Job Description

Job Title: Senior Risk Consultant 

Location: Charlotte, NC or New York, NY 
Hybrid (4 days in-office, 1 day remote) 
Duration: 6 Months

Project Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Risk & Controls Consultant to support a high-visibility, enterprise-wide initiative focused on assessing and enhancing the Financial Crimes risk and control environment within the Commercial Investment Banking (CIB) division. This role will play a critical part in the assessment and execution of project deliverables, working closely with both business and control partners. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with hands-on delivery experience, exceptional organizational skills, and a strong background in risk management, compliance, and control assessments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage project deliverables, including developing project plans, tracking milestones, and organizing key documentation.

• Drive execution of risk and control assessments (RCSA) across various CIB business and control functions.

• Partner and collaborate with business stakeholders, compliance, and risk teams to evaluate control environments.

• Analyze compliance and regulatory requirements to assess applicability and identify gaps.

• Recommend and help implement controls to mitigate identified risks.

• Provide regular updates and reporting to senior leadership and project sponsors.

• Conduct data analysis using advanced Excel skills to support decision-making.

• Facilitate meetings, track action items, and support general project coordination including documentation and meeting minutes.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in risk management, control assessments, or financial crimes compliance within a large financial institution or consultancy.

• Strong knowledge of risk and control frameworks, especially RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessment).

• Proven project management and organizational skills, with experience managing cross-functional efforts.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

• Ability to analyze complex regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable project tasks or control needs.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholders and levels of leadership.

• Consulting mindset – experience at Big 4 firms preferred, but not required.

• Ability to handle a mix of strategic and tactical work, including documentation and light administrative support as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within or alongside Financial Crimes, BSA/AML, or Compliance teams.

• Previous experience supporting enterprise-wide risk or regulatory change initiatives.

• Knowledge of Commercial Investment Banking operations and risk environment.