Risk Analyst

Risk Analyst

Location: Columbus, Ohio

About the role

This position supports the Information Technology and Cyber Security organizations in matters related to audit, compliance, and the remediation of risk. The role involves working directly with technical risk, technology, and security teams to drive tasks to completion on agreed schedules. Responsibilities include leading and managing risk remediation projects, collaborating with business units, IT, Risk, and Internal Audit teams, building partnerships with key technology partners, evaluating and understanding findings, analyzing risk findings, prioritizing remediation efforts, tracking progress, facilitating communication across teams, working with subject matter experts to create and maintain remediation strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational policies and regulatory requirements, identifying process improvements, supporting audits, assessments, and regulatory reviews, maintaining knowledge of relevant regulations, and preparing and delivering status reports and presentations to management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage risk remediation projects from initiation through completion.
• Collaborate with business units, IT, Risk, and Internal Audit teams to drive risk evaluation and remediation processes.
• Build partnerships with key technology partners and IT areas.
• Evaluate and understand findings to help ensure proper planning of priorities and resources.
• Analyze risk findings, prioritize remediation efforts, and track progress against established metrics.
• Facilitate communication across teams to meet project requirements and deliverables.
• Work with subject matter experts to create and maintain remediation strategies, tasks, and documentation.
• Ensure alignment of remediation activities with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Identify process improvements to enhance risk management and remediation effectiveness.
• Support audits, assessments, and regulatory reviews by providing evidence of remediation activities.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant regulations, frameworks, and emerging risks.
• Prepare and deliver status reports and presentations to management.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business Administration, Information Security, or a related field.
• Experience: 3+ years in risk management, remediation, or related fields, preferably within a large organization or consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Skills:
  • Ability to analyze complex risk issues, synthesize data, and develop actionable remediation strategies.
  • Proven track record of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
  • Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and build working relationships.
  • Familiarity with risk assessment tools, GRC platforms, and IT security concepts.
  • Understanding of key regulations and industry standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR, FFIEC, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST RMF).
  • Experience in using GRC systems or other related systems.
  • Experience using Azure DevOps or similar agile toolsets.
  • Experience with technical writing.
  • Experience with risk remediation in financial services, healthcare, or highly regulated industries.
  • Knowledge of control testing and associated tests.
  • Knowledge in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud, Architecture, and Application Delivery.
  • Professional certifications in risk management or cybersecurity (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CySA+, Security+, CRISC).

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Skills

• Ability to analyze complex risk issues, synthesize data, and develop actionable remediation strategies.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
• Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and build working relationships.
• Familiarity with risk assessment tools, GRC platforms, and IT security concepts.
• Understanding of key regulations and industry standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR, FFIEC, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST RMF).
• Experience in using GRC systems or other related systems.
• Experience using Azure DevOps or similar agile toolsets.
• Experience with technical writing.
• Experience with risk remediation in financial services, healthcare, or highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of control testing and associated tests.
• Knowledge in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud, Architecture, and Application Delivery.
• Professional certifications in risk management or cybersecurity (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CySA+, Security+, CRISC).

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Contact Information

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