Records Management Officer

Company Description

Job Description

The person filling this position will need to be able to partner and work across multiple cross-functional areas, including Information Technology, Compliance, Legal, Controls, centralized Records Management Program and the Data Management office.
As part of the role, there will be a working rota to cover east coast AMER time zone three times per week and in case of a regulatory exam.

Responsibilities:
 Maintain and update RMO policy, procedures and retention schedule.
 Support the automation of manual processing of regulatory and non-regulatory records.
 Oversight of day-to-day operations within RMO.
 Assist in the transformation of the firms’ records management processes to meet organizational and regulatory requirements.
 Ability to operate in a complex environment, managing multiple complex initiatives covering global markets, technology, project management etc.
 Familiarity with current regulations related to Records Management.
 Perform records management governance assessments on new bank projects, ensuring RMO standards are being met and all records and regulations are being identified and adhered to.
 In coordination with the arraigned third party, facilitate the annual Designated Third Party (D3P) testing effort, validating compliance to SEC Rule 17a-4.
 Work closely with IT to provide system administration oversight for the bank's internal records repositories, ensuring records management criteria is being implemented and operability is running efficiently.
 Assist with analyzing, troubleshooting and resolving system issues and bugs.
 Develop and design records management training materials and courses for staff, promoting the policy and procedures.
 Monitor the Records Management Governance Tool, ensuring functional Records Retention Schedules are up to date and incorporate any regulatory or bank changes.
 Collaborate with a multitude of stakeholders to achieve compliance with recordkeeping/data annual certifications
 Lead WORM (Write Once, Read Many) Governance initiatives and processes to validate compliance
 Drive the RMO Change Management Governance Process by representing the RMO in various committees and managing events that could have an impact on recordkeeping requirements.

 Lead RMO third party vendor processes by managing records and information stored with third party vendors throughout the respective relationships.
 Assist with annual regulatory reporting.
 Develop, monitor, manage and evidence RMO controls to validate effectiveness and operability.

Technical skills:
 Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
 Knowledge of industry specific software is a bonus
 Desire to take ownership of objectives and drive results
 Facilitate and lead a collaborative environment, ensuring subject matter experts can work outside the box; engage people, helping them solve their own issues
 Identify, communicate and drive change within an organization
 Ability to multi-task on an ongoing basis
 Ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the firm

Soft skills:
 Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
 Positive, energetic and self-motivated team player with strong organizational skills
 Analytical, rigorous, with attention to details
 Flexibility: ability to work in a changing environment and covering different time zones
 Project management skills

Experience/ requirements:
 7-12 professional experience (Global markets experience mandatory)

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