Risk Governance Specialist – Bank

Thrivent

9d•$67,080 - $90,756•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will report directly to the Risk Governance Manager and is responsible for supporting key enterprise risk and governance processes across governance documentation, third-party risk management, regulatory examinations, business continuity and disaster recovery, and related oversight activities. The Position plays a critical coordination and quality-assurance role, ensuring required documentation, reviews, assessments, and responses are completed accurately, on time, and in alignment with established program requirements and regulatory expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, business management, or a related field preferred.
5–8 years of professional experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, internal audit, third-party risk management, or a related field, preferably within a financial services institution.
Working knowledge of enterprise risk management principles, regulatory expectations, and governance practices.
Experience with executing third-party risk assessments or vendor due diligence activities.
Experience support Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery programs.
Experience with governance documentation management practices, including document inventories, review cycles, and approval workflows.
Familiarity with regulatory examinations and supervisory processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document risk assessments and communicate observations.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholder interactions.
High attention to detail, sound professional judgment, and strong organizational skills.
Experience using risk management, governance, or GRC software and tools.

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications such as Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (CERP, or similar) or Certified Regulatory Program Manager (CRVPM)

Responsibilities

Execute the enterprise governance documentation processes by maintaining and updating governance document inventories, templates, version histories, retention schedules, and review logs.
Track, schedule, and coordinate recurring reviews of governance documentation with document owners and perform quality assurance reviews and monitor adherence of governance documents.
Track, schedule, and coordinate vendor due diligence, periodic reassessments, and ongoing monitoring activities.
Track vendor risk documentation for completeness, quality and alignment with program requirements, coordinate subject-matter expert review of supporting artifacts, and document consolidated risk conclusions.
Execute established processes for vendor credit checks, OFAC screening and negative news reviews.
Track vendor issues, remediation plans, and corrective actions; follow up on overdue items and escalate material risks.
Coordinate regulatory examination activities, including examination request tracking, document collection, response coordination, scheduling meetings, and status reporting.
Maintain centralized repositories for regulatory examinations, including schedules, requests, responses, and supporting documentation.
Support drafting and quality review of management responses to regulatory examination requests.
Support management with tracking the execution of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery activities, including plan updates, testing support, exercise coordination, and evidence collection while tracking and monitoring remediation items resulting from Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing, readiness assessment, or exercises.
Support management with transaction and Regulation W monitoring activities, Support management with preparing risk summaries, dashboards, and reporting materials Support management with internal audits, regulatory follow-up, and independent reviews related to governance, third-party risk, regulatory examinations, or business continuity programs.