Risk & Assurance Manager

The Brixton Group; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Options

Job summary

The Brixton Group is seeking a Risk & Assurance professional in Fort Collins, CO. You will challenge first-line teams on risk identification and controls, manage the issue lifecycle, and provide trusted risk insights to the CRO and senior leadership.

We value individuals who communicate clearly, influence business decisions, and leverage analytics to improve risk posture. This permanent/direct-hire role offers base compensation with bonus, benefits, and equity options.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in risk or assurance.
• Financial services or fintech background preferred.
• Ability to translate technical details into clear risk implications.
• Experience with enterprise risk management processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent reviews of risk identification and control design across operational, technology, payment, and governance risks.
• Facilitate risk assessments and translate technical details into clear risk implications.
• Evaluate control design for scalability and advocate proactive monitoring and analytics.
• Manage the issue lifecycle from incident intake to validated closure.
• Maintain an accurate enterprise risk register and improve GRC platform configurations.
• Produce reports on risk posture and control effectiveness for senior leadership.
• Support internal audits and coordinate with external assessors.
• Build relationships with engineering, product, and operations teams for proactive risk management.
• Use AI for drafting, pattern-finding, and analytics while preserving evidence discipline.

Skills

Risk assessment

Control design

GRC familiarity

Analytics & reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

Employment Type:Permanent/Direct Hire
Compensation: $110-160k base/yr + Bonus + Benefits + Options
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Summary: You will be a key part of the Risk & Assurance team. You will challenge how first-line teams identify risk and design controls, run the issue lifecycle from incident through validated closure, and give the Chief Risk Officer and the Senior Executive Team a risk picture they can trust and move efficiently to act on. The role requires an individual whose influence with the business comes from being consistently accurate, clear, and useful in helping effectively manage the business.

Responsibilities & Requirements:

• Conducting independent reviews of risk identification and control design across operational, technology, payment, and governance risks.
• Facilitating risk assessments and translating technical details into clear risk implications.
• Evaluating control design to ensure scalability and advocating for proactive monitoring and analytics.
• Managing the issue lifecycle from incident intake to validated closure and ensuring risk acceptance is documented and approved.
• Maintaining an accurate enterprise risk register and improving GRC platform configurations.
• Producing reports on risk posture and control effectiveness for senior leadership.
• Supporting internal audits and coordinating with external assessors.
• Building strong relationships with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure proactive risk management.
• Utilizing AI for drafting, pattern-finding, and analytics while maintaining evidence discipline.
• Bringing at least five years of relevant experience, with a preference for financial services or fintech backgrounds.

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