Strategic Enterprise Risk & Compliance Leader

ACI Worldwide; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ACI Worldwide is seeking a Senior Risk and Compliance Manager to own and design the enterprise risk program and framework. You will provide risk and compliance advisory services across operational risk, ensuring programs and processes are in place to manage business and operational risks.

In this hybrid, US-based role, you will lead risk framework components, manage risk issues, and partner with stakeholders to identify trends and emerging risks, while preparing materials for senior leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs.
• Strong expertise in applying advanced risk and compliance concepts to achieve business outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of artificial intelligence use with applications such as Claude or Microsoft CoPilot Studio and Power Apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the operational components of the enterprise Risk Framework.
• Ensure adherence to risk processes, including Training and communications, Policy creation and procedure documentation, Process improvement and governance, Reporting and escalation of risk information.
• Own and oversee the risk issue management lifecycle, including Remediation planning and Risk acceptance decisions.
• Provide advisory support to validate whether remediation actions are appropriate and sufficient.
• Design and lead processes to analyze operational loss events, including Root cause analysis and Impact assessment on the organization and clients.
• Escalate high-impact loss events to leadership and drive stakeholder awareness.
• Lead the process for business process risk assessments.
• Oversee risk-based testing performed by operational teams.
• Develop subject matter expertise across enterprise risk programs.
• Partner with business stakeholders to Identify trends and emerging risks, Recommend adjustments to risk programs.
• Serve as a liaison between business units and risk/compliance program leaders.
• Support preparation of materials for Board and executive-level communications.
• Build strong partnerships across business functions and act as a trusted risk advisor.
• Translate risk and compliance requirements across business and technology teams.
• Promote a risk-aware culture across the organization.
• Act as an enterprise risk subject matter expert and peer leader.

Skills

GRC expertise

AI in risk/compliance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

MBA or JD preferred

Tools

Archer or similar

Job description

ACI Worldwide is seeking a Senior Risk and Compliance Manager to own and design the enterprise risk program and framework. You will provide risk and compliance advisory services across operational risk, ensuring programs and processes are in place to manage business and operational risks.

In this hybrid, US-based role, you will lead risk framework components, manage risk issues, and partner with stakeholders to identify trends and emerging risks, while preparing materials for senior leadership