Senior Risk & Controls Associate - Digital Risk Management

Edward Jones; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Edward Jones seeks a seasoned Information Security professional to join the Digital Risk Management team in a hybrid office arrangement across the U.S. You will partner with Digital, Data, and Information Security domains to govern risk, controls, and compliance for the enterprise.

You will conduct risk analyses, advise during audits, and lead cross-divisional risk assessments, helping the firm meet its risk appetite and protect client interests. Strong collaboration and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work experience.
• 7+ years information security, internal audit, or financial industry experience.
• Knowledge of industry control frameworks (e.g, COBIT, NIST).

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed risk analyses of the Digital functions to measure residual risk.
• Consult during audits of environments to manage findings and remediation.
• Lead cross-divisional risk assessments and represent risks within the Digital organization.
• Identify, measure, report on, and mitigate technology-related risks.

Skills

Risk analysis

Audit liaison

Information security

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 27-Jul-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 1 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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Team Overview

As a part of the Digital Risk Management team, you'll assist management by working with the various domains within the Digital, Data, and Information Security organizations to help perform various activities related to the governance, risk, and compliance efforts of the enterprise. You will be looked at as a relationship leader with these domains, helping them manage the risks and controls associated with their functions. You will consult, analyze, work on remediation, and help ensure that the groups have the technology-related risks and controls properly managed to meet the firm's risk appetite.

What You'll Do

• Conduct detailed risk analysis efforts to measure and report on the residual risk of the various Digital functions.
• Act as a consultant to the Digital functions during any audits of their environments, helping them manage any findings and remediation efforts.
• Act as a subject matter expert on cross-divisional risk assessments, helping properly represent the risks identified and being mitigated within the Digital organization.
• Perform other activities in the effort to help identify, measure, report on, and mitigate technology-related risks

What Experience You Need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work experience.
• 7+years Information Security, Internal Audit, or Financial Industry experience; or 7 years of Information Technology experience with a focus on security controls and processes.
• Working knowledge of industry control frameworks (e.g, COBIT, NIST, other applicable frameworks).
• Demonstrated success navigating complex, dynamic environments and ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work in a team-based or matrix environment, mentoring and cross training other team members.
• Develops relationships; seen as trusted and trustworthy.

What Could Set You Apart

• Experience working in equivalent roles within the financial services industry
• Undergraduate or graduate degrees related to technology and/or risk management
• CISA, CRISC, or other applicable and equivalent certifications
• Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

• Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates.
• Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.
• Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing.
• All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.

For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.