Full Job Description
The Business Risk Senior Consultant supporting Technology, Data & Operations, is responsible for operationalizing risk management and front-line risk activities across assigned areas. They will act as the connective tissue between AI/Product Engineering, business process owners, and independent risk functions, translating policy, standards, and risk requirements into processes, controls, and decision points that are implemented, evidenced, and monitored across the AI lifecycle. They will lead a team of risk professionals and partner with technology and business leadership to identify, assess, monitor, and escalate risks related to business operations, emerging technologies, AI adoption, and strategic transformation. They will establish monitoring, KRIs, issue management, and reporting to demonstrate effective AI risk management and promotes business ownership, accountability, and risk-informed decision-making.
*** Role is NOT remote ***
*** In office expectations are 5 days per week. ***
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Risk Culture & Operational Integration
1. Advise business managers and leadership on strategic execution of enterprise risk programs and governance practices, providing guidance on the identification, assessment, and escalation of operational, control, and regulatory risks within assigned business areas.
2. Shape resolution of risk and governance issues by influencing business ownership and accountability, reinforcing governance expectations and enterprise risk requirements through strategic stakeholder engagement and risk-based guidance.
Governance, Reporting & Leadership Support
3. Advise on governance forums, reporting processes, and escalation routines, providing expert analysis and interpretation of KRIs, operational risk metrics, and governance reporting to inform leadership decision-making and enhance oversight
4. Guide the development and enhancement of governance deliverables and reporting outputs, including governance materials, action tracking, and remediation oversight, ensuring alignment with enterprise requirements and enabling accurate, timely insights for stakeholders.
Business Coordination & Operational Support
5. Facilitate coordination of governance activities, stakeholder communications, and enterprise partner engagement, including collaboration with ECCO, Compliance, Audit, Legal, and other governance functions to support aligned risk management and oversight.
6. Guide audit, regulatory, and enterprise readiness efforts, providing subject matter expertise for examinations, reviews, remediation activities, and operational readiness for business initiatives and governance programs.
Business-Specific Risk Support & Execution
7. Advise on enterprise risk program activities, including RCSA, issue management, risk monitoring, and remediation tracking, providing insight and interpretation across supported business areas.
8. Guide implementation of risk management requirements and governance practices, offering risk-based input on operational monitoring, business-specific governance needs, and corrective action planning to strengthen overall risk posture.
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, Public Administration, or equivalent professional experience
2. 7+ years of experience in operational risk management, governance, compliance, audit, controls, enterprise risk management, or related disciplines
3. Understanding of operational risk management frameworks, governance processes, issue management activities, and remediation practices
4. Experience supporting governance reporting, audits, examinations, and risk management programs
5. Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills
6. Ability to manage multiple priorities and support governance execution activities
7. Strong organizational and problem-solving capabilities
Required Qualifications:
1. Experience leading or supporting Technology, Cybersecurity, AI, model risk management, or emerging technology governance programs, ideally in a first-line or front-line risk role.
2. Working knowledge of AI/ML technologies, generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and agentic or autonomous AI, with an understanding of related risks, including hallucination, bias, data leakage, prompt injection, third-party model risk, and explainability.
3. Familiarity with industry AI and risk frameworks and regulatory guidance, such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001, SR 11-7 model risk management guidance, and the EU AI Act.
4. Experience designing or applying risk-tiering and classification approaches that route AI and technology initiatives to the right level of review, balancing control rigor with speed of delivery.
5. Experience developing or implementing governance frameworks, control inventories, risk taxonomies, policies, standards, and monitoring programs for Technology, Cybersecurity, AI, or emerging technologies, including embedding controls into the development and delivery lifecycle.
6. Experience building KRIs, control testing, and issue management routines and producing governance reporting for senior management and board-level forums.
7. Experience supporting regulatory examinations, internal audit activities, and senior governance forums involving technology, data, cybersecurity, AI, or related risks.
8. Experience supporting large-scale technology modernization, cloud transformation, data transformation, or digital innovation initiatives, including third-party and vendor risk considerations.
9. Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority in highly regulated environments, including presenting risk positions to senior leaders.
10. Financial services experience supporting technology, data, operations, cybersecurity, or AI risk functions.
