Project Control Officer (PCO – Risk)

We are currently looking for a Project Control Officer (PCO – Risk) for a 14-15 month hybrid contract located in downtown Toronto.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and evaluate potential risks that affect company reputation, safety, security, and financial prosperity.
• Work with team leads to implement processes and procedures to ensure that they are fully prepared to deal with potential threats.
• Track risks, action items, issues, and decisions made in all correspondence to ensure that every item is addressed.
• Preparation and production of risk reports.
• Attend and participate in incident and risk-related meetings.
• Present risk proposals to senior members of staff, as well as re-evaluate risk domains, metrics, and thresholds.
• Work with various groups to generate reliable reporting, communications, and formal policies.
• Curate and develop IT policies, procedures, and standards.
• Work with Senior IT Leadership and facilitate, support IT business stakeholder relationships.
• Create and maintain formal IT documentation.
• Ensure full transparency regarding Project Change controls and log management; escalates issues where appropriate.
• Additional Specifications:
  
  1. KRI (Key Risk Indicators) Reporting.
  2. Finish and open drafted IT OREs/ORIs.
  3. Ad hoc reminders and closure of all IT Issues (Compliance, ORIs, OREs, OSFI, audit findings, etc).
  4. IT Leadership & ERMC (Enterprise Risk Management Committee) Reporting.
  5. GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) related correspondence to other business units.
  6. Third-Party Audit Responses.
  7. BERAT Closure – follows the project gating process from planning to implementation and requires risk assessment, controls assessment and review and challenge by ERM, Compliance, and Finance.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of related Project Control (PCO) based experience.
• Good understanding of IT:
  
  1. Data.
  2. Data Analytics.
  3. Applications.
  4. Security.
• Experience with ServiceNow is an asset.
• 2-3 years of experience in the financial services/banking industry.
• Prior experience in risk management and governance.
• Solution-focused and initiative to work effectively and efficiently within established guidelines.
• Strong organizational, time management, analysis, and attention to detail.
• Well developed negotiation, influencing, interpersonal relationship building, and listening skills.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, documentation skills, and professional maturity.
• Able to effectively prioritize, multi-task and flourish in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and other related technology requirements.