Governance & Risk Analyst — Drive Compliance & Controls

Golden 1; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden 1 Credit Union is seeking an Operations Planning and Governance Governance Analyst (Full-Time) to strengthen controls and regulatory compliance across Service Operations. You will work under the Operations Governance Supervisor and partner with senior analysts to document key controls and manage risk programs.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, cross-team communication, and ongoing process improvement to ensure alignment with governance standards and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience with emphasis on risk and control, regulatory compliance and governance required.
• 3+ years of prior quality assurance/issue management/gap mitigation/project management experience, preferably in financial institutions.
• Experience in related financial institution experience strongly encouraged required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in formal risk assessments assigned to the business areas, gathering information and documenting key controls.
• Develop risk assessments with Senior Governance Analyst to meet internal/external audit and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities and elevate enterprise-wide risk management.
• Assist in open issue mitigation, tracking status, and collecting documents to support resolution.
• Design and implement programs including record retention, complaints management, and disclosure reviews.
• Analyze data using databases, spreadsheets, and statistical tools to present findings.
• Prepare reports on velocity, heat mapping, geolocation fraud trends, and other metrics for progress tracking.

Skills

Risk governance experience

Regulatory compliance

QA & issue management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Finance/related field

Job description

Golden 1 Credit Union is seeking an Operations Planning and Governance Governance Analyst (Full-Time) to strengthen controls and regulatory compliance across Service Operations. You will work under the Operations Governance Supervisor and partner with senior analysts to document key controls and manage risk programs.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, cross-team communication, and ongoing process improvement to ensure alignment with governance standards and regulatory expectations.