Job description
Vantage Financial Group is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to lead our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program in New York City. This role partners with executive leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate risk across the firmâs operations, technology platforms, and thirdâparty relationships.
As a key member of the risk leadership team, you will shape risk appetite, maintain the risk taxonomy, and oversee controls, incident management, and regulatory readiness. You will collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and IT to implement a robust risk framework that supports strategic growth while protecting client assets.
We offer a competitive package, a collaborative culture, and the opportunity to influence risk strategy at a marketâleading financial services firm.
Responsibility
- Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing refinement of the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework across business lines.
- Define risk appetite and tolerance, aligning with strategy, capital planning, and regulatory expectations.
- Perform risk assessments and scenario analysis across credit, market, operational, cyber, and technological risks.
- Oversee internal controls, control testing, issue management, remediation tracking, and audit coordination.
- Monitor thirdâparty risk, vendor governance, and outsourcing arrangements with contractual risk controls.
- Coordinate regulatory reporting, risk dashboards, incident response, and boardâlevel risk communications.
- Drive risk analytics, data governance, and performance metrics to inform decisionâmaking.
- Lead risk awareness training and crossâfunctional risk governance across the organization.
Qualification
- Bachelorâs degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in risk management, governance, or ERM within financial services.
- Professional certifications such as CRISC, FRM, CFA are highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of risk frameworks (COSO, ISO 31000), regulatory requirements, and control testing.
- Proven ability to translate complex risk data into actionable insights for executives and the board.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced analytics skills with proficiency in SQL, data visualization, and risk tooling.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with high ethical standards and integrity.