Operational Risk Specialist II — Data & AI Risk | Hybrid

Early Warning (Zelle); Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning seeks an Operational Risk Specialist II in Scottsdale. The role supports second-line risk activities, including assessments, control testing, monitoring, and advisory support. Focus areas may include AI risk, data risk, or third-party risk, with collaboration across risk teams.

You will help identify and remediate risks, maintain records, and develop risk metrics and dashboards for leadership and governance forums, while working in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Typically 2+ years in a risk management function.
• Experience in operational risk, data risk, AI risk, compliance, or related discipline.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, control testing, due diligence, or risk reporting.
• Understanding of internal controls and three-lines model.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational risk assessments, control evaluations, due diligence, testing, monitoring, and QA.
• Identify risks, control gaps, emerging issues, and remediation needs with recommendations.
• Review risk assessments and escalate exceptions as appropriate.
• Maintain records of risks, controls, assessments, testing, issues, and remediation.
• Monitor corrective actions, analyze trends, and escalate material concerns.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and risk self-assessments.
• Develop risk metrics, dashboards, and reporting for governance forums.

Skills

Operational risk

Data risk

AI risk

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessments

Controls testing

Issue management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Early Warning seeks an Operational Risk Specialist II in Scottsdale. The role supports second-line risk activities, including assessments, control testing, monitoring, and advisory support. Focus areas may include AI risk, data risk, or third-party risk, with collaboration across risk teams.

You will help identify and remediate risks, maintain records, and develop risk metrics and dashboards for leadership and governance forums, while working in a hybrid environment.