Freelance Operational Risk Manager Jobs in Atlanta, GA

Job Type: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Provide first line of defense risk leadership, oversight, and support for all assigned business unit segments in the execution of enterprise risk and operational risk programs. Collaborate with leadership, second line of defense program owners, and other applicable areas of the bank to develop and execute risk program frameworks and deliverables.

1. Facilitate execution of key risk framework components as delegated by LOD2 risk programs, including Risk Identification and Risk Measurement activities.
2. Assist business line management with identifying, assessing, measuring, controlling, mitigating, monitoring, and communicating risks associated with business processes, products, services, systems, and decisions for applicable business units.
3. Support the evaluation of inherent and residual risk by considering risk drivers, likelihood, impact, control effectiveness, and other applicable measurement criteria to ensure risks are appropriately understood, documented, and escalated.
4. Coordinate and support execution of risk program activities across assigned business units to help identify, assess, measure, monitor, and report risks in alignment with enterprise risk management expectations.
5. Develop and maintain working relationships with business partners, risk program owners, and other stakeholders to support consistent execution of Risk Identification and Risk Measurement activities.
6. Support the implementation and execution of risk management frameworks, processes, tools, and routines used to identify risks, assess risk exposure, evaluate controls, and measure changes in the risk profile.
7. Assist business units with identifying new, emerging, or changing risks associated with processes, products, services, systems, regulatory expectations, and strategic initiatives.
8. Support risk assessment activities by helping evaluate inherent risk, residual risk, likelihood, impact, control effectiveness, key risk indicators, and other relevant risk measurement criteria.
9. Document risk program methodologies, procedures, reporting routines, and supporting materials to promote consistency in risk identification, measurement, aggregation, and communication.
10. Develop and maintain processes and procedures to support the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of risk reports, dashboards, metrics, and other program deliverables.
11. Build working knowledge of assigned business units’ strategic plans, key objectives, risk appetite statements, business processes, RCSA results, risks, and controls to support risk program execution and ad‑hoc risk management initiatives.
12. Assist in the detection, documentation, and communication of top, emerging, under‑recognized, or changing risks across assigned business units.
13. Aggregate and analyze risk data to support risk appetite monitoring, quarterly risk profile reporting, key risk indicators, issue themes, and ongoing risk identification activities.
14. Assist business leaders with the development, refinement, and maintenance of risk appetite metrics, thresholds, indicators, and measurement approaches.
15. Prepare risk reporting content and supporting analysis for management routines, risk program updates, and applicable governance forums.
16. Support risk committee and working group materials by coordinating inputs and documentation.
17. Demonstrate Truist’s risk culture.

Location requirement: Candidates must work in one of the following Truist office locations 5 days per week:

• Charlotte, NC - 214 North Tryon Street (Preferred)
• Atlanta, GA - 303 Peachtree Street

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Communications or equivalent education and related training.
• Eight to twelve years of financial services or risk management experience, and/or equivalent education, training and experience.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with ability to interact and communicate within all levels of organization, across functions, and within public sector/governmental agencies.
• Strong analytical, cognitive, conceptual, critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication (verbal and written), presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated planning ability with demonstrated judgment, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field, Banking School graduate, or equivalent education and related training.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Navex PolicyTech and Microsoft SharePoint and Visio software products.

All regular teammates working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance, tax‑preferred savings accounts, and a 401(k) plan. Eligible teammates receive at least 10 days of vacation and 10 sick days in their first year of employment, along with paid holidays. Additional benefits such as defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and deferred compensation may be available depending on the position and division.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace. EEO is the Law. E-Verify. IER Right to Work.