Risk Manager

Description

Please note that this posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment opportunity with Fortune 500 Company. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through clients approved 3rd party Direct Source provider for the duration of the specified project and will not be an employee of client.

Risk Manager — Product Quality

Responsible for managing the coordination and execution of product quality and risk investigation programs within a fast-paced, international environment. This role partners closely with stakeholders, vendors, investigators, and cross-functional teams to ensure products meet fortune 500 companies quality and safety expectations.

The Risk Manager will oversee operational workflows, manage capacity, identify and resolve investigation blockers, and drive process improvements that improve quality, efficiency, and cost. This is a hands-on role requiring strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to use data to identify opportunities and make operational decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operational flow of product investigations, ensuring work is completed within capacity and quality expectations.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand product requirements, investigation needs, and business priorities.
• Coordinate with vendors to obtain products and resolve operational or logistical issues.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, capacity needs, process gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives using data and Kaizen principles.
• Identify and remove blockers impacting investigation timelines, quality, or capacity.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders through regular business reviews and weekly syncs.
• Support the development and training of international teams, including work redistribution and operational planning.
• Lead cross-functional projects focused on improving investigation efficiency, reducing costs, and optimizing resource allocation.
• Conduct research and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership and partner teams.
• Manage processes independently as an individual contributor while influencing investigators, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Respond to vendor and stakeholder escalations and drive issues through resolution.
• Operate effectively in an ambiguous environment, identifying gaps and determining opportunities to improve existing processes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, preferably STEM, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in risk management, product compliance, product testing, operations, program management, or a related field.
• Experience working with product compliance, product quality, safety, or testing processes .
• Strong data analysis skills with experience working with large datasets and independently pulling, manipulating, and interpreting data.
• Experience driving process optimization, continuous improvement, or operational efficiency initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Ability to operate independently, prioritize competing needs, and make decisions in ambiguous situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an companies Operations, Risk, Regulatory, or Program Management environment.
• Experience working in a technology or product-focused company.
• Exposure to ETL, AI/ML, or other technical/data environments.
• Experience with product authentication, regulatory compliance, or product testing.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and reducing operational or logistical costs.
• Experience supporting international or geographically distributed teams.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to client.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $87.77/hour - $99.48/hour.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

Pay Rate Range

Min Pay Rate$87.77

Max Pay Rate$99.48