Mgr. - FCRM, Screening Capabilities Ops and System Support

TD • New York, NY

5d • $91,000 - $145,600

About The Position

As the business lead and functional business expert, the Business Application Specialist, manages a diverse portfolio of business application management activities. Acts as a business lead and functional business specialist; provides input and executes on strategies, roadmaps, forecasts and manages relationships with technology, business consumers. Dept. Overview: This is an entirely new team formed to address a critical gap by centralizing the support of Name Screening applications and operations, which were previously managed by several different teams. The main responsibilities of this team include: Provisioning and managing application licenses, overseeing access rights, conducting regular reviews of those rights, performing access cleanups, and ensuring compliance with managerial approvals. Providing Level 1 application support, such as maintaining internal lists, managing the inventory of those lists, handling function changes (additions, removals, modifications), executing ad-hoc production runs, and performing initial production support and root cause analysis. Conducting quality assurance (QA) and user acceptance testing (UAT) for code changes, patches, and other testing-related tasks. Developing, managing, and maintaining scripts and services to support and monitor application functionality and health. Depth & Scope: Highly seasoned professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related area Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations Acts as a technical expert / lead integrating cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty Deep expert knowledge of application analysis process and techniques Deep expert knowledge of applications supported by the team including system components, functionality, interfaces, data flows, and business rules Deep expert knowledge of bank's PDLC methodology, business testing and project management Deep knowledge / understanding of business supported and broader organization Deep expertise in analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to solve or may lead others to solve complex problems, requiring analysis of multiple variables, including consultation with multiple stakeholder Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify solutions Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise Develops and leads business application strategy roadmap, as well as provide approval and prioritization of technology changes deployments. Decisions on choice of vendor, application functionality/feature, business rules; ensure changes are aligned with application strategy & roadmap Coordinates with key leaders to determine required capabilities, prioritize the portfolio of new programs, and promote usage of application capabilities Ongoing alignment to ensure capability needs Establishes and oversees budgets and ensure approved funds are appropriately utilized to achieve business objectives Ensures appropriate risk controls are in place, are executed effectively and accountable to adhere to guidelines and regulatory requirements under control partner direction (e.g., Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Office of the Chief Data Officer, etc.) Accountable for overall mapping of processes (current and future state) for application functions/features to support business objectives and/or implements operational and continuous improvements to business processes to maximize efficiencies and leverage synergies Activities range from change management support and communication support to ensure changes to features/functions or business rules/processes meet's application owner's requirements Responsible for risk and audit management and assessments (eg. BARA/BTRA, Basel, ORM review/pRCSA) and ensure adherence to guidelines and regulatory requirements under Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Office of the Chief Data Officer Oversees budget management and reporting as well as provide business application owner decision support Oversees adherence to SLA, issue management, issue communication, vendor management, user group support and promoting adoption

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate
• 7+ years relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of businesses supported, applications supported, bank's PDLC methodology, business testing, project management, change management and governance standards
• Knowledge of function policies, procedures and practices
• Analytical and problem-solving skills are required
• Knowledge of current and emerging competitor and market trends
• Skill in using analytical software tools, data analysis methods and reporting techniques
• Skill in mentoring/coaching others
• Skill in using computer applications including MS Office
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships
• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in making decisions
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Ability to contribute to strategic direction of the function and provide advice to senior leadership

Nice To Haves

• Experience with developing, using, maintaining and executing SQL, Python, other programming language scripts and Server administration
• Experience with Business application management/ Level 1 support for Financial Crimes Compliance applications, e.g. Oracle, NetReveal, Quantifind, RDC GRID, Fircosoft
• Experience managing a team of professional in daily execution of tasks related to the above.
• Experience using JIRA, ServiceNow, and other enterprise software capabilities to track and manage execution of tasks.
• Experience developing test scripts and executing or overseeing QA and UAT testing of changes to system/application code.

Responsibilities

• Owns and/or maintains 3 year roadmap to establish vision, clarity, and alignment with the strategic and tactical direction of the business
• Business application lead/owner/manager for application strategy, delivery, performance, access, data availability & integrity, data retention & disposition, remediation alignment, priorities, plans, communication
• Deployment and change management for initiatives relating to applications owned/managed
• Application and Technology budget owner/manager (excluding Innovation)
• Business SME ownership/input as required into project artifacts (ideation, business case, BRD, DIA, SRS, etc)
• Ensures that all guidelines and controls are in place to ensure customer information is protected and that the application is compliant from a risk/privacy perspective, including adherence and compliance with enterprise application / data lifecycle practices for own work and the work of others
• Responsible for access approvals and access attestation
• Manages/Owns the infrastructure/operational budget for the application and prioritizes and approves initiatives to ensure the correct items are being worked on
• Works with business partners to provide input on possible work processes and system changes required to support their business
• Participates in large Enterprise programs as a SME for business functionality of the applications owned/managed
• Reviews all Business Application Risk Assessments (BARA)annually and participate in Basel Data Governance Ongoing Compliance Program or any other regulatory reviews as required
• Responsible for communication to business partners of any planned system outages that impact their channel/business process
• Reviews and signs-off of all project documentation as well as for the deployment
• Coordinates with relevant stakeholders to support the development sound business cases with an on-going focus on reusability, scalability, innovation and enterprise-wide solutions
• Owns overall accountability for risk and controls for the application and manages risk assessments and testing
• Ensure adherence to guidelines and regulatory requirements under Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and the Office of the Chief Data Officer
• Reviews and approves all in-take requests for new projects and provide directions as required on the initiative
• Tracks individual progress of each active project and assist in the preparation of monthly project reporting and partner/executive dashboard reporting
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with businesses, technology groups, and key stakeholders to identify and assess new project in-take requests.
• Maintains an "end to end" view of the customer, business and processes to be able to triage new requests based on changing partner needs.
• Identifies and understands emerging risks related to project activity and ensure business requirements and solutions appropriately mitigate risks
• Ensures the team maintains compliance and procedure guidelines to support satisfactory audit results
• Manages relationships with project team members, third party vendors/ service partners, other technology and client areas as appropriate
• Manages and/or oversees the implementation of solutions and works closely with key business leaders to optimize and maximize the availability of service, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Participates fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Provides thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
• Keeps current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
• Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
• Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and other business units, including participation in cross-functional groups or committees (e.g., Data Councils)

Benefits

• TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues.
• Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD.
• Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role.
• Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals.
• Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition.
• Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
• You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level