Business Risk Manager

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

Reporting to the Chief Business Execution and Risk Officer, the Business Risk Manager advises on enterprise risk requirements, governance practices, and issue management for Truist’s Government Affairs and Legal Team. Provides strategic guidance to business leaders on operational risk monitoring, governance coordination, reporting, and remediation activities to support effective risk management and decision-making. Partners with business management to reinforce enterprise governance standards and operational risk practices by offering insight on governance activities, emerging risks, and reporting processes, while facilitating effective stakeholder engagement. Serves as a trusted advisor in shaping business-aligned risk management approaches, promoting governance consistency, operational discipline, and strong accountability for risk management outcomes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Risk Culture & Operational Integration

1. Responsible for execution of enterprise risk programs and governance practices, ensuring effective identification, assessment, and escalation of operational, control, and regulatory risks across supported business areas.

2. Drive resolution of risk and governance issues by reinforcing business ownership and accountability, establishing clear expectations, providing direction to the team, and engaging stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise risk requirements

Governance, Reporting & Leadership Support

3. Advise on governance forums, reporting processes, and escalation routines, ensuring delivery of high-quality analysis and interpretation of KRIs, operational risk metrics, and governance reporting to support leadership decision-making and oversight.

4. Guide the development and execution of governance deliverables and reporting outputs, including governance materials, action tracking, and remediation oversight, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with enterprise standards.

Business Coordination & Operational Support

5. Facilitate coordination of governance activities, stakeholder communications, and enterprise partner engagement, managing interactions with ECCO, Compliance, Audit, Legal, and other functions to ensure consistent and effective risk management practices.

6. Guide audit, regulatory, and enterprise readiness activities, ensuring the team effectively supports examinations, reviews, remediation efforts, and operational readiness for business initiatives and governance programs.

Business-Specific Risk Support & Execution

7. Manage execution of enterprise risk program activities, including RCSA, issue management, risk monitoring, and remediation tracking, ensuring consistency and quality across business areas.

8. Guide implementation of risk management requirements and governance practices, providing direction on operational monitoring, business-specific needs, and corrective action planning to strengthen overall risk posture.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, Public Administration, or equivalent professional experience

2. 8+ years of experience in operational risk management, governance, audit, compliance, controls, enterprise risk management, or related disciplines

3. Strong understanding of governance frameworks, operational risk programs, issue management processes, remediation oversight, and control monitoring activities

4. Experience supporting RCSA activities, governance reporting, audits, examinations, and enterprise reviews

5. Ability to analyze risk information, identify trends, and support remediation efforts

6. Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and coordination skills

7. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities

8. Experience providing oversight and guidance to junior risk professionals

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.