Senior Manager, Policy & Governance

Accountabilities

• Owes the development and execution of enterprise policy governance practices while ensuring strong regulatory alignment and operational effectiveness.
• Partners across risk, compliance, legal, and business teams to maintain governance standards that enable sustainable growth.
• Lead and manage the enterprise policy governance program, ensuring policies remain accurate, accessible, current, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the complete policy lifecycle, including creation, review cycles, approvals, exceptions, version management, and ongoing governance processes.
• Collaborate with policy owners, business leaders, risk teams, compliance professionals, and legal partners to drive efficient policy execution.
• Manage governance activities supporting executive committees and board-level meetings, including documentation, materials preparation, decision tracking, and governance records.
• Ensure governance reporting and documentation are complete, accurate, audit-ready, and prepared for regulatory reviews, internal audits, and examinations.
• Develop and continuously improve governance processes that support scalability, operational efficiency, and effective risk management.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small policy and governance team while fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Support the implementation and optimization of governance, risk, and compliance tools and platforms.
• Apply innovative approaches, including responsible use of AI-enabled tools, to improve documentation quality, consistency, and efficiency.

Requirements

• An experienced governance, risk, compliance, or policy professional with a strong understanding of regulated financial environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise frameworks, influencing stakeholders, and delivering high-quality regulatory documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience in policy management, enterprise risk management, governance, or compliance within a regulated bank, financial institution, or similar environment.
• Proven experience managing or supporting an enterprise policy governance framework, including policy lifecycle administration.
• Experience supporting board meetings, risk committees, executive governance processes, or similar senior-level activities.
• Strong ability to create accurate, executive-facing, and regulator-facing documentation and reports.
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations, examination processes, and governance standards, particularly within financial services.
• Experience working with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms is preferred.
• Background in enterprise risk management, internal audit, or compliance functions is a plus.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across teams.
• Ability to use generative AI tools responsibly to enhance drafting, summarization, and documentation processes while applying sound professional judgment.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of approximately $172,000-$270,000 USD, depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Additional compensation opportunities, including performance bonuses and equity awards.
• Remote-first work flexibility across the United States.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources.
• Retail retirement benefits with employer contribution support.
• Employee stock purchase opportunities for eligible employees.
• Health savings account contributions for eligible plans.
• Life insurance and disability coverage for financial protection.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and paid family and parental leave.
• Family support benefits, including fertility, caregiving, and parenting resources.
• Employee Assistance Program with mental health and personal support resources.
• Financial wellness tools and planning resources.
• Annual wellness and productivity allowances to support personal development and effective remote work.
• Opportunities to participate in team events, employee communities, and company-wide initiatives.
• A technology-driven and innovative environment.