Senior Risk Manager, GRC Systems & Data Strategy

Transamerica Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

Pension Plan

401k Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

Medical Insurance

Job summary

Transamerica Corporation is seeking a Senior Risk Manager, GRC Systems, to lead the strategy and evolution of our GRC platforms and data governance. You will partner with business leaders, Technology, Compliance, Finance, Audit and Risk to enhance risk capabilities and ensure high-quality, decision-useful risk information across the enterprise.

This high-visibility role requires driving data quality, reporting, and analytics, with a focus on aligning GRC capabilities to the enterprise risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field.
• 10 years of experience in operational risk, enterprise risk management, or governance, risk and compliance.
• Experience managing enterprise GRC platforms and risk data frameworks.
• Extensive knowledge of ERM frameworks and regulatory expectations.
• Extensive knowledge of operational risk processes, including risk and control self-assessments, risk events, issues management, and key risk indicators.
• Extensive knowledge of risk taxonomy design and governance.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively across business and functional areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end ownership and strategic direction for Transamerica’s GRC platforms, including roadmap development and execution.
• Lead integration of the GRC platform with enterprise systems to enable seamless risk data flow.
• Ensure the platform effectively supports core risk processes, including process risk assessments, risk events, issues and actions, KRIs, and reporting.
• Establish and enforce data governance, control, and auditability standards to support regulatory and internal audit readiness.
• Oversee GRC vendor management, system enhancements, and change governance, ensuring stability and continuous improvement of the platform.
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption and consistent application of the GRC platform and risk taxonomy across all risk processes and systems.
• Ensure alignment of the GRC platform and taxonomy with Transamerica’s ERM Framework and governance requirements.
• Define and execute a risk data strategy, delivering consistent, reliable, and decision-useful data with enhanced aggregation and analytics capabilities.
• Support executive-level reporting and insights, including dashboards and analysis of risk trends, control effectiveness, and issue remediation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner across the lines of defense, driving alignment, capability uplift, and continuous improvement in risk practices.

Skills

Influence stakeholders

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field

Tools

GRC platforms

Job description

Transamerica Corporation is seeking a Senior Risk Manager, GRC Systems, to lead the strategy and evolution of our GRC platforms and data governance. You will partner with business leaders, Technology, Compliance, Finance, Audit and Risk to enhance risk capabilities and ensure high-quality, decision-useful risk information across the enterprise.

This high-visibility role requires driving data quality, reporting, and analytics, with a focus on aligning GRC capabilities to the enterprise risk