A LAPC Control Execution Lead is a senior-level risk and control professional specializing in the governance and oversight of large or anomalous payment systems within the financial services industry. Professionals in these roles are pivotal in safeguarding an organization's financial integrity by ensuring robust controls are in place to monitor, detect, and mitigate risks associated with high-value or unusual payment transactions. For individuals with a deep expertise in operational risk and payment controls, LAPC Control Execution Lead jobs represent a critical and high-impact career path at the intersection of technology, compliance, and business operations. Typically, the core responsibility of a LAPC Control Execution Lead revolves around the end-to-end governance of the Large Anomalous Payment Control framework. This involves overseeing the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of operational risk policies, governance processes, and technology tools specifically designed for payment and fund movement systems. They act as a central point of oversight, working closely with various business lines and risk functions to ensure control designs are both effective and efficient. A key part of their role is to analyze and maintain a comprehensive inventory of controls linked to the LAPC rules engine, ensuring each control is properly owned, executed, and tested. Common responsibilities for professionals in this field include serving as an escalation point for control reviews, concerns, and breaches. They are tasked with researching and documenting best practices, developing insightful framework papers, and communicating key risk indicators (KRIs) and key risk control indicators (KRCIs) to relevant business units. Building and maintaining strong relationships across the organization is essential, as they must collaborate with business users and all three lines of defense to understand requirements and deliver on control and oversight mandates. They ensure that the organization's control environment for payments is not only compliant with internal and external regulations but is also streamlined and effective. The typical skills and requirements for LAPC Control Execution Lead jobs are extensive. Candidates are expected to have significant relevant experience in operational risk management, compliance, or a related control function within financial services. A strategic mindset with superior critical thinking and complex problem-solving abilities is non-negotiable. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are paramount for effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in Managers Control Assessment (MCA) frameworks and a deep understanding of payments operational risk and fund movement processes are standard prerequisites. Additional valued skills include experience in process mapping, risk assessments, and a working knowledge of other risk disciplines like market and credit risk. These roles demand a self-motivated, accountable individual capable of owning a strategy, process, or control portfolio and driving practical, innovative solutions.
