Description
Review, evaluate, and analyze business processes and risk drivers, and design programs and controls to manage, reduce, or transfer exposure to operational, financial, compliance, and strategic risks. May conduct assessments and monitor adherence to risk frameworks, policies, and applicable laws and regulations. May be employed in the public or private sector.
- • Recommend or escalate suspension of activities that exceed risk tolerances.
- • Recommend mitigation strategies for high-risk processes, systems, or vendors.
- • Investigate incidents and near-misses to determine root causes and preventive actions.
- • Evaluate the adequacy of controls, capacity, or environmental factors that influence risk exposure.
- • Develop and maintain risk monitoring programs, such as KRI dashboards, stress tests, and scenario analyses.
- • Assess business units, processes, and systems for compliance with risk policies and regulations.
- • Collaborate with Operations, IT, Security, Finance, and Legal to implement control or remediation plans.
- • Conduct risk awareness training and demonstrate the use of risk tools and frameworks.
- • Provide new-employee orientations on risk policies and develop supporting materials.
- • Collect and validate data from systems, surveys, or third parties for risk analysis.
- • Investigate risk-related complaints, control breaches, or allegations of noncompliance.
- • Coordinate required disclosures and right-to-know communications on material risks.
- • Maintain and update business continuity and incident response plans.
- • Develop and maintain control testing and continuous monitoring programs.
- • Verify availability and readiness of critical safeguards, backups, and contingency resources.
- • Conduct risk audits and site or process assessments, including third-party reviews.
- • Coordinate due diligence and data collection for high-risk initiatives or vendors.
- • Maintain enterprise risk registers, issue logs, and mitigation tracking systems.
- • Prepare documentation for risk acceptance, transfer, insurance placement, or remediation approvals.
- • Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to measure exposures and control effectiveness.
- • Analyze loss, incident, and KRI data to identify trends and emerging risks.
- • Write risk assessments, reports, and presentations for management and regulators.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
