Top Risk Management Jobs in Boston, MA

Lead credit risk policy and collateral valuation work for intraday and overnight lending; manage a team (4–6), develop staff, evaluate and implement System and Reserve Bank policies, perform complex financial analyses, coordinate emergency lending and DI failure responses, and represent the unit in senior committee and cross‑functional planning.

Lead identification, assessment, and mitigation of operational, technology, compliance, and fraud risks for ACH, RTP, and Wire payment channels. Provide governance for change management, control monitoring, RCSA execution, vendor risk, incident management, and remediation. Partner with product, technology, compliance, audit, and regulators and support pilots and risk investigations.

Lead risk and compliance activities for a high-risk banking environment: prepare for audits and regulatory exams, draft policies and governance, evaluate internal controls, run risk assessments and gap analyses, maintain training, monitor regulatory changes, and produce KRI/KPI Board-level reporting.

Lead and scale a model governance and quantitative risk team responsible for performance and drift monitoring, validation, documentation, remediation, and customer-facing governance. Set strategy for governance automation and standards, manage cross-functional relationships, prepare reports for customers/regulators, and perform hands-on model review and mentoring as needed.

Lead and grow a model governance team to oversee model validation, monitoring, drift and fair-lending assessments, documentation, change management, and customer/regulatory interactions. Own strategy, customer-facing governance relationships, validation reports, remediation tracking, and hands-on mentorship when needed.

Lead second-line credit risk oversight across unsecured, secured, and commercial lending. Perform credit and behavioral analytics, monitor roll rates/delinquency, evaluate KPIs/KRIs, build data visualizations, advise on policy effectiveness, and support regulatory readiness and risk management frameworks.

Lead enterprise-wide compliance and financial-crime risk assessments, evaluate controls and residual risk, produce executive reports, partner with MLROs/CCOs globally, drive transaction monitoring and customer risk scoring coverage, update geographic risk ratings, develop threat assessment frameworks, and pioneer AI-powered automation while maintaining human oversight.

Lead and grow a model risk and governance team, set strategy, and run model validation, performance and drift monitoring, fair-lending assessments, governance documentation, model inventory, and change management. Own customer and regulator-facing governance relationships, prepare validation reports, track remediation, balance strategic roadmap with operational demands, and perform hands-on technical work as needed.

Leads enterprise risk committee and council governance, including agenda planning, meeting materials, minutes, action tracking, escalation management, regulatory alignment, and governance standards. Partners with senior leaders and stakeholders, oversees risk program activities, manages budgets and teams, supports audits and regulatory exams, develops policies and frameworks, and drives strategic initiatives and process improvements.

Lead and mature the enterprise risk management program across a global organization. Identify, assess, prioritize, and monitor enterprise and emerging risks; integrate risk considerations into planning and forecasting; produce executive and Board-level reporting; strengthen risk governance and culture; and support crisis management, business continuity, and organizational resilience. Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Technology, Legal, and Product to translate complex risks into actionable business insights.

Manage execution of GWAM Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) program: facilitate inherent risk assessments and RCSAs, maintain risk/control inventories in Archer, perform control testing, track remediations, support attestations and audits, prepare risk reporting, deliver training, and advise business stakeholders to strengthen operational risk and control environment.

Oversee implementation and analysis of quantitative fixed‑income risk models, monitor portfolio risk, deliver risk reviews, conduct independent research on risk/return drivers, integrate insights into strategies, and partner with portfolio managers and client teams on quantitative topics.

Lead coordination of trade finance, insurance, and corporate risk activities. Manage lifecycle of guarantees, bonds, letters of credit, and insurance certificates. Partner with Treasury, Legal, Sales, and Commercial teams to support contract negotiations, monitor exposures, ensure compliance with approval matrices, and educate stakeholders. Improve workflows, track risk items, and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Lead credit strategy and portfolio performance across the full credit lifecycle. Define pricing and underwriting policy, own portfolio KPIs (IRR, cohorts, roll rates), align cross-functionally, and ensure analytics drive risk-adjusted revenue and scalable growth. Influence executive decisions and oversee performance, stress testing, and scenario planning.

Lead ERM and operational audit programs, set multi‑year audit and risk roadmaps, oversee planning and execution, report findings to senior leadership and Audit Committee, govern business continuity, mentor analysts, and coordinate external auditors.

Own the operational risk discipline within the enterprise risk program. Responsibilities include designing the operational risk framework, managing loss events, running RCSA assessments, conducting scenario analysis, testing controls, supporting Engineering incident reviews, tracking remediation, and preparing risk reporting for the CRO, Risk Committee, and board.

Own and monitor a consumer lending portfolio; develop and implement underwriting, limit, pre-screen, and risk-tier strategies. Perform hands-on analysis with SQL and Python, run A/B and champion/challenger tests, use internal and third-party data, ensure fair lending governance, and collaborate across stakeholders to translate analysis into business recommendations.

Lead credit risk policy and supervisory activities for intraday and overnight Fed lending. Manage a team, develop staff, evaluate collateral eligibility/valuation, contribute to System and Bank policy, perform complex financial analyses, brief senior management, and support emergency lending facility development and strategic planning while ensuring regulatory and information-handling compliance.

Manage fund control processes, audits, vendor relationships, custody oversight, fund lifecycle events, business continuity testing, and targeted process improvement projects for Bain Capital Special Situations. Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, external auditors, and outsourced service providers while maintaining governance documentation and supporting strategic initiatives.

Lead credit risk due diligence and field examinations for specialty lending clients. Supervise and mentor staff, act as subject-matter expert, manage engagement deliverables and budgets, support client development and proposals, ensure quality control, handle billing and realization, recommend internal process improvements, and travel as needed. Requires CPA and strong communication and client management skills.

Lead credit risk analytics for credit card and personal loan portfolios: develop ML-driven credit strategies, monitor portfolio performance, run A/B tests, forecast credit losses and stress tests, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner across Product, Engineering, Legal and Marketing.

Lead risk and internal control initiatives, partner with auditors, enhance financial reporting integrity, drive process improvements, and perform audits.

Lead first-line technology and AI risk governance for Commercial Bank lending. Conduct risk assessments of new systems and AI use cases, evaluate and strengthen controls, monitor incidents, support regulatory exams and remediation, and drive automation and operational resilience with stakeholders across business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk functions.

Lead credit strategy for the powersports portfolio by analyzing origination and loan performance data, designing underwriting and pricing strategies, documenting credit policy, monitoring KPIs, validating risk processes, and presenting insights to senior leadership and external partners.

Lead development and execution of credit risk strategies across the credit lifecycle. Analyze portfolio performance, identify risks and opportunities, design and test policy changes with stakeholders, present insights to senior leadership, and drive data-driven optimization to improve risk-adjusted returns and compliance.