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Lead Risk Specialist - Enterprise Risk

National Grid · New York, United States · 4 wk ago
HybridAccounting$145k–$170k/yrFull-time

About the Role

This is a superpowered ERM role at the heart of decision-making. You’ll lead and embed Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) across a major business unit—helping leaders understand risk, make better decisions, and deliver critical priorities like clean energy, infrastructure investment, and customer reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework
  • Act as a trusted advisor to a Business Unit—providing challenge, insight, and solutions
  • Cook up and coordinate with risk owners on risk identification, assessment, and analysis—delivering practical guidance aligned to policy and informed by industry best practice
  • Deliver executive-ready reporting to leadership and governance forums
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of direct and/or virtual risk professionals
  • Strengthen risk culture and continuously improve how we operate

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in risk management (or related field), including experience of operating across various areas of a 3 Lines Model, and leading ERM initiatives and leadership reporting
  • Experience gained in a large, complex organization (matrixed, multi business, regulated, or capital intensive)
  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in risk, business, finance, accounting, or a related discipline
  • Relevant professional certification (e.g., ERMCP, CRM, CRMP, ACA/ACCA/ICAS, CPA, CIA/CMIIA)

Required Skills

  • Ability to provide expert risk advice and practical recommendations to stakeholders and leadership
  • Strong communication skills—able to distil complex risk into clear, actionable insight
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) and GRC systems
  • Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop team members
  • Excellent planning and project management capability
  • A continuous improvement mindset, with a track record of driving value-add outcomes
  • Commercial mindset with the ability to connect risk to strategy

Pay and Benefits

Pay range and compensation package
$145k - $170k a year in Brooklyn, NY or Melville, NY.
$135k - $158k a year in Waltham, MA.
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Career Path

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills.

Equal Opportunity Statement

National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Our employment practices are designed to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect throughout the hiring process and during employment. National Grid complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws.

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