Enterprise Risk Manager

A leading payments company is seeking an experienced risk professional to help advance and mature its enterprise risk capabilities. This individual will work across business and support functions to strengthen risk governance, improve risk visibility, and drive consistent risk management practices throughout the organization.

This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and provides an opportunity to influence the development of risk programs within a dynamic and evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Help enhance and maintain the organization's enterprise risk management program and supporting governance structure.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and monitoring activities across business functions.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve processes related to risk and control self-assessments, issue tracking, remediation oversight, and risk reporting.
• Develop meaningful risk metrics and reporting to support management decision-making and board-level oversight.
• Contribute to the refinement of risk tolerance frameworks and enterprise risk monitoring practices.
• Evaluate emerging business, operational, technology, and regulatory risks and communicate potential impacts.
• Support governance committees through reporting, analysis, and risk insights.
• Assist with the development of policies, standards, and procedures that promote strong risk management practices.
• Participate in strategic initiatives, technology implementations, and process improvement efforts from a risk perspective.
• Foster accountability and a strong risk culture throughout the organization.

Desired Background

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk, Risk Governance, or a related function.
• Experience within banking, payments, fintech, or other highly regulated financial services environments.
• Strong understanding of risk assessments, risk reporting, key risk indicators, issue management, and governance processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting organizational change, system implementations, or transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with GRC platforms such as Archer or similar risk management technologies is preferred.
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations impacting financial institutions and payment organizations is beneficial.