Sr Risk and Compliance Manager

ACI Worldwide•Omaha, NE

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Risk and Compliance Manager is responsible for owning, leading, and designing the operational elements of the organization’s Risk Program and Framework. The role also provides risk and compliance advisory services related to operational risk, ensuring that effective programs and processes are in place to manage business and operational risks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs
Strong expertise in applying advanced risk and compliance concepts to achieve business outcomes
Strong knowledge of artificial intelligence use with applications such as Claude or Microsoft CoPilot Studio and Power Apps

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, JD, or similar)
Experience developing risk policies and standards
Familiarity with GRC tools (e.g., Archer or similar)
Experience in banking, payments, or fintech environments

Responsibilities

Lead and execute the operational components of the enterprise Risk Framework.
Ensure adherence to risk processes, including Training and communications, Policy creation and procedure documentation, Process improvement and governance, Reporting and escalation of risk information.
Own and oversee the risk issue management lifecycle, including Remediation planning and Risk acceptance decisions.
Provide advisory support to validate whether remediation actions are appropriate and sufficient.
Design and lead processes to analyze operational loss events, including Root cause analysis and Impact assessment on the organization and clients.
Escalate high-impact loss events to leadership and drive stakeholder awareness.
Lead the process for business process risk assessments.
Oversee risk-based testing performed by operational teams.
Develop subject matter expertise across enterprise risk programs.
Partner with business stakeholders to Identify trends and emerging risks, Recommend adjustments to risk programs.
Serve as a liaison between business units and risk/compliance program leaders.
Support preparation of materials for Board and executive-level communications.
Build strong partnerships across business functions and act as a trusted risk advisor.
Translate risk and compliance requirements across business and technology teams.
Promote a risk-aware culture across the organization.
Act as an enterprise risk subject matter expert and peer leader.