Senior Associate, Resilience & Risk Advisory

BDO USA; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Senior Associate – Resilience to support advisory services that help clients anticipate, withstand, respond to, and recover from a wide range of risks. This role blends traditional insurance risk advisory with enterprise resilience disciplines such as crisis management, business continuity, and operational resilience.

The Senior Associate will work across the full engagement lifecycle, including proposal development, risk assessments, and executive-ready deliverables, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Risk Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Communications preferred; Master’s degree preferred.
• Three (3) or more years of work experience in communications, engineering, data sciences, risk or insurance required; client service and advisory experience preferred.
• Familiarity with consulting methodologies, risk and resilience frameworks, and data-driven analysis techniques, including AI and advanced analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Supports or leads components of client engagements across insurance risk advisory, enterprise risk management, business continuity, crisis management, and operational resilience.
• Participates in engagement planning, fact-finding, and execution, including document reviews, data analysis, interviews, workshops, and client meetings.
• Analyzes quantitative and qualitative client data to identify risk exposures, resilience gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develops high-quality client work products, including reports, executive summaries, presentations, risk frameworks, policies, and implementation roadmaps.
• Supports or facilitates client workshops, tabletop exercises, and crisis or continuity simulations.
• Tracks engagement progress, manages assigned tasks, and proactively communicates status, risks, and issues to engagement leadership.
• Leverages AI-enabled tools to accelerate data review, pattern detection, and synthesis of client risk information.
• Supports proposal development, client pursuits, and marketing initiatives under direction of practice leadership.
• Assists with identifying new business opportunities and expanding client relationships.
• Contributes to internal practice initiatives, methodology development, and knowledge sharing.
• Supports administrative aspects of engagements, including staffing coordination, billing support, and adherence to firm quality standards.
• Contributes to development and adoption of AI-enabled methodologies, tools, and accelerators.
• Interacts professionally with client personnel at appropriate organizational levels.
• Collaborates effectively with engagement team members across disciplines, geographies, and service lines.
• Builds strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, including senior leadership, creative teams, and subject matter specialists.
• Contributes to a collaborative, high-performance team environment.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Copilot

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Data analysis tools

Job description

BDO USA is seeking a Senior Associate – Resilience to support advisory services that help clients anticipate, withstand, respond to, and recover from a wide range of risks. This role blends traditional insurance risk advisory with enterprise resilience disciplines such as crisis management, business continuity, and operational resilience.

The Senior Associate will work across the full engagement lifecycle, including proposal development, risk assessments, and executive-ready deliverables, while