Senior Risk Officer

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CHIPS Program Office is seeking a Senior Risk Officer to join the senior leadership of its Risk Team and help execute the overall risk management strategy for the CHIPS Incentives Program. The Senior Risk Officer will provide strategic leadership across enterprise, financial, operational, regulatory, reputational, and transaction-level risks.

Reporting to CHIPS leadership, you will oversee risk governance, analytics, and compliance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise risk management, investment risk, credit risk, portfolio management, compliance, financial analysis, transaction structuring, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or related fields

Responsibilities

• Serving as a principal advisor to CHIPS leadership on risk governance, transaction risk assessments, risk analytics, and organizational risk management
• Collaborating with investment, legal, financial, and program teams to evaluate and manage risk
• Advising the CHIPS leadership team on emerging risks, risk exposures, and mitigation strategies to support informed investment decisions and achievement of mission priorities
• Leading the Risk Management Office, a team of risk and compliance analysts dedicated to identifying, assessing, reporting, and monitoring risk at CPO
• Overseeing a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework and strategy that aligns with CPO implementation goals and objectives
• Overseeing the identification, assessment, and management of enterprise-wide risks, including financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks
• Leading CHIPS compliance efforts which includes managing the internal controls program
• Managing communication with CHIPS oversight entities including OIG, GAO, and Congress
• Collaborating with business units and CPO senior leadership to integrate risk management into the CPO's decision-making process and ensure risks are effectively managed
• Providing regular briefings to both CPO and Department Leadership to ensure effective risk oversight

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Investment risk

Credit risk

Portfolio management

Compliance

Financial analysis

Transaction structuring

Corporate finance

Investment banking

Private equity

Consulting

Job description

The CHIPS Program Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is seeking a Senior Risk Officer to join the senior leadership of its Risk Team and help execute the overall risk management strategy for the CHIPS Incentives Program. The Senior Risk Officer provides strategic leadership for risk management activities across CPO, including enterprise, financial, operational, regulatory, reputational, and transaction-level risks associated with the CHIPS incentives portfolio.

Duties

Serving as a principal advisor to CHIPS leadership on risk governance, transaction risk assessments, risk analytics, and organizational risk management Collaborating with investment, legal, financial, and program teams to evaluate and manage risk Advising the CHIPS leadership team on emerging risks, risk exposures, and mitigation strategies to support informed investment decisions and achievement of mission priorities Leading the Risk Management Office, a team of risk and compliance analysts dedicated to identifying, assessing, reporting, and monitoring risk at CPO Overseeing a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework and strategy that aligns with CPO implementation goals and objectives Overseeing the identification, assessment, and management of enterprise-wide risks, including financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks Leading CHIPS compliance efforts which includes managing the internal controls program Managing communication with CHIPS oversight entities including OIG, GAO, and Congress Collaborating with business units and CPO senior leadership to integrate risk management into the CPO's decision-making process and ensure risks are effectively managed Providing regular briefings to both CPO and Department Leadership to ensure effective risk oversight

Qualifications

Extensive experience in enterprise risk management, investment risk, credit risk, portfolio management, compliance, financial analysis, transaction structuring, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or related fields