Risk Governance and Oversight Senior Specialist

Truist Bank•Charlotte, VA

1d•$140,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

Provide leadership and subject matter expertise with the design, implementation, and strategic development of risk-based governance processes and systems for prioritizing, structuring, reviewing and approving governance materials throughout the company. Provide coordination, effective challenge and robust independent oversight of policies, limits, and committees to drive effective governance structures and requirements to effectively manage and mitigate risks across the company and support alignment with the overall corporate strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Communications or equivalent education and related training
10+ years of financial services or risk management experience or demonstrated equivalent proficiency
Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills with ability to interact and communicate within all levels of organization, across functions, and within public sector/governmental agencies
Strong leadership, communication (verbal and written), presentation and facilitation skills
Strong analytical, cognitive, conceptual, critical thinking and organizational skills
Strong planning ability with demonstrated judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and delivering KRI monitoring, risk reporting, dashboards, trend analysis, and committee-level reporting that drive meaningful risk insights and support effective governance oversight.
Experience supporting or coordinating risk governance systems, reporting platforms, workflow enhancements, or technology-related changes within a risk management environment; ServiceNow experience preferred.
Demonstrated ability to partner across interconnected risk programs, including End User Computing (EUC), Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Controls, Issues Management, or related governance functions, to support consistent oversight, reporting, and program execution.
Strong ability to analyze and synthesize risk data, identify emerging trends, and translate complex information into clear, executive-ready reporting, insights, and recommendations for senior leaders and governance committees.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and subject matter expertise in the design, implementation, and strategic development of comprehensive, forward-looking and risk-based frameworks, processes, and systems for prioritizing, structuring, reviewing and approving governance materials throughout the company.
Provide coordination, effective challenge and robust independent oversight of policies, limits, and committees to drive effective governance structures and requirements to effectively manage and mitigate risks across the company and support alignment with the overall corporate strategy.
Provide consultative leadership and develop working relationships across assigned business units and committees to drive the implementation and execution of a multi-level governance document structure and comprehensive inventory for all defined governance materials.
Support and provide subject matter expertise to the Head of Policy Management and Governance in the development, monitoring and continuous improvement of risk governance policies and procedures to establish defined processes, clear roles and responsibilities, and effective challenge routines.
Identify and monitor risk governance exceptions, issues, and emerging trends across assigned business units and committees to drive their remediation, acceptance, or escalation to governing bodies.
Support the implementation and maintenance of the enterprise-wide system(s) of record for governance materials through collaboration with business unit points of contact and risk management partners.
Provide leadership in the development and delivery of risk governance stakeholder trainings and communications to support a proactive, enterprise-level and risk-based oversight program.
Support and contribute to the execution of ongoing monitoring and quality assurance/control activities of the processes and functions performed by assigned business units and risk committees.