Risk Specialist

Focus Financial Partners; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Focus Financial Partners is looking for a Senior Risk Operations Specialist to enhance its cybersecurity program. This role involves collaborating with teams on risk and vulnerability management while developing dashboards to track key performance indicators.

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in Information Security or a related field and have relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM. The role offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package to support employee needs.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity, policy development, or GRC.
• Familiarity with financial services regulatory environments.
• Industry certifications like CISSP or CISM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide input into the evolving enterprise risk program.
• Develop and maintain information feeds for vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate to assess vulnerability criticality.

Skills

Cybersecurity knowledge

Policy development

Risk compliance

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

Master's degree

Tools

NIST frameworks

ISO 27001

Job description

Position Summary

Focus Financial Partners is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Risk Operations Specialist to support and strengthen our organization’s cybersecurity program. This role is responsible for supporting key risk pillars: Vulnerability Management and Risk Management. A successful candidate will have knowledge of one or more of these areas and be able to assist with writing policy and process, supporting deployment of technology and handling incident response in a variety of environments. The candidate will also manage and maintain cybersecurity dashboards to track key performance indicators (KPIs) across all partner firms.

This role can be based in New York, NY / St Louis, MO.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide input into an evolving enterprise risk program, ensuring risks to data security are identified, quantified and documented.
• Develop and maintain information feeds for new and evolving vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with other technical teams to assess vulnerability criticality and coordinate patch deployment.
• Participate in audits and assessments to demonstrate compliance and remediate findings.
• Execute cybersecurity training and awareness programs across partner firms.
• Develop and maintain real‑time dashboards and reports to measure cybersecurity program effectiveness. Work across other cybersecurity functions to incorporate KPI data.
• Work with the Head of Cybersecurity Risk to establish and track KPIs such as incident response times, policy compliance rates, and training completion.
• Provide regular reports to leadership and stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between IT, compliance, and external partners to ensure cohesive security practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Master’s preferred.
• 3‑5 years of experience in cybersecurity, policy development, or GRC (governance, risk, and compliance).
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory environments in financial services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or GIAC (GSEC, GCCC) are preferred.
• Prior experience in a multi‑partner or financial services environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with privacy regulations such as GDPR or CCPA is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.

Compensation & Benefits

The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $110,000 and $130,000. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location, and the applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.

Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Focus is an equal‑opportunity employer and bases its employment decisions on the employee or candidate’s skill set, and without regard to an employee or candidate’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state and/or federal law.

Focus complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].