Director, Risk Management – Information Security

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Arizona seeks an experienced Senior Risk Manager to lead a high-performing information security and risk team, strengthening the organization’s security posture and governance across the enterprise.

You will guide risk identification, measurement, monitoring, and reporting, work with control partners to meet risk objectives, and leverage frameworks and stress-testing to support decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, or related field, or 4 years of relevant education/experience.
• 8 years of risk management, regulatory or operations experience in financial services or related fields; OR advanced degree with 6 years of relevant experience; OR PhD with 4 years.
• 3 years of direct team lead or management experience.
• Advanced risk management experience in a complex institution or matrixed environment in banking/financial services.
• Conflict resolution expertise and ability to influence at all levels of management.
• Experience leading with internal and external partners in a collaborative environment.
• Data analysis skills and data-driven decision-making.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of Information Security and Cyber Analysts responsible for strengthening the organization’s security posture and risk management capabilities.
• Provide strategic oversight and governance of risk and compliance activities across the enterprise.
• Ensure effective identification, measurement, monitoring, control, and reporting of key risks.
• Guide the organization in understanding and managing risk through robust practices and processes that keep exposures within acceptable levels.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with business units and control partners to meet risk objectives across domains.
• Leverage expertise in risk frameworks—KRIs, risk appetite, RCSAs, control testing—to enhance risk insight and decision-making.
• Oversee stress test plans, risk and controls documentation, including product/service/regulatory/third-party risks.
• Direct oversight of model risk through documentation review, performance monitoring, validation, and implementation.
• Develop risk dashboards and reporting formats aligned with risk appetite/profile.

Skills

Risk management

Team leadership

Data analysis

Decision-making

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead a high‑performing team of Information Security and Cyber Analysts responsible for strengthening the organization’s security posture and risk management capabilities
• Provide strategic oversight and governance of risk and compliance activities across the enterprise
• Ensure effective identification, measurement, monitoring, control, and reporting of key risks
• Guide the organization in understanding and managing risk through robust practices and processes that keep exposures within acceptable levels
• Drive cross‑functional alignment, collaborating with business units and control partners to ensure risk objectives are achieved across multiple operational domains
• Leverage deep expertise in risk frameworks—including KRIs, risk appetite, RCSAs, and control testing—to enhance risk insight and decision‑making
• Oversee the formulation of stress test plans, identification, assessment and documentation of risks and controls, including risks associated with new or modified products, services, distribution channels, regulations and/or third‑party operations
• Direct the oversight of model risk through model documentation review, assessment of performance monitoring, model validation, and use implementation
• Develop risk dashboards and reporting formats in alignment with risk appetite/profile

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, or related field; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience
• 8 years of risk management, regulatory or operations experience in a relevant functional area to include banking, insurance, financial services, audit, project management, public accounting or other related operational area; OR advanced degree/designation in Risk Management, Business, Finance, or other discipline relevant to risk management and 6 years of work experience in a discipline relevant to risk management; OR PhD in Risk Management, Business, Finance, or other discipline relevant to risk management and 4 years of work experience in a discipline relevant to risk management
• 3 years of direct team lead or management experience
• Advanced risk management experience in a complex institution and/or highly matrixed environment related to banking, insurance and/or financial services
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution management and ability to effectively challenge at all levels of management and influence business outcomes
• Experience leading and directing work with both internal and external partners in a highly collaborative environment
• Demonstrated critical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques and decision‑making abilities, to include demonstrated ability to effectively make data‑driven decisions
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Excel and PowerPoint.