Your passion. Our purpose. This could be powerful.Maybe the markets keep you up at night. Trusts are your forte. Or your idea of a perfect day at the office is a deep dive into equity research. Whatever your passion, at Edward Jones it will have purpose. Your work is meaningful - because it has a singular focus: client relationships. What you do every day helps people achieve and protect their financial goals. Impacting lives for the better. And with our remarkable work-life flexibility, one of the lives it could enhance is yours.Job OverviewPosition Schedule: Full-TimeTeam Overview:Wealth Management Advice and Solutions First Line Operational Risk team is an enabling first line risk capability responsible for the execution of the Enterprise risk standards and WMAS operational risk framework across Wealth Management Advice and Solutions (WMAS). This includes risk identification, measurement, response, insights, and governance. The team is accountable for building and communicating the operational risk profile of WMAS functional capabilities through risk consultation and risk assessment. The WMAS Risk team is embedded in the business, partnering closely with senior functional leadership in WMAS.What You Will Do:
Identify, quantify, and monitor operational risks across WMAS to enable risk-based actions and decision making by WMAS business leadership
Provide operational risk expertise, consultation, support, and constructive challenge to complex processes
Partnering with business areas to conduct operational risk assessments and risk and control self-assessments in accordance with the WMAS Risk Management Framework and Enterprise risk standards
Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, processes, procedures, and internal controls
Manage incidents including root cause analysis and control remediation plans for the division in accordance with the ERM Incident Management Program
Co-developing risk mitigation strategies and action plans with risk owners to address highest priority risks
Cultivating front line risk ownership and accountability
Participating in cross-divisional risk governance and accountability frameworks for business areas
Champion a strong risk culture for the division via elevating the risk knowledge base of associates and leaders of the division and deploying risk management best practices across the division
Identify opportunities and execute plans to mature the 4 Pillars of the WMAS risk management framework - Risk Identification, Risk Measurement, Risk Response, Risk Insights
Participate in divisional representation to consult on, co-create, execute, and align on key ERM initiatives
Foster relationships with other business areas, including risk subject matter experts to align and evaluate end to end operational risk
Continue to develop and share deep knowledge and understanding of broader industry, risk management best practices and discipline and emerging risks to the financial services industry
This position is known internally as a Senior Risk & Control AssociateAt Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:Hiring Minimum: $92984Hiring Maximum: $158325Skills/RequirementsWhat Experience You Need:
Bachelor's degree required
5+ years risk management, internal controls, operational excellence, or comparable experience with comprehensive knowledge of risk management
Relevant or comparable industry experience preferred, such as financial services, wealth management, asset management, investment products, etc.
Series 7 required or attainable within 12 months of hire
Experience in building relationships and networks, at varying levels in the organization
Strong analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor communication based on the audience
Ability to lead in an environment of significant change
Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.What Could Set You Apart:
Experience in operational excellence including six sigma experience
MBA or relevant graduate degree
Experience in investment products, including alternative investments and high net worth clients
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Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. The privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance on the list.
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Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+Equality.
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