Digital Risk & Controls Leader

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a senior risk/compliance leader to oversee compliance reviews and enterprise risk management. The role guides first, second, and enterprise support units in executing the risk framework and performing risk assessments across initiatives.

You will coordinate continuity planning, incident investigations, and process improvements while ensuring regulatory alignment and audit readiness. Strong leadership and data-analysis skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Ten years of experience in finance, risk, or operations with underwriting experience.
• Ability to learn additional systems as needed.
• Ability to analyze data and derive facts.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation.
• People management experience 3+ years preferred.
• Banking/finance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of and the conduction of compliance reviews and oversight across entities and processes.
• Maintains documentation and reports to management regarding compliance issues.
• Provides information to regulatory agencies and monitors applicable laws and regulations.
• Serves as senior SME guiding risk management across frontline and enterprise units.
• Manages compliance processes and aligns current processes with policies.
• Reports to management and recommends error prevention strategies.
• Leads monitoring and remediation of operational risk events including root cause analysis.
• Analyzes new business initiatives and manages risk-related changes.
• Coordinates business continuity plans and conducts annual training and BIA testing.
• Conducts quality control audits in collaboration with operations departments.
• Acts as liaison to internal and external auditors and Regions Data Foundation.
• Works with business units to understand drivers and mitigate risk.
• Delivers risk identification and mitigation workshops and presentations.
• Ensures ongoing improvement of operating procedures to reduce risks.
• Ensures vendor risk management policy compliance and reviews contracts.

Skills

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Quality control audits

Business impact analysis

Risk assessment

Microsoft Office

Ability to learn additional systems

Effective communication

Work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Leads the development of and the conduction of compliance reviews and provides oversight of legal entities, business units, and processes


• Maintains documentation and reports to management regarding compliance and potential issues


• Provides requested information to regulatory agencies and monitors compliance with applicable laws and regulations


• Serves as senior subject-matter expert in providing guidance to first line, second line, and enterprise support units on the effective execution of operational risk management framework including risk and control self-assessments, new initiative risk assessments, operational risk/loss events, scenario analysis, emerging risk identification, and front line risk assessments


• Manages several compliance processes, comparing current process with identified process and policy


• Reports to management and provides recommendations for error prevention


• Leads the monitoring, evaluation, remediation of operations risk/loss events including root cause analysis and process improvement recommendations


• Analyzes new business initiatives and projects and manages risk-related changes


• Coordinates business continuity plans and conducts annual training and business impact analysis testing


• Conducts quality control audits, working with business line operations departments


• Serves as liaison to internal and external auditors and Regions Data Foundation


• Works with business unit to understand business, drivers, concerns, future plans, and offer support to mitigate risk


• Conducts presentations and workshop sessions on risk identification and mitigation


• Ensures continuous improvement in operating procedures to avoid risks


• Ensures compliance with vendor risk management policy and regulations, reviewing and analyzing contracts, agreements, and statements of work


• May maintain business unit Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed (RACI) chart

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field


• Ten (10) years of experience in finance, risk, or operations, with significant specific experience in business line operations or underwriting


• Ability to learn additional systems as needed


• Ability to research, analyze data, and derive facts


• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)


• Strong work ethic and self-motivation


• People management experience 3+ years minimum is preferred


• Banking/finance experience needed and preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in compliance reviews, operational risk management, and regulatory oversight, with a strong focus on process improvement and risk mitigation strategies. Proficient in analyzing business initiatives and managing compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Compliance Reviews


• Operational Risk Management


• Risk Assessment


• Process Improvement


• People Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Data Analysis


• Root Cause Analysis


• Quality Control Audits


• Business Impact Analysis


• Risk Control Self-Assessments


• Scenario Analysis


• Emerging Risk Identification


• Microsoft Office

Soft Skills

• Strong Work Ethic


• Self-Motivation


• Ability to Work Under Pressure


• Effective Communication

Industry Keywords

• Banking


• Finance


• Business Line Operations


• Vendor Risk Management


• Regulatory Compliance