Job description
Join ApexGuard Risk Solutions, a premier risk advisory firm, as a Senior Risk Manager based in New York City. You will lead the risk program for financial services clients, owning risk identification, assessment, and mitigation across regulatory, operational, and strategic domains.
In this role, you will partner closely with executives to shape risk strategy, develop governance frameworks, and ensure timely escalation and reporting to board committees and stakeholders. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, turning complex data into actionable insights that protect value and enable strategic growth.
Responsibility
- Lead end-to-end risk identification, assessment, and monitoring across financial services engagements.
- Develop, maintain, and socialize risk registers, risk appetite statements, and key risk indicators (KRIs).
- Design and implement control frameworks, remediation plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Conduct data-driven analysis, scenario planning, stress testing, and root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Audit, IT, Finance, and business units to ensure regulatory adherence.
- Oversee third-party and vendor risk management, including due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
- Prepare and present risk reporting to executive leadership and board-level risk committees, with clear recommendations.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in risk management, preferably within financial services or enterprise risk programs.
- Professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, CRISC, or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of risk frameworks (COSO, ISO 31000) and regulatory requirements (Dodd-Frank, Basel III, NY DFS).
- Proficiency in data analytics, risk modeling, SQL, Python, Excel, and related risk management tools.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with risk governance, policy development, and incident management.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment and manage multiple priorities.