Operations Risk Specialist

We are seeking a talented individual to join our US Investment Solutions team at Mercer. This role will can be based in New York City, Boston, King of Prussia, or St. Louis, and offers a hybrid work arrangement requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.

As an Operations Risk Specialist, you will support the Risk Manager and play an important part in strengthening the first line risk function and contributing to the ongoing development and enhancement of the risk management program of US Investment business. You’ll collaborate with various teams to improve risk practices, analyze data to support risk reporting, and other risk management initiatives, assist with audits and compliance reviews, and help develop training and workshops. If you’re detail-oriented and passionate about strengthening risk management, we’d love to hear from you.

We will count on you to:

• Assist in facilitating the incident management process, following up on status update, collaborating with the business teams to ensure remediation, and preparing management reports as needed.
• Provide administrative support on Operational Risk Committee and risk related reporting.
• Assist business teams on process and procedure documentation, which should capture the controls pertaining to key processes.
• Participate in development of risk/control workshops and training.
• Conduct periodic review of control inventories, support business colleagues challenging and educating the effectiveness of these control inventories.
• Maintain documentation of risk management processes and procedures.
• Support the business to undergo Compliance monitoring reviews / internal audits
• Provide support to other risk related projects or ad hoc requests

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years’ experience in audit, internal controls, and/or compliance
• Experience with project management
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Exhibit good attention to details while focused on delivery
• Good analytical skills

What makes you stand out?

• Experience working in audit or financial risk for the investment industry

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact on colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $54,000 to $108,000.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.