Enterprise Risk Manager

Verve

$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in risk management or related fields
  • Strong understanding of enterprise and operational risk frameworks
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment
  • Excellent communication skills, especially with senior stakeholders
  • Ability to navigate and resolve ambiguous risk environments
  • Experience in a high-growth or fast-paced business context

Responsibilities

  • Act as a strategic advisor on various types of risks to leadership
  • Identify and prioritize risks across multiple domains
  • Drive initiatives from definition to execution for key risk issues
  • Lead cross-functional risk program efforts with clear outcomes
  • Develop risk frameworks and mitigation plans aligned with business goals
  • Embed risk considerations into business planning and decisions
  • Use risk management tools to establish reporting and governance processes
  • Promote a risk-aware culture that supports informed decision-making

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
  • Pre-tax FSA plans for Healthcare, Dependent care, and Commuting
  • Fringe Personalized Benefits Platform for lifestyle choices
  • 13 paid holidays, unlimited PTO, and 3 Wellness Days
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Encouragement of diverse backgrounds and non-traditional paths in hiring
Full Job Description
About the role

We're looking for someone who will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure the company manages risk thoughtfully while continuing to move quickly and grow responsibly. You'll be a strategic, detail-oriented Risk Manager to help identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the business as we scale. This is a high-impact role that sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, compliance, and execution.

This is a Hybrid Role and you will be expected to be in office 3-days a week.

What you will do
  • Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on enterprise, operational, regulatory, and commercial risk.
  • Identify, assess, prioritize, and monitor risks across the organization, including operational, financial, regulatory,
    contractual, and third-party risks
  • Own and drive initiatives aimed at addressing key risk items, from defining scope through execution and resolution
  • Lead cross-functional risk programs and remediation efforts, ensuring clear ownership, timelines, and outcomes
  • Develop and maintain pragmatic risk frameworks, controls, and mitigation plans aligned with business priorities
  • Partner with Legal, Finance, Product, Revenue, and Operations teams to embed risk considerations into planning,
    deal structures, and go-to-market decisions risk assessments for new products, partnerships, vendors, and market expansions, balancing risk exposure with commercial opportunity
  • Translate risk insights into clear, actionable recommendations that support decision-making
  • Establish reporting and governance processes, leveraging risk management platforms and tooling - to track risk
    exposure, initiative progress, and remediation status
  • Promote a risk-aware culture by enabling informed decisions without unnecessarily slowing the business
  • Stay ahead of evolving regulatory, market, and operational risks relevant to a growing organization

What success looks like
  • You influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment without relying on formal authority=
  • You take ownership of ambiguous risk issues and lead them through to resolution
  • You balance risk management with a strong commercial mindset, understanding how decisions impact growth,
    revenue, and customer relationships
  • You communicate clearly and confidently with senior stakeholders, even in complex or fast-moving situations
  • You thrive in a dynamic, high-growth environment with shifting priorities
  • You bring sound judgment, high integrity, and a practical, business-first approach to risk

What We Offer

Just a few of the benefits waiting for you at Verve:
  • Stay healthy and covered with our comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, and other Insurances
  • Support your long-term financial security with our 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
  • Save on everyday expenses with pre-tax FSA plans for Healthcare, Dependent care, and Commuting
  • Pick what matters most to you in our Fringe Personalized Benefits Platform, with a budget of $100/month: lifestyle, fitness, hobbies, travel, and more
  • Recharge with 13 paid holidays, unlimited PTO, and 3 Wellness Days throughout the year
  • Enjoy peace of mind with paid Parental Leave for life's important milestones
  • ... and even more reasons to join us!

We're open to allowing the right person to learn our industry on the job. We welcome diversity and non-traditional paths into all of our roles. We believe in hiring the right person as opposed to the right combination of keywords.

Communications regarding your application will only come from [redacted].com, [redacted].com, or [redacted].com email addresses.

Salary Range

$150,000-$180,000 USD

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