•  Execute risk-based control testing to assess internal controls and EUCs for design and operating effectiveness.
  
• Oversee documentation of testing results, including evidence collection, issue analysis, and maintenance of audit-ready records.
  
• Lead ICT walkthroughs with business units and corporate functions to understand processes, risks, and key control activities.
  
• Partner with business units, corporate functions, and control owners to identify, assess, and remediate control gaps or deficiencies.
  
• Serve as a key liaison with the 2LOD Non-Financial Risk team to address review comments, challenges, and program expectations.
  
• Provide regular status updates to management, working groups, and governance committees on testing progress, issues, and remediation activity.
  
• Prepare clear, executive-ready reports and presentations for business lines, legal entities, and regional risk committees.
  
• Support the development and reporting of risk metrics, including KPIs and KRIs, for business line and enterprise-level reporting.
  
• Coordinate monthly 1LOD Operational Risk reporting, including data analysis and risk management activities through the GRC tool.
  
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives designed to strengthen the ICT program, enhance consistency, and improve execution efficiency.
  
• Support BRC leadership with ad hoc projects, regulatory initiatives, and governance-related deliverables as needed.
  

• Eligible to work in the U.S.
  
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.
  
• 7+ years of experience in Operational Risk, Internal Controls, IT Risk, Third-Party Risk Management, Compliance, or Audit within a bank or financial institution.
  
• Demonstrated experience with control testing, risk assessments, audit readiness, issue remediation, or governance reporting activities.
  
• Strong understanding of internal controls, operational risk management, control design, operating effectiveness, and documentation standards.
  
• Ability to organize, analyze, and interpret data to identify trends, risks, issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with GRC tools preferred.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare executive-ready materials and present information clearly to senior stakeholders.
  
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and work collaboratively across business lines and control functions.
  

Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.