LOB Risk Specialist Senior - Incentives (HR Compensation)

PNC•Washington, DC

3d•$75,000 - $137,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The LOB Risk Specialist Senior is part of PNC’s Total Rewards Operational Excellence & Enablement Team, supporting the compensation team, incentive management team, and partners in lines of business and control areas. The role advises, manages, and oversees risk framework activities for base and variable compensation and helps further develop enterprise risk programs. The position is based in Pittsburgh, Birmingham, Washington, DC, Chicago, or Cleveland, with additional locations potentially considered. Responsibilities require regular time in the office or field; some work may be performed remotely at the manager’s discretion. PNC describes itself as an in-office company. The role executes and helps develop the Line of Business Risk Management program, including risk assessments, monitoring, quality reviews, governance, and oversight. It provides risk expertise and consultative guidance to Total Rewards leaders and business partners, evaluates risks and controls, recommends resolutions, and escalates issues as appropriate. The position also develops and maintains governance frameworks, reporting, and risk management tools, and supports audit and ETS readiness through control monitoring, documentation, and issue remediation. The role typically requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant or direct industry experience. A comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. No certifications or licenses are required. The role is incentive eligible, with incentive payment based on company, business, and/or individual performance. PNC will not provide employment visa sponsorship or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; a comparable combination of education, job-specific certification(s), and experience, including military service, may be considered in lieu of a degree.
At least 3 years of relevant or direct industry experience.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities appropriate to the role.
Preferred skills include change management, conflict management, crisis management, emerging risks, influencing change, operations management, risk management programs, and strategic planning.
Competencies include collaboration, data gathering and reporting, decision-making and critical thinking, effective communications, industry knowledge, internal controls, operational risk, organizational governance, process management, the financial-services regulatory environment, and standard operating procedures.
No required certifications.
No required licenses.
No required or preferred language assessments.
Must not require employment visa sponsorship; PNC will not participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Nice To Haves

Certifications are often desired.
Preferred skills: change management, conflict management, crisis management, emerging risks, influencing change, operations management, risk management programs, and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate risk management and governance activities supporting compensation programs, including assessments, monitoring, and risk oversight processes.
Advise Total Rewards leaders on enterprise risk management requirements and governance practices; partner to evaluate risks, strengthen controls, resolve issues, and align with regulatory expectations.
Develop, maintain, and enhance governance frameworks, reporting, and risk management tools to improve process effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Support Audit and ETS readiness through continuous control-environment monitoring, updates to internal desktop documents and departmental procedures, and oversight and remediation of issues.
Execute the Line of Business Risk Management program and identify opportunities to enhance it.
Enable lines of business to adhere to risk management programs.
Participate in designing and developing the risk management program to meet business and regulatory expectations, and lead development of specific program components.
Execute risk management programs within or across lines of business, including business self-assessments and quality reviews; may lead cross-functional teams.
Provide risk expertise while working with businesses and risk partners such as Compliance, Credit, Legal, and Audit.
Lead or influence risk initiatives and business-as-usual activities; identify risks, assess impact, recommend resolutions, and report or escalate risks and program compliance as appropriate.
Assess and manage risks associated with business objectives and activities to support adherence to PNC’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Benefits

Medical and prescription drug coverage, including a Health Savings Account feature
Dental and vision options
Employee and spouse/child life insurance
Short- and long-term disability protection
401(k) with PNC match
Pension plan
Stock purchase plan
Dependent care reimbursement account
Back-up child and elder care
Adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
Educational assistance, including select fully paid programs
Wellness program with financial incentives
Maternity and/or parental leave
Up to 11 paid holidays each year
9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
15 to 25 vacation days each year depending on career level and years of service