Sr Director, Risk Officer

Dayforce; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan with match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Dayforce is seeking a Senior Director, Risk Officer to lead DNTB’s Enterprise Risk Management program, reporting to the President and the Audit & Risk Committee to ensure an effective risk framework aligned with strategy and risk profile.

The role partners with cross-functional leaders and regulators to translate risk priorities into scalable programs, driving continuous improvement while maintaining independent risk oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Approximately 10+ years of experience in banking, financial services, enterprise risk, operational risk, or related risk management.
• Experience developing, implementing, operating, or improving risk management programs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with ability to translate risk requirements into practical programs.
• Ability to provide independent challenge while collaborating across functions and driving initiatives to completion.
• Experience leading employees and communicating risk matters to senior management, Board committees, and/or banking regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation and maturation of the ERM program, including risk identification, assessment, monitoring, issue management, escalation, and reporting.
• Maintain and evolve the Risk Appetite Statement, KRIs, thresholds, and escalation mechanisms, and assess alignment with strategy and risk profile.
• Prepare and present risk reporting to the President, management committees, ARC, and Board, including material and emerging risks and remediation status.
• Provide independent risk monitoring and collaborate with leaders to develop mitigation strategies and resolve risk issues.
• Conduct risk assessments for new products, services, partnerships, and significant initiatives.
• Own ERM work products: policies, risk assessments, GRC capabilities, issue management, reporting, and related automation.
• Partner with Compliance, Credit, Finance/Treasury, Technology, Information Security, Operations, Legal, Internal Audit, and others to support ERM.
• Lead ERM engagements with OCC and regulators, including examinations, information requests, and remediation of observations.
• Lead and develop the ERM team, with clear priorities and accountability for execution.

Skills

Risk management

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.

Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better™ - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

About The Opportunity

The Senior Director, Risk Officer is responsible for leading, executing, and continuously evolving DNTB’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. This role provides independent risk oversight and partners with the President, executive management, and the Audit & Risk Committee (ARC) to ensure DNTB maintains an effective risk management framework appropriate for the Bank’s strategy, size, complexity, and risk profile.

The Risk Officer reports administratively to the President and operates under the functional oversight of the Audit & Risk Committee. The Risk Officer has direct and unrestricted access to the ARC and ARC Chair, with the authority to independently elevate material risk matters when appropriate.

This is DNTB’s senior risk leadership role, responsible for connecting the Bank’s risk strategy, risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and business priorities to effective and sustainable risk management programs, processes, monitoring, and reporting. The role translates the approved risk strategy and appetite into scalable programs and provides recommendations on how DNTB’s risk framework should evolve in response to business strategy, growth, emerging risks, and regulatory expectations.

The successful candidate will be an execution-oriented risk leader who combines sound independent judgment with collaboration and practical problem-solving. Success will be measured by the effectiveness of DNTB’s ERM program, the timely identification and management of risk issues, the quality of management and ARC reporting, and the ability to translate risk priorities into sustainable execution.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Lead the day-to-day operation and continued maturation of DNTB’s ERM program, including risk identification, assessment, monitoring, issue management, escalation, and reporting.
• Maintain and evolve DNTB’s Risk Appetite Statement, key risk indicators (KRIs), thresholds, and escalation mechanisms, and assess alignment with the Bank’s strategy and risk profile.
• Prepare and present concise, actionable risk reporting to the President, management committees, ARC, and Board, including material and emerging risks and remediation status.
• Provide independent risk monitoring and constructive challenge while working collaboratively with DNTB leaders to develop practical mitigation strategies and resolve risk issues.
• Conduct or coordinate risk assessments for new products, services, partnerships, and significant business initiatives.
• Own key ERM work products and initiatives, including policies, risk assessments, GRC capabilities, issue management, risk reporting, and related automation and process improvements.
• Partner with Compliance, Credit, Finance/Treasury, Technology, Information Security, Operations, Legal, Internal Audit, and other functions to support effective enterprise risk management.
• Lead ERM engagement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and other regulators as necessary, including examinations, information requests, supervisory discussions, and remediation of ERM-related observations.
• Lead and develop the ERM team, including one direct report, with clear priorities and accountability for execution.

Skills And Experience We Value

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in banking, financial services, enterprise risk, operational risk, or a related risk management discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, operating, or improving risk management programs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to translate risk requirements into practical programs and deliverables.
• Ability to provide independent challenge while collaborating effectively across functions and driving initiatives through completion.
• Experience leading employees and communicating risk matters to senior management, Board committees, and/or banking regulators.

What Would Make You Stand Out

• Experience within an OCC-regulated banking environment is preferred.
• Given this position’s role as an important conduit to the OCC, preference will be given to candidates located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

What’s In It For You

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce employees and their families are eligible to participate in the following benefits programs: medical, dental, vison, and life insurance.

Dayforce employees are also eligible to participate in a 401k plan (plus match). Employees also receive unlimited Time Away From Work (in lieu of accrued vacation time), 10 paid US holidays, up to 80 hours of paid sick time and 17 weeks of paid parental leave, subject to the terms of the applicable policy or program.

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