Director, Enterprise Risk Management

Role Overview

The Director of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) plays a pivotal role, reporting directly to the Head of Risk. This position demands a proactive, hands-on leader who thrives on addressing intricate challenges and driving the execution of scalable risk frameworks. The role involves partnering with various business units to identify, evaluate, monitor, and reduce enterprise risks while employing AI and automation to continually enhance risk management processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and constantly refine the ERM framework, including risk taxonomy, registers, governance structures, policies, standards, and risk appetite definitions.
• Perform comprehensive risk evaluations across the enterprise, independently overseeing major business, operational, technological, financial, regulatory, and strategic risks.
• Collaborate with business leaders to formulate feasible mitigation approaches and verify the effectiveness of control mechanisms and remediation activities.
• Keep abreast of emerging risks, support risk assessments for new products, initiatives, partnerships, and third-party relationships, and ensure prompt resolution of concerns.
• Leverage AI, automation, analytics, and contemporary tools to continually streamline risk management procedures, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and scalability.
• Advocate and integrate robust risk management practices across cross-functional teams and back enterprise-wide transformation programs.
• Prepare executive-level dashboards, reports, and board materials that succinctly outline enterprise risk exposures, mitigation measures, and arising patterns.
• Translate complex risk information into actionable insights for senior management, board members, and regulatory stakeholders.

Qualifications and Expectations

• Between 7 and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Operational Risk, or Compliance domains.
• Demonstrated success in developing and deploying enterprise risk frameworks and steering enterprise-wide risk assessments.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, lean organizational setting.
• Background in regulated sectors such as financial services, fintech, digital assets, banking, or payment industries.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ERM principles, governance, internal controls, and operational risk considerations.
• Familiarity with regulatory environments including NYDFS, SEC, MiCA, or comparable frameworks is advantageous.
• A builder’s mindset focused on process innovation and enhancement.
• Strong analytical capabilities, problem-solving aptitude, and project management proficiency.
• Experience applying AI, automation, and current technological solutions to elevate operational efficiency.
• Exceptional skills in stakeholder engagement, executive communication, and influencing without direct authority to drive desired outcomes.