Technology Risk Manager

Macquarie Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of annual leave

20 weeks’ paid parental leave

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Macquarie Group in Houston is seeking a driven professional to manage technology risk and collaborate with senior stakeholders. You will lead risk incident analysis and enhance risk insights leveraging tools like Power BI and AI.

The ideal candidate brings expertise in technology risk and operational risk frameworks, ensuring effective risk management in a fast-paced environment. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and comprehensive benefits to support your wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology risk, cyber risk, audit, or assurance, ideally within financial services.
• Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, controls, and governance practices.
• Experience or interest in data analytics, automation, or cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technology teams to manage technology risk.
• Lead risk incident analysis and drive remediation.
• Enhance risk insights and automate control testing.

Skills

Experience in technology risk

Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks

Experience or interest in data analytics

Excellent communication skills

Proactive and adaptable mindset

Tools

Power BI

AI tools

Job description

Join our highly motivated team of risk professionals and partner with Macquarie’s Technology divisions to foster a strong risk culture, drive innovation, and deliver meaningful impact. In this role, you will help ensure Commodities & Global Markets (CGM) technology risk is managed in line with Macquarie’s Operational Risk Management Framework while contributing to broader regional initiatives. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, engage with senior stakeholders, and support the digital transformation of a core business.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

You will collaborate with technology teams and senior stakeholders to ensure technology risk is effectively identified, assessed, and managed, providing proactive advice and challenge on control effectiveness and emerging risks. You will lead risk incident analysis, drive remediation, and embed a strong risk culture through training, assurance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. Leveraging tools such as Power BI and AI capabilities, you will enhance risk insights, automate control testing, and support strategic change across the business.

What You Offer

• Experience in technology risk, cyber risk, audit, or assurance, ideally within financial services or professional services
• Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, controls, and governance practices
• Experience or interest in data analytics, automation, cloud technologies, or AI tools (e.g., Power BI, coding/scripting)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What We Offer

Benefits

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Corporate Operations Group

In our Corporate Operations Group, you will work at the heart of Macquarie to deliver for our people, businesses, and their customers. We’re a global, collaborative team with deep expertise in technology, data, digital, market services, corporate real estate, business resilience, procurement and global security.

Empowering all kinds of bright and driven people

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all that values and respects different experiences, skillsets and perspectives. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.