Enterprise Risk Management Director

dentsu•New York, NY

3d•$150,000 - $164,450•Hybrid

About The Position

As an ERM Director at dentsu, you serve as the regional authority on enterprise risk management practices and standards while retaining direct responsibility for ERM execution across your region. You collaborate with global peers to develop a unified, maturing risk program that supports leadership, governance bodies, and the Board in understanding enterprise risk exposure and aligns with Regional Governance expectations. The role oversees the design, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the regional ERM framework across clusters and markets, in alignment with group strategy, risk appetite, regulatory expectations, industry standards, and global risk standards. It advises regional senior leadership on risk priorities and emerging risks, synthesizes regional risk profiles, facilitates risk workshops and monitoring sessions, and supports risk ownership and maturity across the first line of defense. The Director also leads regional governance processes and reporting, supports risk response and mitigation tracking, drives adoption of ERM tools such as Riskonnect, and develops training and communications to strengthen risk culture. The position works closely with regional leadership, other regional ERM Directors, the Group Risk Office, Internal Audit, Compliance, Legal, and business and functional teams. It may serve as Secretariat or senior advisor to Regional Governance Committees, preparing and presenting risk reports and coordinating committee activities.

Requirements

Solid experience in business and enterprise risk management in a large company; experience in a non-regulated company is preferable.
Ability to communicate risk in a commercial manner and influence stakeholders to support cultural adoption of risk activities.
Detail-oriented self-starter who is resilient in high-pressure environments and able to multitask.
Strong verbal and written communication and influencing skills.
Strong relationship-management skills, including confidence dealing with senior management and the ability to influence across functions.
Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.
Analytical rigor and attention to detail.
Proven change-management skills.
Emotional intelligence, problem-solving ability, and adaptability.
Strategic planning and regulatory fluency.

Responsibilities

Assist in designing, implementing, and maintaining the regional Enterprise Risk Management Framework in alignment with group strategy, risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and industry standards such as COSO and ISO.
Collaborate with regional ERM Directors and the Group Risk Office to define and mature enterprise risk identification, measurement, and risk appetite-setting methodologies.
Advise regional senior leadership on risk register priorities, emerging risks, and mitigation strategies.
Lead risk identification, assessment, and aggregation across clusters and markets to develop a cohesive regional risk profile.
Lead and facilitate risk workshops, reviews, and continuous monitoring sessions with leadership teams.
Assist in refining the enterprise risk taxonomy and updating the risk playbook.
Partner with risk category owners and business leaders to establish and maintain a data-informed baseline of risk conditions across strategic, operational, compliance, financial, and emerging risk domains.
Oversee the design, approval, implementation, continuous improvement, and execution of the ERM framework within the region's clusters and markets.
Lead the evolution of the regional risk register to reflect business priorities and external threats, including AI, geopolitical, cyber, and third-party risks.
Oversee regional governance processes, including the quarterly Regional Governance Committee, escalating relevant issues and exposures and coordinating risk responses and mitigation tracking.
Collaborate with regional leadership, including the Regional CEO, CFO, CPO, General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance team, and other business and functional teams to manage risks and escalations.
Drive adoption of ERM tools such as Riskonnect and support risk data collection, analysis, and visualization.
Produce risk reporting for regional and global executive leaders, integrating insights from Riskonnect and other business processes, policies, procedures, and platforms.
Develop and deliver ERM training and communications to promote risk culture, awareness, accountability, and engagement.
Drive consistency in risk scoring, including inherent, current, and target scoring, and control-effectiveness assessment across clusters.
Act as Secretariat or senior advisor to Regional Governance Committees; prepare and present risk reports, organize agendas, coordinate members, and liaise with the Chair during meetings.
Provide subject matter expertise on Three Lines of Defense implementation and periodically interface with Internal Audit and Compliance to support appropriate assurance alignment.
Partner with regional ERM Directors and the Group Risk Office to maintain consistency in global standards, methodologies, and reporting formats.
Support development of an enterprise risk narrative that promotes transparency, comparability, and governance-level understanding.
Contribute to the global ERM maturity roadmap and joint initiatives, including policy updates, training development, and framework maintenance.
Provide subject matter expertise for assigned Group Level Risks and help shape global thinking on appropriate risk exposure.
Collaborate with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Legal to support integrated assurance and control testing.
Promote collaboration by sharing success stories, gaining buy-in, and enabling a strong learning environment.