Sr Risk Manager, GRC Systems

About the role

As Transamerica continues to strengthen and evolve its Operational Risk Management (ORM) program, we are creating a new position to drive the next phase of our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) technology, data, and risk infrastructure capabilities. The Senior Risk Manager, GRC Systems will play a pivotal role in shaping how operational risk information is captured, governed, integrated, and leveraged across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end ownership and strategic direction for Transamerica’s GRC platforms, including roadmap development and execution.
• Lead integration of the GRC platform with enterprise systems (finance, control, and reporting environments) to enable seamless risk data flow.
• Ensure the platform effectively supports core risk processes, including process risk assessments, risk events, issues and actions, KRIs, and reporting.
• Establish and enforce strong data governance, control, and auditability standards to support regulatory and internal audit readiness.
• Oversee GRC vendor management, system enhancements, and change governance, ensuring stability and continuous improvement of the platform.
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption and consistent application of the GRC platform and risk taxonomy across all risk processes and systems.
• Ensure full alignment of the GRC platform and taxonomy with Transamerica’s ERM Framework and governance requirements.
• Define and execute a risk data strategy, delivering consistent, reliable, and decision-useful data with enhanced aggregation and analytics capabilities.
• Support executive-level reporting and insights, including dashboards and analysis of risk trends, control effectiveness, and issue remediation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner across the lines of defense, driving alignment, capability uplift, and continuous improvement in risk practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field
• 10 years of experience in operational risk, enterprise risk management, or governance, risk and compliance
• Extensive knowledge of ERM frameworks and regulatory expectations
• Extensive knowledge of operational risk processes, including risk and control self-assessments, risk events, issues management, and key risk indicators
• Extensive knowledge of risk taxonomy design and governance
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing enterprise GRC platforms and risk data frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing enterprise GRC platforms and risk data frameworks
• Strong knowledge of: ERM frameworks and regulatory expectations, operational risk lifecycle (RCSA, issues, events, KRIs), risk taxonomy design and governance
• Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., FRM, PRM, CPA)
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry
• Professional Risk Manager (PRM)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Pay

The salary for this position generally ranges between $150,000 - $175,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law. Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus of 25% based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

Schedule

This is a hybrid position requiring three days (Tuesday-Thursday) in office per week in one of our hub locations (Cedar Rapids, Baltimore or Denver).