HR Governance Senior Associate

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

As a member of HR Governance, the Senior Associate will be a key member of the HR Governance team acting as a trusted partner/advisor on handling risk and improving the HR organization' control environments. The HR Governance team acts as the Embedded Risk Manager to evaluate the inherent risk and control environment at each HR function, as well as for the overall enterprise level. This role will also provide proactive oversight, governance and monitoring of regulatory and internal control requirements, and compliance with those requirements. Additionally, the HR Governance Senior Associate will provide audit and regulatory supports for the HR organization, serving as central liaison between the HR functional areas and Internal Audit / Regulatory Relations.

Your Primary Responsibilities :

• HR Management Control Testing Framework: Assist in the development and implementation of control testing framework to strengthen HR's internal controls and issue identification. Develop testing program to assess the design, adequacy, and adherence of controls to identify potential control weaknesses that could present risks or exposures to HR and DTCC.
• Embedded Risk Management function for HR: Work with the various risk/control partners to develop standards and requirements and assess functional areas within HR accordingly. Evaluate the inherent risk and control environment at each HR function, as well as impacts of HR controls at the enterprise level.
• Process, Risk & Control (PRC) Inventory: Assist in expanding and validating Process, Risk and Control inventory to confirm accuracy and completeness, including aligning PRC to relevant rules and laws.
• Audit and Regulatory Engagement: Acting as the central point of contact for audit and regulatory inquiries, including maintenance and quality assurance of information provides for exams and audits. Coordinating post-exam and post-audit communications.
• Incident Management: Acting as the central point of contact for HR incident management.
• Special Projects: Assist in ad-hoc projects and requests. This role will have the opportunity to lead small scale projects.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above and may evolve overtime. **

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Certifications related to the candidate's coverage responsibilities are beneficial, but not required, such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
• Flexible to work EMEA shift

Talents Needed for Success:

• Effective challenge mentality
• Experience in audit, risk management, or compliance.
• Experience analyzing processes and regulatory requirements, identifying risk including communicating exceptions, and developing controls, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Proven experience creating and maintaining risk management documentation, including testing documentation, risk & control matrices, and procedures.
• Automated control testing experience ideal but not required.
• Proficient in Excel or other data analytic tools.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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About the Team

Enterprise Services comprises of multiple business platforms including Client Services, Global Business Operations, Business Architecture, Data Strategy and Analytics, and Digital Services, which report into the Chief of Enterprise Services.

These grouped platforms enable the business to optimize delivery for clients, generate efficiencies and resilience, and enable consistency in the business digitization strategy, processes and end-to-end best practices.

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