Finance Operational Risk & Governance Specialist

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist in the United States seeks a first line of defense risk professional within the Finance Business Execution and Risk Office (BERO). The role coordinates and supports various risk programs across business partners, including model risk, EUC, data risk, third-party risk, and regulatory change initiatives.

The position emphasizes governance, issue remediation, and operational risk management, partnering with risk teams and Finance stakeholders to drive governance and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, Public Administration, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in operational risk management, governance, compliance, audit, controls, business operations, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of operational risk management principles, governance frameworks, issue management processes, remediation oversight, and control monitoring practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise risk programs, governance reporting, audits, regulatory examinations, or operational governance activities.
• Ability to analyze operational risks, control concerns, remediation activities, and governance information to identify trends and support management decision-making.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and coordination skills.
• Experience preparing governance reporting, operational metrics, KRIs, risk summaries, and management materials.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate activities across business functions and enterprise partners.
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, reporting tools, and data analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assess, evaluate, and communicate risk and governance issues, while promoting business ownership of risk and operational accountability through stakeholder engagement.
• Influence and contribute to the ongoing enhancement and maturation of enterprise risk programs to align with regulatory expectations and business objectives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to increase efficiency, consistency, scalability, and effectiveness across risk management activities and operations.
• Provide feedback and partnership support to second- and third-line risk teams, including participation in program reviews, testing activities, and ongoing risk management initiatives.
• Execute enterprise risk program requirements and governance activities across assigned business areas, including assessing, monitoring, and escalating operational, control, and regulatory concerns.
• Analyze and interpret KRIs, risk reporting, and remediation activity, coordinating governance actions and commitments to promote accountability and effective risk management outcomes.
• Facilitate governance forums, escalations, and committee activities, including developing reporting and risk insights to inform leadership decisions and operational oversight.
• Develop risk-related materials for level II and III committees, and governance meetings.
• Partner with ECCO, Compliance, Audit, Legal, and enterprise governance partners to advance governance objectives, stakeholder communication, and remediation efforts.
• Communicate, train, and monitor adherence to risk program requirements among Finance business partners and BERO teammates; provide coaching and share best practices to drive consistency and effectiveness.
• Act as a liaison between BERO, Finance business units, and second-line risk program owners and advisors.
• Deliver recommendations for updates to policies, standards, procedures, and governance practices supporting risk program execution.
• Execute and support change and regulatory change risk, external events, data risk, model risk, EUC management, third-party risk, and Program risk activities for the assigned business unit.
• Analyze incidents and risk trends, assess remediation effectiveness, and evaluate process weaknesses to identify risk mitigation opportunities and strengthen governance outcomes.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication

Coordination

Multitasking

Problem solving

Documentation

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Reporting tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Truist in the United States seeks a first line of defense risk professional within the Finance Business Execution and Risk Office (BERO). The role coordinates and supports various risk programs across business partners, including model risk, EUC, data risk, third-party risk, and regulatory change initiatives.

The position emphasizes governance, issue remediation, and operational risk management, partnering with risk teams and Finance stakeholders to drive governance and accountability.