how your skills and interests align with our mission. We are actively hiring and continually looking for talented individuals who are passionate about banking and customer service. Networking and Professional Development At TD Bank, we believe in the power of networking and collaboration. Our employees have access to a wide range of networking events, workshops, and seminars that promote career development and professional growth. These platforms not only enhance your professional skills but also expand your industry connections. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest at TD Bank Careers by subscribing to our job alert emails. Tailor your subscription to match your career preferences and get the latest news, insider tips, and job opportunities delivered straight to your inbox. Explore job opportunities at TD Bank and be part of a team that values hard work, creativity, and a diverse workplace culture. Your next great career move is just a click away. SEARCH TD BANK JOBS Join us at TD Bank and let your ambition lead you to a rewarding career filled with opportunities to learn, grow, and innovate.
Learn more about TD Bank
Size
90,000 employees
Market Cap
$117.9 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
-$6.9 million
5 Year Trend
+6.6%
* Ladders Estimates

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