Alcoa

Senior Manager, Global Operational Risk

Alcoa

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Pittsburgh • New York • Pennsylvania • United States

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Salary

💰 $127,500 - $175,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead global Operational Risk and ERM activities, including executive and board‑level reporting.
  • Lead complex risk assessments and workshops on high-priority risk topics covering a wide range of areas within the business.
  • Integrate a common risk management framework across all functions and regions.
  • Evolve the global operational risk management strategy, goals and performance targets.
  • Provide expert guidance to teams as they identify, evaluate, and monitor critical operational risks.
  • Advance a modern global risk training curriculum and promote systemic control improvements.
  • Support assurance activities (audit, insurance, 2LOD/3LOD governance).
  • Drive alignment across Operations, EHS, ESG, Legal, IT, HR, and other global functions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Mathematics, or related technical field.
  • 10+ years in Operational Risk Management.
  • Direct experience leading the development and implementation of a global risk assessment framework.
  • Deep understanding of ISO 31000‑based risk management principles.
  • Proven ability to lead risk workshops on complex, cross‑functional topics.
  • Highly capable and comfortable leading and influencing multi‑cultural teams.
  • Global mindset, self‑driven, curious, and execution‑focused.
  • Fluency in English; additional languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Icelandic) are a plus.
  • Ability to work across global time zones and travel up to 20%.
Benefits
  • Total rewards packages listed, including base salary and bonus eligibility, applies to US based applicants only.
  • Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Operational Risk ManagementRisk Assessment FrameworkISO 31000Risk WorkshopsRisk Management StrategyPerformance TargetsControl ImprovementsAuditGovernance
Soft Skills
LeadershipInfluencingCross-Cultural Team ManagementGlobal MindsetSelf-DrivenCuriosityExecution Focused