Director - Risk Management

SHI International Corp.•Somerset, NJ

About The Position

This role represents a unique opportunity to enhance and mature SHI’s enterprise risk and compliance framework within a fast-growing, global technology solutions business. As part of SHI’s Global Compliance program, the Director of Risk Management will help establish the structure, disciplines, and operating rhythm needed to embed integrity, accountability, and transparency across the business. Reporting into Business Assurance (GRC) this leader will shape and execute the enterprise risk and compliance agenda, translating risk into clear, decision-ready insights and helping the organization move from fragmented practices to a cohesive, scalable, and practical function. You will work closely with the Leader of Business Assurance (GRC) and partner cross-functionally with Legal, InfoSec, IT, Finance, Sales Operations, HR, Privacy, Vendor Management, and Internal Audit to build fit-for-purpose governance, escalation, and reporting mechanisms. This role is ideal for a Senior risk professional who is already operating at this level and is motivated by the opportunity to apply their experience, judgment, and leadership to build a world-class risk and compliance capability and leave a lasting mark. Success will be measured by the establishment of clear risk ownership, consistently effective controls, disciplined issue management, and credible reporting that enables confident leadership decisions and protects SHI’s growth, reputation, and customer trust.

Requirements

A senior risk and compliance professional already performing this role and ready to leave a lasting mark.
10+ years’ experience in enterprise risk, compliance, or internal controls within Technology or IT resale is preferable.
Proven experience building or significantly maturing ERM, RCSA, and third-party risk programs.
Comfortable influencing across a matrix and engaging executive leadership.
Motivated by building, not maintaining—practical, commercial, and outcomes-focused.
Ability to travel – 10%

Responsibilities

Enterprise Risk Management, Risk and Control Self-Assessment Lead the development and maturing of the ERM approach, including risk assessments, risk taxonomy, and articulating the risk appetite and tolerances.
Establish and embed a scalable Risk & Control Self-Assessment program to ensure risks are consistently identified, assessed, and mitigated.
Define and implement Key Risk Indicators for priority risks (e.g., third-party risk, anticorruption, privacy, information security, trade compliance, fraud, order-to-cash).
Introduce monitoring and testing practices to surface emerging risks and support timely escalation.
Governance & Escalation Stand up and facilitate the Risk and Compliance Functional Steering Committee, creating a consistent forum for cross-functional alignment and decision-making.
Act as a central coordination point for material risk and compliance issues, supporting structured escalation, options analysis, and remediation tracking.
Establish clear reporting and escalation pathways to leadership, Compliance Framework & Culture Build and maintain a practical governance framework, including policies, standards, and procedures aligned to SHI’s operating model.
Partner with Legal and HR to strengthen Code of Conduct and ethics coverage.
Develop targeted, role-based training and communications.
Embed compliance considerations into all operational workflows.
Third-Party & Operational Risk Design and mature third-party risk segmentation, due diligence, and lifecycle oversight.
Coordinate with InfoSec and Privacy on security and data protection requirements.
Partner with Operations and Finance to enhance controls around export compliance, channel integrity, and fraud risk.
Testing, Reporting & Enablement Establish independent testing and assurance activities to validate control effectiveness and remediation.
Deliver clear, concise executive reporting focused on insights, trends, and priorities.
Help select, implement, and optimize risk and compliance tools, dashboards, and analytics over time.
Leadership Build and develop a high-performing risk and compliance team as the function matures.
Promote a culture of accountability, practicality, and continuous improvement.