Tonya Hummers, Managing Director at Protiviti, speaks with Sarah Olthoff, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Risk Officer at Discover, about talent management, the nature of work, and the skills risk roles need most.
Sarah K. Olthoff serves as a Senior Vice President of Business Risk Programs at Discover Financial Services. In this role, Sarah is responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of the business risk management program across the enterprise. This program include the Business Risk Offices that directly support Discover’s business units as well as centralized risk management functions that enable consistent and effective execution of risk activities, such as Change Management, Issue Management, and Risk Reporting. Prior to this role, Sarah served as VP, Internal Audit overseeing the Regulatory Compliance Audit Program, which provides independent assurance around regulatory compliance and financial crimes risk.
Show Notes
01:57 Career Journey
03:51 Culture at Discover
08:58 Who are your role models?
10:54 Resiliency in the workplace
15:57 Skills needed in talent
25:53 Differences between talent market and tech market
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