Director, Business Risk
Transamerica
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Cedar Rapids • Colorado • Iowa • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as a leader for the Protection Solutions and Savings Investment (PS&SI) first line risk program.
- Ensure risk considerations are embedded across the company and oversee identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of key risks.
- Manage relationships with senior business partners to effectively maintain the company’s risk profile.
- Lead a functional business risk team and manage end-to-end risk activities, including controls, risk evaluation, and remediation.
- Oversee risk management and remediation for major PSSI business initiatives.
- Recommend process and control improvements to enhance risk mitigation, efficiency, and quality.
- Manage risk issue activities, including identification, root cause analysis, action planning, and reporting outcomes to management.
- Challenge process and business owners on remediation plans to ensure adequacy of actions.
- Advise executive leadership on complex risk matters requiring judgment and resolution.
- Provide guidance on control design, documentation, and automation opportunities during process mapping.
- Support senior leaders on projects and strategic initiatives with risk-related decisions.
- Develop and maintain regular business risk reporting for PSSI.
- Build relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to strengthen risk culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- Twelve years of experience in operational risk management or equivalent operational leadership role
- Leadership experience in operational risk management, internal controls, or audit
- Expertise in risk management principles, including process flows, risk and control assessment, testing, and monitoring
- Strong analytical skills to identify risk trends and changing risk levels
- Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Sound judgment to resolve issues and achieve objectives
- Ability to present and interact with all levels of management
- Relationship-building skills across all levels
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Bonus for Eligible Employees
- Benefits Package
- Pension Plan
- 401k Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Disability Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Career Training & Development Opportunities
- Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
- Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
- Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
- Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
- Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Back-Up Care Program
- PTO for Volunteer Hours
- Employee Matching Gifts Program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Inclusion and Diversity Programs
- Employee Recognition Program
- Referral Bonus Programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
operational risk managementinternal controlsauditrisk management principlesprocess flowsrisk and control assessmenttestingmonitoringroot cause analysisrisk evaluation
Soft Skills
leadershipanalytical skillsattention to detailjudgmentrelationship-buildingcommunication skillsprioritizationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementstrategic thinking