Technology Risk & Resilience Director

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. seeks a Technology Risk & Control Director to lead resiliency, third party, and infrastructure risk across technology domains. You will partner with executives, operations, and audit to strengthen risk ownership and implement effective controls.

The role demands executive presence, experience with the three lines model, and strong communication for Board-facing materials and regulatory responses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in technology, resiliency, technology risk, operational risk, or related risk and control roles.
• 8+ years of direct front-line risk and control experience in a top-tier financial institution or other highly regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior front-line risk and control leader for technology resiliency, operational resilience, disaster recovery, third party, incident response, production stability, and related technology risk domains.
• Lead leaders and build a high-performing team accountable for risk identification, control design, control execution, issue management, risk reporting, and sustainable remediation.
• Partner with technology, resiliency, operations, independent risk, compliance, legal, audit, and business stakeholders to drive practical, risk-based outcomes and effective control ownership.
• Apply direct front-line experience in the three lines model to clarify ownership, strengthen accountability, and ensure appropriate engagement with second- and third-line partners.
• Oversee risk and control activities related to infrastructure resilience, application resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity dependencies, third-party technology resilience, incident management, and control testing outcomes.
• Prepare executive-ready materials, regulatory responses, Board reporting, risk assessments, issue updates, and decision papers with clear messaging, polish, and appropriate escalation of risk themes.
• Provide seasoned leadership and judgment in senior forums, including the ability to brief executive audiences, respond to challenge, and represent the front-line risk and control perspective with credibility.
• Drive consistency, transparency, and cohesiveness with the broader technology risk leadership team while maintaining strong partnerships across the enterprise.
• Promote a strong risk culture through proactive communication, disciplined execution, issue ownership, and thoughtful challenge that supports safe and resilient technology delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Ten+ years technology risk

Eight years front-line risk

Three lines model experience

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Regulatory exams experience

IR/audit coordination

Industry certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. seeks a Technology Risk & Control Director to lead resiliency, third party, and infrastructure risk across technology domains. You will partner with executives, operations, and audit to strengthen risk ownership and implement effective controls.

The role demands executive presence, experience with the three lines model, and strong communication for Board-facing materials and regulatory responses.