Technology Risk & Control Director – Resiliency, Third Party, and Infrastructure

About the role

The Technology Risk & Control Director – Resiliency, Third Party, and Infrastructure is a front-line risk and control leader responsible for strengthening risk ownership, control execution, and operational resilience across technology, cybersecurity, and resiliency domains. This role partners closely with technology, operations, independent risk, compliance, audit, and executive stakeholders to identify, assess, manage, and report risk in alignment with the three lines model. The leader will bring strong technology risk experience from a top-tier financial institution or other highly regulated industry, direct front-line risk and control experience, and the executive presence needed to prepare and present polished materials for senior management, regulatory, and Board audiences.

Exempt Status: Yes (not eligible for overtime pay). Workplace Type: Office with flexible work arrangement options (in‑office and work‑from‑home).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior front-line risk and control leader for technology resiliency, operational resilience, disaster recovery, third party, incident response, production stability, and related technology risk domains.
• Lead leaders and build a high-performing team accountable for risk identification, control design, control execution, issue management, risk reporting, and sustainable remediation.
• Partner with technology, resiliency, operations, independent risk, compliance, legal, audit, and business stakeholders to drive practical, risk-based outcomes and effective control ownership.
• Apply direct front-line experience in the three lines model to clarify ownership, strengthen accountability, and ensure appropriate engagement with second- and third-line partners.
• Oversee risk and control activities related to infrastructure resilience, application resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity dependencies, third-party technology resilience, incident management, and control testing outcomes.
• Prepare executive-ready materials, regulatory responses, Board reporting, risk assessments, issue updates, and