Sr Director, Risk Officer

Dayforce

2d•$190,000 - $296,900•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, Risk Officer leads, executes, and continually evolves DNTB’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. The role provides independent risk oversight and partners with the President, executive management, and the Audit & Risk Committee (ARC) to maintain an effective risk management framework suited to the Bank’s strategy, size, complexity, and risk profile. The Risk Officer reports administratively to the President and is subject to the functional oversight of the ARC. The role has direct and unrestricted access to the ARC and ARC Chair, and authority to independently escalate material risk matters when appropriate. As DNTB’s senior risk leader, the position connects risk strategy, risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and business priorities to effective, sustainable risk management programs, processes, monitoring, and reporting. It translates approved risk strategy and appetite into scalable programs and recommends how the framework should evolve as the business strategy, growth, emerging risks, and regulatory expectations change. The successful candidate will combine independent judgment with collaboration and practical problem-solving. Success is measured by the effectiveness of the ERM program, timely identification and management of risk issues, quality of management and ARC reporting, and the ability to turn risk priorities into sustainable execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in banking, financial services, enterprise risk, operational risk, or a related risk management discipline.
Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, operating, or improving risk management programs.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to translate risk requirements into practical programs and deliverables.
Ability to provide independent challenge while collaborating effectively across functions and driving initiatives through completion.
Experience leading employees and communicating risk matters to senior management, Board committees, and/or banking regulators.

Nice To Haves

Experience within an OCC-regulated banking environment.
Location in the Twin Cities metropolitan area is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the day-to-day operation and continued maturation of DNTB’s ERM program, including risk identification, assessment, monitoring, issue management, escalation, and reporting.
Maintain and evolve the Risk Appetite Statement, key risk indicators (KRIs), thresholds, and escalation mechanisms, and assess their alignment with the Bank’s strategy and risk profile.
Prepare and present concise, actionable risk reporting to the President, management committees, ARC, and Board, including material and emerging risks and remediation status.
Provide independent risk monitoring and constructive challenge while collaborating with DNTB leaders on practical mitigation strategies and resolution of risk issues.
Conduct or coordinate risk assessments for new products, services, partnerships, and significant business initiatives.
Own key ERM work products and initiatives, including policies, risk assessments, GRC capabilities, issue management, risk reporting, automation, and process improvements.
Partner with Compliance, Credit, Finance/Treasury, Technology, Information Security, Operations, Legal, Internal Audit, and other functions to support enterprise risk management.
Lead ERM engagement with the OCC and other regulators as necessary, including examinations, information requests, supervisory discussions, and remediation of ERM-related observations.
Lead and develop the ERM team, including one direct report, with clear priorities and accountability for execution.