Manager, Risk Management

What We'll Bring:

At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that fosters collaboration and innovation, constantly exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and develop new capabilities, while discovering their genius.

Come be part of our team! You will work with great people, pioneering products, and cutting-edge technology.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for the best talent with experience in identifying, evaluating, and managing operational, financial, and non-financial risks. Creation of a risk matrix where all treatments that may affect the business must be included. This person is also responsible for the maintenance of the entire administration system for TransUnion. The preparation of periodic reports on the status of risks and monitoring controls is required.

This position will report directly to the Regional Vice President of Legal, Risk, and Compliance and will work closely with all process leaders. The selected candidate must work across the organization and feel comfortable engaging employees at all levels. This "hands-on" role also has high visibility to senior management, including interaction with regional regulators.

What You'll Bring:

• Partner with functional leadership and their staff to develop strong, professional, and independent relationships to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the business and enable value-added recommendations that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Implement and consolidate a risk assessment methodology. That includes:
• Diagnosis for the Organization based on identified risks and threats.
• Measurement of inherent and residual risks.
• Review control effectiveness.
• Submit an executive report and a heat map to all main LATAM stakeholders and the global team if necessary.
• Stay abreast of industry issues and professional practices in internal audit and risk management to proactively shape and continuously improve internal audit practices and procedures.
• Exercise governance and oversight of the Company's Comprehensive Risk Management System, including financial and non-financial threats.
• Design and develop a plan for supervision and periodic review of the risk management system, establishing effectiveness indicators to ensure that controls are working in a timely, effective, and efficient manner.
• Design an effective monitoring process that facilitates the rapid detection and correction of deficiencies in the management of identified risks.
• Participate in the review and approval process of the company's different initiatives, services, and programs to ensure that new risks are correctly identified and included within the company's risk management system.
• Monitor triggers and periodically analyze program effectiveness indicators and risk materialization to present to the different responsible areas and senior management with proposals for corresponding improvement actions.
• Design a periodic training process aimed at all TU associates, suppliers, and third parties involved in Risk Management, to generate a culture of control that encompasses from the main stakeholders to all Company associates.
• Design the process of dissemination and communication of the different Risk Management Programs.
• Maintenance of risk matrices.
• Establish a periodicity based on risk assessment and the required prioritization process, to monitor all controls related to these risks. And work with process owners if controls need any improvement.
• Participation in the different Company Committees when necessary.
• Lead the ERMC for the LATAM region.

Impact You'll Make:

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE (requirements)

• Minimum combined 8 years of experience managing the entire risk assessment model.
• Professional in Accounting, Economics, and/or any administrative career, with specialization in administration areas.
• Teamwork and leadership skills working with interdisciplinary groups.
• Must possess practical knowledge and experience with financial and non-financial risks.
• Must possess excellent project management skills with the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Must possess a deep knowledge of ISACA, COSO, and COBIT frameworks; balanced standards with a demonstrated ability to understand key business drivers.
• Professional certifications are highly preferred in ISO31000 – ISO27001 – ISO27000 and COBIT 5.
• Must possess the highest professional and personal standards, unquestionable integrity, and business ethics.
• Demonstrated ability and courage of your own convictions and adherence to firmly rooted principles and values, and hold others to the same standards.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to build effective partnerships across the organization at all levels.
• The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, energetic, and possess a natural curiosity to learn.
• Advanced English level.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.