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At Brown Brothers Harriman, we believe no job is too big or small for any of us to handle if it helps our clients. We value passionate, committed people who enjoy collaborating with others to find new solutions to complex business challenges. We are looking for the type of person who speaks their mind, truly listens and steps outside their role to add value wherever they can. You are driven to get things done and view obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution. Above all, we seek someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in protecting and enhancing our client's financial well-being. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial environment where you can learn and thrive, Brown Brothers Harriman is the right place for you.
Join us as our Custody and Digital Assets Risk Analyst.
BBH is seeking a risk professional to support the risk and governance oversight of traditional and digital asset servicing activities. This role requires an understanding of the operational, regulatory, and control complexities associated with a diverse range of products and services, including custody operations, corporate actions, income and tax entitlements processes, ETF servicing and transfer agent activities, and digital asset custodial models and practices. The successful candidate will help identify, assess, and manage risks arising from evolving products, processes, technologies, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities Include:

• Support the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancements of risk governance frameworks for traditional and digital asset servicing activities.
• Partner with business operations, technology, and other control functions to evaluate new products, process changes, and strategic initiatives ensuring appropriate risk identification and control designs are factored.
• Coordination of regulatory guidance for risk framework implementation from organizations such as SEC, NYDFS, FINRA and OCC
• Work with and implement effective models of continuous monitoring and self-assessment.
• Review incident management practices and corrective actions with internal teams, and escalating matters to senior management as needed.
• Work with business and technology leads to evaluate change management needs of evolving technology to the control environment.
• Ensuring reporting to management is clear, concise and timely.
• Promote a culture of risk awareness, transparency and escalation across the engaged lines of business.
• Identify, assess and escalate trends, control weaknesses and support the development of sustainable solutions for the management of risk in the business.
• Assess industry or market trends on the overall design and effectiveness of the business line controls.
• Develop and support training initiatives for InServ staff to promote risk awareness, risk culture and understanding of fundamental control principles.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Business, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 3-7 years' experience in operational custody servicing, risk management, digital assets, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of traditional and digital asset servicing frameworks, inclusive of blockchain technologies, cryptocurrency ecosystems, tokenized security practices and digital asset custody models.
• Familiarity with risk analysis and trending on workflow events and control evaluation.
• Familiarity with complex asset structures and practices.
• Experience in assessing and defining risks associated with change management programs and evolving technology.
• Experience evaluating operational controls and risk frameworks within financial institutions.
• Knowledge of risk management principles and frameworks inclusive of Risk and Control Self-Assessment, control testing and incident management practices.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to synthesize complex technical and operational concepts into clear risk narratives for business and senior leadership audiences.

Salary Range
NJ: $120,000 - 150,000 base salary + annual bonus target
BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck-providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.
We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn't meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.
About BBH:
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.
We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development-so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice-creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.
We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often-pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.
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