Senior Manager Governance Risk

Hybrid 899

899 S Oyster Bay Rd

Bethpage, NY 11714, USA

The Senior Manager Governance Risk reports to the First Vice President Enterprise & Third-Party Risk and is responsible for direct oversight of Enterprise Risk Management team driving the development, implementation, and oversight of the credit union’s enterprise-wide risk assessment and governance framework. This role ensures the Enterprise Risk Assessment and Governance risk practices are effectively aligned with the credit union’s Risk Appetite Statement, regulatory expectations, internal policies, and strategic objectives.

• Enterprise Risk Assessment & Governance Framework
  • Lead the monitoring, tracking, and reporting of the Enterprise Risk Governance Program, including the Enterprise Risk Management Assessment, Reportable Events Program (Issues, Incidents and Losses) and GRC system enhancements.
  • Collaborate with leadership, risk owners, business units, compliance, legal, internal audit, and other key stakeholders to embed risk governance practices across the organization.
  • Manage the Enterprise Risk Assessment, ensuring the risk appetite, policies, and frameworks are aligned to business strategy and consistently applied throughout the enterprise.
  • Oversee the ongoing development, review, maintenance, and escalation process for charters, policies, standards, taxonomies, and assessments to ensure organizational alignment.
• Prepare and coordinate high-quality reports for senior leadership, management committees, and the Board of Directors.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure timely and accurate committee and board reporting, effective escalation, and follow-up on key risk issues.
• Develop and maintain risk governance dashboards and key risk indicators (KRIs) for enterprise-level visibility and decision-making.
• Regulatory & Audit Management
  • Monitor changes to industry standards, examination findings or regulatory expectations (e.g., Basel, COSO, NCUA, NYDFS, CFPB, OCC) and ensure appropriate implementation and alignment across the Risk framework and governance documentation.
  • Supports attestations, internal audits, regulatory submissions, and examinations to ensure compliance and continuous improvement of risk management practices.
• Oversee the Credit Union’s Incident, Issue & Losses Program (Reportable Events) and Program manager, ensuring that control deficiencies and key risk issues are properly identified, documented, and remediated in a timely manner.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Program Management
  • Oversee the GRC team, in addition to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the GRC system to enhance enterprise-wide risk monitoring, tracking, and reporting capabilities.
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Manage and develop a high-performing risk governance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Design and deliver training on the various programs in collaboration with other Risk leaders and Four Leaf Learning and Development teams.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to senior management on enterprise risk governance best practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree required, or equivalent work experience.
• 7–10 years of experience in enterprise risk management, governance, compliance, or internal audit within financial services, with 5+ years of experience managing people.
• Proven experience supporting Board or executive-level risk governance structures in the financial industry.
• Strong understanding of risk governance frameworks, regulatory expectations and industry best practices in the financial industry.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. CERP, IRM, CERM) are advantageous.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, GRC platforms (e.g., Archer, Metric Stream) and other Risk Reporting software required.

The estimated salary for this role is $114,647 to $143,308 annually. Four Leaf Federal Credit Union provides a range of benefits with various enrollment periods, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401K plan with employer match, reimbursement programs, wellness programs, and an annual performance-based bonus.

• Competitive 401k
• Flexibl…