Program Manager, Enterprise Risk Management, Technology Risk

Google; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (vacation) 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 paid days

Job summary

Google is seeking a leader for the Alphabet Enterprise Risk Management team to strengthen risk governance across the organization. You will identify enterprise risks, build assessment methodologies, and report on mitigation progress with senior leadership.

This role offers exposure to legal, finance, and product partners worldwide, with a focus on building sustainable risk practices, driving cross-functional projects, and delivering clear, data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.
• Experience developing and implementing risk management frameworks.
• Experience planning and executing cross-functional projects.
• Experience with technology risk domains and regulations (e.g., NIS2, GDPR, NIST).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain key risk indicators and mitigation strategies.
• Integrate enterprise risk management with planning activities.
• Engage with cross-functional stakeholders to define metrics.
• Provide transparent risk reporting to leadership and board.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Product on strategic initiatives.

Skills

Data analytics

Cross-functional influence

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.
• Experience in developing and implementing risk management frameworks, including facilitating risk assessments and control self-assessments.
• Experience in planning and executing cross-functional projects.
• Experience with technology risk domains and regulations (e.g., NIS2, GDPR, NIST).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in data analytics.
• Demonstrated experience influencing cross-functionally, and with leadership-level audiences.
• Ability to bring structure to complex, ambiguous environments, with a talent for analyzing fragmented inputs, synthesizing key attributes, and delivering balanced, effective recommendations and results.
• Excellent project management, verbal, and written communication skills.

About The Job

The Alphabet Enterprise Risk Management team's mission is to improve risk accountability and transparency across Google through a common governance framework and aligned risk management practices. As part of this team, you will play a key role in providing management and our board of directors assurance that we have an enterprise risk framework that is relevant, adequately frames, informs, monitors, and actions our risks in a fast-paced and ever-changing business. This role supports all aspects of the enterprise-wide risk management program, and will interact with leaders across the organization. Responsibilities include identification of enterprise-wide risks, development and implementation of methodologies for the assessment of risk through the organization, and reporting and monitoring risk mitigation progress. Emphasis will also be placed on building sustainable risk management practices and capabilities throughout the organization through targeted stakeholder engagement and training opportunities.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $136000 - $196000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Contribute to the strategic direction of our enterprise risk management program, including the development of relevant policies, processes and practices.
• Follow and track key business objectives in order to facilitate the integration of enterprise risk management with other organizational planning and management activities.
• Consult with cross-functional stakeholders to define mitigation strategies, key risk indicators, and performance metrics.
• Deploy processes and technology to provide executive leadership with transparent reporting on risk trends, issues, and resolution status.
• Coordinate with global teams including Legal, Finance, and Product to support strategic initiatives and management requests.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.