<p>Our client is a foreign bank looking for an experienced Operational Risk Consultant to join our team on a contract basis. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with expertise in operational risk management and a proven ability to address regulatory challenges. You will lead initiatives to strengthen risk frameworks and ensure alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory standards.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities include:</p><p>• Lead the development and implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) in accordance with enterprise risk principles and regulatory requirements.</p><p>• Manage the rollout of operational risk programs across various risk categories, ensuring consistency and effectiveness.</p><p>• Establish governance structures to support oversight and reporting of operational risks.</p><p>• Design and maintain dashboards and key risk indicators (KRIs) to monitor the operational risk profile.</p><p>• Prepare detailed reports for senior management and board-level stakeholders, highlighting key risk insights.</p><p>• Monitor regulatory changes and update internal policies to ensure compliance.</p><p>• Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments to define risk profiles and aggregate operational risk exposures.</p><p>• Enhance operational risk taxonomy to improve the identification, assessment, and reporting of risks.</p>
<p>Our client is a major law firm looking for a senior level consultant to act as Head of Risk & Compliance. This role has the potential to subsequently convert to a permanent role and it is onsite 3 days a week at our client's office either in Midtown Manhattan, New Haven, or Greenwich.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Primary Responsibilities</u></strong></p><p><strong>Strategic Leadership:</strong> Direct the US-based risk and compliance function, aligning regional strategies with global standards and overseeing the performance of a dedicated departmental team.</p><p><strong>Operational Governance:</strong> Manage the full lifecycle of new business intake (NBI), including complex conflicts resolution, ethical screens, and the negotiation of engagement terms or waivers.</p><p><strong>Regulatory & Policy Oversight:</strong> Lead "horizon scanning" to identify emerging legal trends, drafting and updating internal policies to ensure the firm remains compliant with state and federal legislation.</p><p><strong>Financial & Professional Integrity:</strong> Coordinate with AML, Sanctions, and Professional Indemnity managers to mitigate financial crime risks and support the management of professional liability claims.</p><p><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership (Finance, HR, and Counsel) on sensitive regulatory matters, professional ethics, and high-risk decision-making.</p><p><strong>Risk Mitigation for Growth:</strong> Provide structured risk assessments for major firm initiatives, such as lateral partner hiring, new office launches, and high-stakes client matters.</p><p><strong>Training & Quality Assurance:</strong> Design and deliver comprehensive training programs for attorneys and staff regarding confidentiality, information handling, and ethical obligations.</p><p><strong>Data & Reporting:</strong> Maintain critical risk registers and deliver high-level reporting to the Partnership Board, ensuring transparency on departmental performance and risk exposure.</p>
<p><strong><em>Robert Half is partnering with our client, a Fortune 500 insurance provider, in this search for a Change Management Consultant to support a large-scale transformation initiative within a complex, enterprise-level organization. This role will be instrumental in driving organizational readiness, reducing risk, and enabling successful adoption of change across a workforce of 30,000+ employees.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Remote (EST)</p><p><strong>Hours: </strong>Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST</p><p><strong>Duration:</strong> 12-month contract w/ potential to convert</p><p><strong>Pay Rate:</strong> $63-68/hour</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p><p>The Change Management Consultant will lead end-to-end change strategy and execution for a high-impact transformation program within a large enterprise environment. This role requires a hands-on consultant who can operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering closely with senior leadership, including C-suite stakeholders, to align on change priorities and drive adoption across the organization.</p><p><br></p><p>The ideal candidate brings deep experience supporting enterprise-scale change initiatives impacting tens of thousands of employees, with a strong foundation in structured change methodologies and the ability to translate theory into actionable, measurable outcomes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead comprehensive change management efforts across large-scale transformation programs, including strategy development, planning, execution, and measurement</li><li>Conduct organizational impact assessments to evaluate change readiness, identify risks, and define mitigation strategies</li><li>Develop and implement detailed change management and communication plans to support employee adoption and engagement</li><li>Facilitate stakeholder interviews and executive-level discussions, synthesizing insights into actionable recommendations</li><li>Present change strategies, progress updates, and risk mitigation plans to senior leadership and program stakeholders</li><li>Drive employee readiness, behavior change, and workforce enablement, ensuring alignment across leadership and middle management</li><li>Monitor and measure the effectiveness of change initiatives using analytics and feedback loops, adjusting strategies as needed</li><li>Partner cross-functionally with program leadership, including CIO and HR leadership, as well as workstream teams and external partners</li><li>Identify resistance points and proactively develop solutions to ensure smooth adoption and minimize disruption</li><li>Support change management maturity assessments and contribute to long-term organizational capability building</li></ul>