Senior Manager, GRC System Product Owner: Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit

Invesco; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Hybrid work schedule

401(K) matching

Health & wellbeing benefits

Parental Leave benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in Houston, Texas is seeking a Senior Manager to serve as Product Owner. This role focuses on managing the design, improvements, and optimization of ServiceNow for Integrated Risk Management (IRM). Responsibilities include developing the ServiceNow roadmap, leading business requirements design, and ensuring effective stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree, relevant certifications, and extensive experience with GRC platforms. A commitment to collaboration and innovation in a global environment is essential.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience implementing and managing GRC/IRM platforms in financial services.
• Professional certifications such as CRISC, CISA, or CFA desired.
• Understanding of risk frameworks and audit methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the ServiceNow roadmap.
• Lead the design of business requirements and optimization of workflows.
• Drive user engagement through education and training programs.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Analytical capabilities

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Risk Management or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Invesco

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

What’s in it for you?

Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Manager to serve as Product Owner, managing the strategic design, improvements program, and optimization of ServiceNow for Integrated Risk Management (IRM) across Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Internal Audit (IA) processes and workflows. Acting as the product owner, you will be responsible for the overall system strategy and oversee end-to-end solutions that support enterprise risk assessments, audit engagements, assurance testing, incident and issue management. You’ll collaborate with leaders across Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Risk (LCAR), as well as platform and business stakeholders, to drive adoption, innovation, and measurable value.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Roadmap Development & Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain the forward‑looking ServiceNow roadmap, ensuring delivery of a long‑term system strategy. Communicate the vision and secure executive alignment for platform enhancements and associated initiatives.
• Product Design & Optimization Lead the design of business requirements and continuous optimization of ServiceNow workflows and capabilities, ensuring alignment with business needs and industry best practices. Bring optimal Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) approaches for inclusion in day‑to‑day workflows as well as enterprise expansion use cases to deliver performance and value.
• Training & Enablement: Drive user engagement through education, documentation, and training programs that promote adoption and maximize platform value.
• Agile Delivery & Governance: Oversee agile delivery practices, managing pipeline, backlogs, and defining clear, actionable requirements for technology support teams to deliver against. Ensure scalable, sustainable solutions through platform governance and configuration standards.
• Innovation & Automation: Champion a culture of innovation by evaluating and implementing AI and automation opportunities to simplify cross‑enterprise risk workflows.
• Testing & Change Management: Oversee robust testing protocols against defined business requirements, liaising with technology support teams and lead change management efforts to ensure a high‑quality, low‑disruption platform program.
• Governance Representation: Represent Risk and Audit in ServiceNow governance forums, advocating for visibility, vendor alignment, and optimal resource allocation.

Requirements Of The Role

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Risk Management, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CRISC, CISA, or CFA desired.
• 7–10 years of experience implementing and managing GRC/IRM platforms in financial services.
• ServiceNow experience required
• Understanding of risk frameworks, audit methodologies, and control functions.
• Proven success in agile methodologies and project management.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, cross‑functional, global environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non‑discrimination in employment.