Senior Risk Specialist, Compliance Governance Analyst

About the role

This role supports the Compliance Governance, Oversight and Validation (CGOV) team within Compliance & Ethics by driving governance processes, analyzing risk, and implementing AI-enabled workflows. You will partner with senior leaders to track audit commitments, assess risks, and champion innovative solutions that strengthen organizational integrity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Compliance Processes and Governance: Develop, coordinate, and mature internal processes and program governance to ensure efficiency and sustainability of key programs and initiatives; monitor daily operations for adherence to standards and proactively identify and implement process improvements.
• Establish and Manage Engagement Structures: Set up and maintain milestone meetings, folder organization, communication channels, and meeting minutes; create templates, coordinate distribution, manage content inputs, and facilitate meetings.
• Resolve Impediments and Support Compliance Organizational Priorities: Resolve or escalate blockers to deliver on top priorities efficiently and assist in managing key deliverables across initiatives.
• Audit/Exam Support: Assist with compliance-related audits and exams, including pre-planning, preparing status reports, tracking requests, timelines, milestones, and progress for stakeholders; design, implement, and monitor audit/exam remediation activities.
• Dashboard Governance: Manage intake requests for new or decommissioned compliance dashboards; create and monitor new dashboards.
• Facilitate Reporting and Analytics: Gather insights and data, prepare written reports, and deliver oral presentations on issues and recommended remediation; perform end-to-end outcome analysis and reporting updates to inform leadership on risk implications.
• Stakeholder Communication & Change Management: Communicate assessment results, process outcomes, and issue management to ensure leadership remains informed on compliance priorities and impactful change.
• Documentation: Support C&E Policies, Standards and Procedures (PSP) governance; create and maintain job aids to memorialize processes and protocols.
• Information Management and Business Continuity: Provide support to Business Area Information Management (BAIM) and Business Continuity Planning, including managing access requests and maintaining governance for departmental records.
• Tool Advocacy: Integrate AI tools such as Gemini, Google Workspace, and NotebookLM into daily workflows and demonstrate their value to others.
• Monitoring & Quality Assurance: Design, implement, and execute monitoring and quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with the Compliance Management Program.
• Collaboration: Participate in cross-functional project teams to provide input and partner with groups across the organization on larger strategic initiatives.

Ideal Candidates

• Are critical thinkers who seek to understand the business, regulatory, process, risk, and control environment.
• Foster an environment that promotes trust and belonging.
• Possess a relentless focus on quality and timeliness.
• Develop collaborative relationships within and outside the immediate team based upon shared objectives.
• Do the right thing and lead by example.
• Communicate in a clear and compelling way to influence individuals at all levels.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
• At least 3 years of Compliance, Audit, or Risk Management experience.
• At least 1 year of Financial Services experience.
• At least 1 year of experience using Google Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in Project Management, Process Management, or Relationship Management.
• Process Management, Project Management, or Risk Management certification.
• Proficient in use of query and data visualization tools (Tableau).
• Experience using AI tools (Gemini, Workspace Studio, Gemini Notebook, etc.).

Pay

• McLean, VA: $96,500 – $110,100 for Sr. Risk Associate
• Richmond, VA: $87,700 – $100,100 for Sr. Risk Associate
• Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location; actual salary will be reflected in the offer letter.
• Eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.