Chief Risk Officer

Martin Executive Recruiting; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin Executive Recruiting is seeking a Chief Risk Officer for a rapidly growing financial technology company in the United States. The successful candidate will develop and lead the enterprise risk management framework, ensuring effective oversight across various business risks.

This role requires significant enterprise risk leadership experience, ideally within regulated financial services. The Chief Risk Officer will partner with executive leadership, oversee risk assessment processes, and lead a high-performing risk team.

This position offers a remote work opportunity and a chance to contribute to a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise risk leadership experience within regulated financial services.
• Experience building risk frameworks during rapid growth or regulatory oversight.
• Ability to present risk assessments effectively to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise risk management program.
• Develop and maintain risk governance frameworks and reporting structures.
• Establish and oversee risk appetite, risk assessment, and monitoring processes.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Governance frameworks

Risk appetite assessment

Regulatory engagement

Leadership

Job description

Our client is a rapidly growing financial technology company operating within a highly regulated environment and expanding its enterprise risk management capabilities.

The Chief Risk Officer will be responsible for developing, leading, and continuously enhancing the company's enterprise risk framework, including governance, risk appetite, risk identification, assessment, monitoring, reporting, and regulatory engagement.

Working closely with executive leadership and the Board, the Chief Risk Officer will provide independent oversight across strategic, operational, financial, compliance, technology, cybersecurity, and emerging business risks.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise risk management program
• Develop and maintain risk governance frameworks and reporting structures
• Establish and oversee risk appetite, risk assessment, and monitoring processes
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic initiatives and new business activities
• Support regulatory examinations and ongoing regulatory engagement
• Present risk assessments and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board
• Build and lead a high-performing enterprise risk team

Successful candidates will bring significant enterprise risk leadership experience within regulated financial services, fintech, digital assets, banking, trust, payments, lending, or related environments. Experience building risk frameworks during periods of rapid growth, organizational transformation, or heightened regulatory oversight is particularly valuable.

Location: Remote - United States