Manager, Risk Appetite

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Risk Appetite and Metrics professional in Illinois to support design, development, and governance of risk appetite frameworks across multiple lines of defence.

The role involves quantitative analysis of credit, market, and operational risks, plus integration with strategic planning and risk reporting. Strong stakeholder management and independent work capability are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Risk Appetite or Metrics Program development.
• Strong understanding of Risk Governance in large financial institutions.
• Ability to work with and interpret large data sets and perform quantitative analysis.
• Excellent presentation and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead activities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of Risk Appetite requirements across setting, measurement, monitoring, breach management, action planning, and reporting.
• Assist in documenting requirements in policies, standards, and procedures.
• Support integration of Risk Appetite with strategic planning, capital planning, and risk identification programs.
• Help distinguish metric types in documentation and tools.
• Provide stakeholder coordination across first, second, and third lines of defence.
• Prepare assigned sections of quarterly reporting to Senior Management and governance committees.

Skills

Risk Appetite

Metrics Program Building

Quantitative Analysis

Data Management

Risk Data Aggregation

Risk Reporting

Credit Risk Analysis

Market Risk Analysis

Operational Risk Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Tools

Documentation Tools

Reporting Tools

Risk Management Software

Job description

• The individual in this role will not be expected to execute every activity; instead, they will support selected workstreams and activities based on team priorities, experience, and development goals.
• Contribute to the design of Risk Appetite requirements across setting, measurement, monitoring, breach management, action planning, and reporting.
• Assist in documenting requirements in policies, standards, and procedures.
• Assist in defining accountabilities and responsibilities across the three lines of defence.
• Support integration of Risk Appetite with strategic planning, capital planning, and risk identification programs.
• Assist in defining how Risk Appetite integrates across organizational levels.
• Help distinguish metric types in documentation and tools.
• Contribute to tool, template, and guidance development for consistent execution.
• Provide stakeholder coordination across first, second, and third lines of defence.
• Support maintenance of a comprehensive set of risk metrics spanning key risk categories.
• Assist with metric definition, calibration, and limit-setting.
• Work with SMEs to support metric development and documentation.
• Assist in ensuring consistent program execution across risk types and business units.
• Assist with coordinating the annual refresh of qualitative statements and quantitative metrics.
• Assist with communication of Risk Appetite to Business Group Heads and CROs.
• Prepare assigned sections of quarterly reporting to Senior Management and governance committees.
• Support development of documentation related to breaches and action plans.
• Maintain components of the central repository of Risk Appetite materials.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Risk Appetite and or Metrics Program building, Metrics Identification and Development and risk management.
• Strong understanding of Risk Management and Risk Governance at large, complex financial institutions, including the Risk Management Lifecycle and key risks including credit, market, operational, regulatory/compliance, etc.
• Ability to work with and interpret large data sets; experience in quantitative analysis pertaining to credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, and or non-financial risks; understanding of Data Management and Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting requirements.
• Excellent skills to present complex findings and manage relationships to influence widespread change.
• Ability to work independently and lead activities.
• Natural drive and ability to become a subject matter expert on relevant topics.
• Ability to produce high-quality work products within defined timelines.
• Ability to analyze complex information deeply and derive meaningful insights.
• Ability to ensure exceptionally high-quality work products.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Risk Appetite and Metrics Program development, with a strong understanding of Risk Management and Governance in complex financial institutions. Capable of analyzing large data sets and producing high-quality documentation and reports within defined timelines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Risk Appetite Development
• Metrics Identification
• Quantitative Analysis
• Risk Management Lifecycle
• Stakeholder Coordination

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Risk Appetite
• Metrics Program Building
• Quantitative Analysis
• Data Management
• Risk Data Aggregation
• Risk Reporting
• Credit Risk Analysis
• Market Risk Analysis
• Operational Risk Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

• Relationship Management
• Independent Work
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Communication Skills

Industry Keywords

• Risk Governance
• Financial Institutions
• Risk Metrics
• Breach Management
• Action Planning

Tools & Technologies

• Documentation Tools
• Reporting Tools
• Risk Management Software