Senior ERM & Risk Assessment Lead (Equity + Bonus)

Google LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Chicago, IL, USA seeks a Risk Assessment and ERM Lead to protect Google and its users by identifying and implementing controls for significant risks. You will manage framework execution, standardize control artifacts, and map complex obligations across processes to ensure risk-aware product launches.

The role requires leading governance and risk-management activities, partnering with stakeholders, and advancing a centralized risk data platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in a technical project management or a customer-facing role.
• Master’s degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Applied Science, or a related field.
• 8 years of experience managing projects and working with analytics, software coding, or customer-side web technologies.
• 5 years of experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), risk assessment, internal audit, or compliance management.

Responsibilities

• Manage Google risk assessment frameworks and establish the minimum control standards required for all gTech product and workflow launches.
• Lead the consolidation and migration of gTech risk data into the enterprise platform, establishing a resilient source of truth for gTech’s risk data.
• Map complex risk obligations across the gTech’s processes.
• Conduct analyses and policy obligation mapping to ensure clear understanding of operational risks and identify risks to continuity for critical processes.
• Perform systemic control mapping and gap identification, transitioning the organization from anecdotal assessments to standardized, evidence based compliance by design.

Skills

Technical project management

Customer-facing

Analytics

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Applied Science, or related field

Tools

GRC platforms

Job description

Google in Chicago, IL, USA seeks a Risk Assessment and ERM Lead to protect Google and its users by identifying and implementing controls for significant risks. You will manage framework execution, standardize control artifacts, and map complex obligations across processes to ensure risk-aware product launches.

The role requires leading governance and risk-management activities, partnering with stakeholders, and advancing a centralized risk data platform.