Senior Risk Leader – Customer Loans & Controls

Edward Jones; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Edward Jones seeks a Sr. Risk Manager to support Customer Loans through risk management, control oversight, audits, and regulatory readiness activities.

You will partner with stakeholders to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor risks across margin and securities-based lending products and servicing operations. The role requires expertise in operational risk, controls documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to protect clients and the firm while maintaining operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field preferred.
• SIE and Series 99 within 120 days of start date (US).
• Series 7 required within 12 months of start date (US).

Responsibilities

• Support regulatory, audit, compliance, and control-related activities, including remediation and implementation of corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain documentation related to risks, controls, procedures, business requirements, and process changes.
• Facilitate risk assessments and control reviews across Customer Loans to identify potential risks, control gaps, and process vulnerabilities.
• Monitor and analyze operational risk events, error trends, audit findings, and KPIs to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct root cause analysis and recommend process, control, or system enhancements that reduce risk and improve operational effectiveness.
• Support business initiatives by providing operational risk expertise and evaluating potential impacts.
• Develop and execute testing and validation activities to assess process effectiveness, system functionality, and control performance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Technology, Product, and Vendor partners to support departmental objectives and business initiatives.
• Monitor regulatory developments, business changes, and emerging risks that may impact Customer Loans operations.
• Provide guidance and knowledge-sharing to associates regarding risk management principles, controls, and operational best practices.
• Develop and maintain expertise in Customer Loans products, operational processes, risk framework, and regulatory requirements.
• Own and maintain the Customer Loan Risk Ecosystem, ensuring process maps, risk inventories, controls documentation, and related risk management artifacts remain current, accurate, and aligned with business operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Documentation & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

SIE and Series 99 within 120 days of start date (US)

Series 7 within 12 months of start date (US)

Job description

Edward Jones seeks a Sr. Risk Manager to support Customer Loans through risk management, control oversight, audits, and regulatory readiness activities.

You will partner with stakeholders to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor risks across margin and securities-based lending products and servicing operations. The role requires expertise in operational risk, controls documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to protect clients and the firm while maintaining operational