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Compliance and Operational Risk Manager, Investment Solutions Group

Bank of America

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Compensation
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Location
Pennington, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

This role executes second-line compliance and operational risk oversight for a Front Line Unit, Control Function, and/or third parties. It ensures enterprise policies and procedures are implemented, identifies and mitigates risks, and provides independent oversight. The manager assesses controls, responds to regulatory inquiries and examinations, advises stakeholders on applicable regulations, and reviews risk and control assessments for themes and trends.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Credible ChallengeIssues ManagementProcess ManagementRegulatory KnowledgeRisk IdentificationRisk AssessmentProduct AcumenCompliance Risk PrinciplesConduct Risk PrinciplesCompliance Program ManagementOperational Risk PrinciplesAdvisoryMonitoringSurveillanceTestingRegulatory ComplianceReportingRisk ManagementCritical ThinkingInfluenceLegal InterpretationPolicy ManagementProcedure ManagementBusiness Process AnalysisDecision MakingNegotiationWritten Communication

Qualifications

Seven Years Relevant ExperienceAlternative Investments, CIO, or Treasury ProductsRegulatory Examination, Registration, or CertificationBachelor's Degree in Related FieldFinancial Services or Regulated Sector ExperienceMust Be 18+

Full job description

Compliance and Operational Risk Manager, Investment Solutions Group

Pennington, New Jersey;Jersey City, New Jersey

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Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for executing second line of defense compliance and operational risk oversight for a Front Line Unit, Control Function, and/or Third Parties. Key responsibilities include ensuring requirements of the Global Compliance Enterprise Policy, the Operational Risk Management Enterprise Policy (collectively “the Policies”), the Compliance and Operational Risk Management Program and Standard Operating Procedures are implemented and identifying, challenging, escalating, and mitigating risks in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

  • Assesses risks and effectiveness of Front Line Unit (FLU) processes and controls to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, while responding to regulatory inquiries, other audits, and examinations

  • Engages in activities to provide independent compliance and operational risk oversight of FLU or Control Function (CF) performance and any related third party/vendor relationships in alignment with the Global Compliance - Enterprise Policy, the Operational Risk Management - Enterprise Policy (collectively the Policies) and the Compliance and Operational Risk Management Program and Standard Operating Procedures

  • Identifies and escalates problems or issues that arise and drives actions to address the root causes that lead to compliance risk issues and/or operational risk losses

  • Manages inventory of processes, risks, controls, and associated metrics for risk appetite and limits, reporting violations of compliance or regulatory activities

  • Assists in the development of independent risk management reporting for respective area(s) of coverage as input into country/regional governance and management routines

  • Analyzes and interprets applicable laws, rules, and regulations to provide clear and practical advice to stakeholders, and identify and manage risks

  • Reviews and challenges FLU/CF process, risk, Single Process Inventory, and FLU/CF Risk and Control Self-Assessment related to themes or trends, while monitoring the regulatory environment to identify regulatory changes applicable to area(s) of coverage

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in a compliance or risk 2nd line function

  • Experience with Alternative Investments, CIO, or treasury products

  • May require regulatory examination/registration or certification, depending on jurisdiction and role

Desired Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

  • Experience in financial services and/or a similarly regulated sector

Preferred Technical Skills:

  • Credible Challenge

  • Issues Management & Resolution

  • Process Management & Inventory

  • Regulatory Knowledge

  • Risk Identification & Assessment

  • Products, Services & Acumen

  • Compliance Risk Principles

  • Conduct Risk Principles

  • Compliance & Operational Risk Program Management

  • Operational Risk Principles

Skills:

  • Advisory

  • Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

  • Regulatory Compliance

  • Reporting

  • Risk Management

  • Critical Thinking

  • Influence

  • Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations

  • Issue Management

  • Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management

  • Business Process Analysis

  • Decision Making

  • Negotiation

  • Process Management

  • Written Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Bank of America and its affiliates consider for employment and hire qualified candidates without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our teammates.

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Bank of America aims to create a workplace free from the dangers and resulting consequences of illegal and illicit drug use and alcohol abuse. Our Drug-Free Workplace and Alcohol Policy (“Policy”) establishes requirements to prevent the presence or use of illegal or illicit drugs or unauthorized alcohol on Bank of America premises and to provide a safe work environment.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. Should you be offered a role with Bank of America, your hiring manager will provide you with information on the in-office expectations associated with your role. These expectations are subject to change at any time and at the sole discretion of the Company. To the extent you have a disability or sincerely held religious belief for which you believe you need a reasonable accommodation from this requirement, you must seek an accommodation through the Bank’s required accommodation request process before your first day of work.

This communication provides information about certain Bank of America benefits. Receipt of this document does not automatically entitle you to benefits offered by Bank of America. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this communication. However, if there are discrepancies between this communication and the official plan documents, the plan documents will always govern. Bank of America retains the discretion to interpret the terms or language used in any of its communications according to the provisions contained in the plan documents. Bank of America also reserves the right to amend or terminate any benefit plan in its sole discretion at any time for any reason.

Investment products offered through MLPF&S and insurance and annuity products offered through MLLA:

Are Not FDIC Insured Are Not Bank Guaranteed May Lose Value

Are Not Deposits Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency Are not a condition to Any Banking Service or Activity

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (also referred to as “MLPF&S” or “Merrill”) makes available certain investment products sponsored, managed, distributed or provided by companies that are affiliates of Bank of America Corporation (“BofA Corp.”). MLPF&S is a registered broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, Member SIPC and a wholly owned subsidiary of BofA Corp. Insurance and annuity products are offered through Merrill Lynch Life Agency Inc., a licensed insurance agency and wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation.

Trust, fiduciary and investment management services are provided by Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC and wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BofA Corp.”).

Bank of America Private Bank is a division of Bank of America, N.A.

Banking products are provided by Bank of America, N.A. and affiliated banks, Members FDIC and wholly owned subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,796 open Compliance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • New Jersey median$128–200K/yr78 salary ranges
  • US median$24–29/hr158 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 102 open Compliance jobs in New Jersey and 2,796 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Compliance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,374 postings).
Education
1,193 of the 2,796 open Compliance jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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