RCA ANALYST I

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Job Summary: BBVA seeks a professional to provide comprehensive support in operational risk management—from intake through monitoring and mitigation—fostering a risk-aware culture. Key Highlights: 1. Develop initiatives for continuous improvement of the control model. 2. Collaborate in monitoring operational risk management. 3. Promote team engagement in proactive risk management. **Want to advance your professional career?** BBVA is a global company with over 160 years of history, operating in more than 25 countries where we serve over 80 million customers. We are more than 121\.000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with diverse profiles—including finance specialists, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers, and designers. Our people make the difference in our success. **Employment Type:** Regular (Indefinite) **What Are We Looking For?** **Responsibilities:** 1\. Provide support in managing the operational risk (OR) intake workflow, aligned with risk types within your scope (e.g., third party, technology, people, etc.). 2\. Support end-to-end analysis of the OR assessment lifecycle—from intake through monitoring—to ensure all risks are covered and mitigated. 3\. Identify technological risk levels, monitor implementation of minimum controls, and identify weaknesses for high-risk areas. 4\. Monitor outsourced services and track invoice payments and ANS compliance to load them into GOS—including testing of such items. 5\. Conduct Risk \& Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) for identified risks as part of evaluating critical processes reviewed under annual planning. 6\. Collaborate in monitoring operational risk management within the area, assessing the design and effectiveness of mitigation and control measures. 7\. Promote proactive operational risk management among area teams through committee presentations and awareness initiatives. 8\. Develop initiatives for continuous improvement of control model components and seek synergies with model stakeholders to strengthen collective resilience. 9\. Support assigned testing activities to ensure control robustness and identify improvement opportunities. 10\. Manage the GEUC inventory (identification, tiering, implementation of control frameworks, and monitoring). 11\. Perform recertification of access rights for distributed applications and critical Host (3270\) transactions. 12\. Promote risk culture through control workshops, Risk News distribution, Sharings, and training sessions. 13\. Support the operational risk intake workflow for services outsourced by subsidiaries. 14\. Monitor outsourced services and track invoice payments and ANS compliance to load them into GOS—including testing of such items. As this involves a subsidiary, related processes must be initiated prior to loading risks and controls. 15\. Perform testing on risks and controls loaded into MIGRO that belong to subsidiaries within the area’s scope. 16\. Provide advisory and hands-on support to process owners in managing operational risks inherent to the business nature of subsidiaries within the area’s scope. 17\. Carry out other duties assigned by leadership and drive continuous improvement. **Requirements:** * Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Law, or related fields. * Preferred: Specialization or postgraduate studies in Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Regulation, Auditing, Compliance, or related disciplines. * Experience: More than 6 years’ experience in Corporate Governance, Regulatory Management, Operational Risk, Internal Control, Auditing, or Compliance. * Mandatory: Experience in banking or financial institutions. * Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, responding to audits and supervisory reviews, regulatory management, or strengthening the Control Model. * Preferred: Experience executing RCSA processes, control testing, or Control Model management. * Knowledge: Corporate Governance; Regulatory Management; Operational Risk and Control Model; Auditing and Internal Control; Project Management. * Tools: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint). Power BI, Looker Studio, or analytics tools are preferred. Familiarity with MIGRO or other risk management tools is preferred. **Responsible Banking** --------------------- Our responsible banking model **aims to build a more inclusive and sustainable society.** Because the future of finance is financing the future. We began with the spirit of helping others make the best financial decisions—and that spirit remains today, driving us forward with innovation and digital transformation, while ensuring everyone can seize the opportunities of this new era. **Diversity** -------------- At BBVA, we believe that having a **diverse team** makes us a better bank. For this reason, we **actively support diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity**, regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and other factors. We cultivate a collaborative and inclusive work environment that allows each person to bring forth their best self. **Our Values** -------------------- **Our values define our identity** and serve as the driving force behind realizing our purpose, guiding all our actions and decisions. **Legal Requirements** If the position you are applying for is located outside the country where you currently reside, you may need to obtain a visa and/or work permit and/or residence permit, and comply with any other requirements mandated by local labor and immigration regulations—or applicable professional regulations—for that position in the relevant country. Should you be selected as the final candidate, BBVA may assist you in processing the corresponding permit/visa, provided that, should any circumstance arise—(i.) the required visa and/or work permit and/or residence permit is not issued, or (ii.) any other requirements mandated by local labor and/or immigration and/or professional regulations applicable to the role in that country are not fulfilled—you will regrettably be excluded from the position. Likewise, if you already hold a valid visa and/or work permit and/or residence permit for the relevant country, please indicate so when applying for the position.