Operational Risk Program Lead
$86.21k - $141.64kGuardian Life
- # Operational Risk Program LeadApplyremote type: Hybrid - In office 3 days per weeklocations: Bethlehem: New Yorktime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R000109492The Operational Risk Program Lead is a key contributor to how the organization understands, manages, and communicates operational risk. This role supports multiple risk disciplines and evolving risk domains including operational, third-party, technology, cyber, model, data, and AI risk by helping translate complex risk information into reliable insights that leaders can use to make informed decisions.Rather than owning individual risk outcomes, the analyst enables strong risk practice across the enterprise by strengthening the quality of risk information and helping ensure insights are timely, consistent, and decision ready. The role balances disciplined execution with professional judgement and offers exposure across the organization.**You will****Coordinate Risk Process Execution*** Coordinate key processes facilitated in ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management (IRM) (e.g., risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs) and issue and event management), including scheduling, facilitation support, workflow lifecycle coordination (intake/triage, analysis/assessment, escalation/assignment, and noncompliance management), and quality review to ensure timely, decision-useful outcomes.* Coordinate platform-driven aggregation cycles (risk assessments, control attestations, and issue updates) across risk domains by setting cadence, tracking completion, and driving follow-up so roll-up inputs are refreshed on time.* Support cross-team calibration of risk and control ratings and thresholds to promote consistent interpretation and comparable results across domains prior to aggregation.* Support coordination of risk activities across multiple domains, including model, data, and AI-related oversight, help ensure assessments, issues, reporting, and governance activities remain aligned.**Deliver Risk Reporting*** Analyze risk assessment results and dependency roll-ups to identify trends, concentrations, and emerging risk themes across business processes, applications, and third parties.* Produce and distribute risk dashboards, KRI reporting, and compliance status summaries from ServiceNow for leadership, risk committees, and business unit stakeholders, delivering executive-ready narratives that support decisions and prioritization.* Identify opportunities to improve reporting automation and data visualization.**Maintain Data Quality*** Help promote the completeness, consistency, and traceability of risk information, including model, data, and AI-related records and supporting evidence.* Ensure issues, risks, controls, and supporting evidence are connected across key items (business process, applications, third party, and engagement) so stakeholders can understand enterprise-wide impact, ownership, and downstream dependencies.* Support regulatory compliance program activities within ServiceNow, including mapping of regulatory requirements (e.g., NYDFS Part 500, NIST CSF 2.0, etc.) to control objectives and compliance profiles.**Platform Enablement*** Support implementation and enhancement initiatives by helping identify process gaps and improvement opportunities, participating in UAT testing, validating data migration, and contributing to process documentation to enable effective adoption.* Support ERM working groups and recurring governance forums by tracking decisions, configuration impacts, and action-item follow-ups, ensuring changes in one domain are communicated and reflected appropriately across others.* Serve as a point of contact for business unit risk coordinators, providing guidance on platform usage, assessment completion, and issue management workflows.* Contribute to the development and maintenance of training materials and user guides for TPRM, IRM, and BCM stakeholders.**You are*** Detail‐oriented professional who ensures accuracy, consistency, and completeness across ServiceNow records and reporting.* Adaptable and resilient, thriving in dynamic environments with evolving regulatory expectations and platform capabilities.* Clear and effective communicator who conveys risk concepts to both technical and non‐technical audiences.* Continuous learner who proactively stays current on ServiceNow platform capabilities and emerging industry risk practices, and who is interested in growing into broader risk advisory, ERM, or platform enablement responsibilities over time.**You have*** Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.* 3–5 years of experience in operational risk, compliance, or GRC roles within financial services or insurance.* Experience working with ServiceNow IRM (or an equivalent GRC platform) to support risk registers, control libraries, issue management, and reporting; strong candidates may also demonstrate the ability to learn new platforms quickly.* Strong understanding of risk assessment frameworks (e.g., RCSA, KRI monitoring, risk scoring methodologies).* Familiarity with regulatory requirements applicable to insurance or financial services (e.g., NYDFS, NAIC, MAR, HIPAA).* Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to translate technical data into business-relevant insights.* Familiarity with risk management concepts across operational and non-financial risk domains; exposure to model, data, or AI governance is a plus.* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.**Reporting Relationship**This position reports to the Head of Business Risk & Resiliency Program Initiatives, who reports to our Head of Operational Risk within Enterprise Risk Management.**Location**Hybrid role - 3 days in office in the Hudson Yards, NYC or Bethlehem, PA office; 2 days WFH**Salary Range:**$86,210.00 - $141,635.00The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.**Our Promise**At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.**Inspire Well-Being**As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at *Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.* **Equal Employment Opportunity** Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. **Accommodations** Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site. **Visa Sponsorship** Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.
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