Staff Enterprise Risk Analyst

True Anomaly, Inc.; Denver, Long Beach, Washington (CO, CA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class healthcare

Flexible Time Off

Lunch & snacks

401(k) retirement plan

Fitness reimbursement

Dog Fridays

Equity participation

Job summary

True Anomaly is seeking an experienced Staff Enterprise Risk Analyst to lead enterprise risk across cyber, compliance, program, and supply chain domains. You will decide when to stand up new risk programs and describe risk against company objectives to support informed management decisions.

This role requires expert judgment in enterprise risk methods and the ability to turn business objectives into working risk programs with minimal direction, influencing leaders across the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, cybersecurity, risk management, or related field.
• 8 to 15 years of risk experience in defense, aerospace, technology, or regulated industries.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise risk methods and scoring calibration.
• Ability to explain results and uncertainty to non-specialist leaders.
• Starting from a business objective to build risk programs with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks across domains and frame enterprise-wide risks.
• Decide if a program is needed and create a risk register across domains.
• Write decision documents with bottom-line implications and recommendations.
• Test scoring models and adapt ERM doctrine for use across domains.
• Brief executives and shape risk discussions among teams.
• Design risk intake, routing, recording, and automate monitoring.

Skills

Strong written communication

Verbal communication

Business objective alignment

Risk assessment expertise

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, cybersecurity or risk management

Tools

Python

SQL

GRC platform

Job description

Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA; Washington, DC

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset.We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take?We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

BENEFITS & PERKS *

• Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
• Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
• Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
• And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
• Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.

*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles

YOUR MISSION

Seeking an experienced Staff Enterprise Risk Analyst to lead enterprise risk across several domains and teams at True Anomaly, such as cyber risk, compliance risk, program risk, and supply chain risk. The Staff Enterprise Risk Analyst is responsible for deciding how the company assesses risk, including when to stand up a new risk program, and for describing risk accurately against the company’s main objectives, so that management can make informed decisions about which risks to reduce, transfer, avoid, or accept. This role requires expert judgment in enterprise risk methods, the ability to turn a business objective into working risk programs with little direction, and the ability to influence leaders across the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess risks across domains and teams using shared exposure and impact scales and the criticality of what they affect, and frame a risk that appears in several places once for the enterprise
• Decide whether a business objective calls for an assessment or a new risk program, create the programs that are needed, and stay accountable for a current, complete risk register across several domains
• Write decision documents that lead with the bottom line and a recommendation, get repeat decisions replaced by standing rules, and propose appetite thresholds and who can accept what at each risk band, for management to set
• Test the scoring model against past risks and propose changes for ERM leadership to adopt, and turn the ERM Doctrine into methods other analysts use across domains
• Brief executives, shape how teams across the company talk about a risk, and draw out dissent before a decision closes
• Design how risks are taken in, routed, and recorded, write the standards other analysts follow, automate monitoring, and coach senior analysts

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, cybersecurity, risk management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 8 to 15 years of risk experience working in defense, aerospace, technology, or another regulated industry, including building a risk program or method that others adopted
• Expert knowledge of enterprise risk methods and scoring calibration, and of how risk feeds company planning and program governance
• Experience rating risk against a defined method and explaining results and uncertainty to non specialist leaders
• Ability to start from a business objective, decide the right response, and build it with little direction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including bottom line first writing for executives
• Working knowledge of U.S. Government contracting and its obligations, such as DFARS, ITAR and EAR, CUI handling, and NIST SP 800-171
• S. Citizen eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Active DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility
• Experience supporting space or missile defense programs (e.g., MDA, SDA, Space Systems Command, Golden Dome)
• Risk experience in aerospace or defense, including program, supply chain, or third party risk
• Experience applying quantitative methods such as FAIR where a decision needs them
• Familiarity with ISO 31000, COSO ERM, AS9100D, NIST SP 800-53, or CMMC
• Experience with a risk register or GRC platform, and data analysis in Python or SQL

COMPENSATION

Base Salary:
Denver: $150,000 - $220,000
Long Beach: $155,000 - $230,000
Washington DC: $165,000 - $230,000

Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case by case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Work Location: Successful candidates will be located near Long Beach, Denver, or Washington, D.C. Expected to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week. #LI-onsite

This position will be open until it is successfully filled.

EXPORT CONTROL & CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.