Business Unit Risk Leader

Truist Financial; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid holidays

Job summary

Truist Financial Corporation is seeking a Business Unit Risk Officer I to serve as a first-line risk leader for assigned Business Units in the Charlotte, NC area. The role focuses on identifying, understanding, and elevating risk in alignment with enterprise expectations, including issues management, RCSA, KRIs, risk appetite, and remediation oversight.

In-office five days a week. The candidate will translate risk requirements into practical execution, advise on various risk areas, and report

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field, or equivalent education.
• 6+ years of experience in a financial institution with emphasis on risk management or equivalent.
• Experience in compliance and operational risk mitigation and remediation.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills in complex environments and with senior leadership.
• Proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.
• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk advice and serve as a trusted first-line risk leader and SME to assigned Business Unit across all risk types.
• Translate enterprise resiliency, risk, and control requirements into practical business routines, execution plans, evidence expectations, and leader-ready insights.
• Assess and advise on resiliency, operational, technology, third-party, data, workforce, facilities, and process risks that could impact business execution, client outcomes, or operational readiness.
• Partner with Enterprise Resiliency, second line risk, technology, operations, and business leaders to identify control gaps, provide effective challenge, support issue remediation, and strengthen preparedness across resiliency and risk programs.
• Aggregate, monitor, and communicate risk insights through governance routines, executive reporting, testing outcomes, emerging risk monitoring, and timely escalation of material concerns, with a focus on clear so what implications for business leaders.
• Partner with teammates across assigned business areas to identify, elevate, and remediate risk and control gaps, driving accountability, sustainable fixes, and alignment with Enterprise Risk Management programs and policy.
• Assess, test, and effectively challenge assigned Business Units to support self-identification of control weaknesses, evaluate remediation quality, and confirm issues are resolved in a timely and sustainable manner.
• Aggregate, synthesize, and communicate risk results in plain language so stakeholders understand risk themes, business impacts, decisions needed, and escalation points for Business Unit leaders and committees.
• Monitor and report on emerging risks that may impact Business Unit partners and Truist, using data, stakeholder feedback, issue trends, control results, and external/internal signals to support proactive risk management.
• Oversee risk appetite and business risk strategy by supporting risk identification, acceptance, prioritization, escalation, and decision-making for current and emerging risks.
• Understand Business Unit goals, priorities, and transformation activity; provide risk management expertise on strategic initiatives; and bring forward practical solutions that balance risk reduction, business execution, and client impact.
• Other activities and special projects, as deemed required.

Skills

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project management

Time management

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field

Equivalent education and related training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Truist Financial Corporation is seeking a Business Unit Risk Officer I to serve as a first-line risk leader for assigned Business Units in the Charlotte, NC area. The role focuses on identifying, understanding, and elevating risk in alignment with enterprise expectations, including issues management, RCSA, KRIs, risk appetite, and remediation oversight.

In-office five days a week. The candidate will translate risk requirements into practical execution, advise on various risk areas, and report