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Wilmington, DE · On-site

$122K - $198K/yr

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As of Sep 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for head of operational risk in Delaware is $120,809.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $73,600.00 and $159,100.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Head of Operational Risk is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that could impact an organization's day-to-day operations. They develop risk management strategies, implement policies, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. This role often involves overseeing risk assessments, collaborating with various departments, and reporting to senior management or the board. Their main goal is to minimize losses and enhance the organization's resilience against operational threats.

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The Head of Operational Risk works closely with departments such as compliance, audit, IT, and business units to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the organization. Regular cross-functional meetings, risk assessments, and workshops are common practices to ensure all teams are aligned on risk management strategies. This collaborative approach helps to create a comprehensive risk culture, ensures effective communication of risk policies, and supports proactive management of emerging risks. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills are essential for building relationships and driving risk initiatives across diverse teams.

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To thrive as a Head of Operational Risk, you need strong expertise in risk management, analytical skills, and a background in finance or business, often supported by relevant degrees and industry certifications such as FRM or PRM. Familiarity with risk assessment tools, regulatory compliance systems, and data analysis platforms is typically required. Exceptional leadership, communication, and strategic thinking are crucial soft skills for influencing stakeholders and guiding risk culture. These skills and qualities are vital for identifying, mitigating, and managing risks to ensure organizational stability and regulatory compliance.

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Infographic showing various Head Of Operational Risk job openings in Delaware as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 84% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $120,809 per year, or $58.1 per hour.

Head of Enterprise Change and Business Enablement Risk, MD

Wilmington, DE • On-site

Citigroup
Banking and Credit Intermediation • 5 - 10K employees

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

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Job description

Technology & Cyber Compliance And Operational Risk Office (Tccoro) At Citi

The Technology & Cyber Compliance and Operational Risk Office (TCCORO) at Citi is the firm's reliable second set of eyes. Our mission is to drive comprehensive and consistent practices designed to identify, measure, monitor, report and manage operational and compliance risks while promoting the implementation of actions to address root causes which may lead to unintended operational losses. TCCORO provides specialized subject matter expertise to challenge the Technology Estate across the firm and provide credible second line oversight to ensure the strategies meet business objectives. In essence, we are the technology and cyber conscious of the bank. In line with the ORM and ICRM frameworks, we aim to ensure that internal controls are designed to mitigate operational risks, are appropriately managed and aligned with our risk appetite to adhere to regulatory obligations and conformance with heightened standards.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Global Head of TCCORO, the Head of Enterprise Change and Business Enablement Risk will have oversight responsibility for a significant change, program, and strategy portfolio of across the Enterprise and Franchise organizations. The coverage area responsibilities for this Managing Director position will oversee the Chief Technology Office, Business Architecture Office, Enterprise Change Management Function, and Program Management Office. Responsibilities entail the following:

  • Leading a large second line function that is responsible for executing a holistic, integrated operating model inclusive of performance of technology capability maturity assessments, risk assessments, conducting credible challenge activities and ongoing monitoring against industry frameworks (i.e. COBIT, NIST CSF/CRI, etc.) and in compliance with the OCC's Heightened Standards.
  • Oversight of the establishment and implementation of standards, procedures, and frameworks for the coverage domains.
  • Perform independent review and credible challenge of the performance of universal key indicators and other metrics in support of the Technology and Cyber Risk Appetite Statements.
  • Represent TCCRO/Second line of defense in various forums including Risk Forums, Safety & Soundness, Risk committees, Regulatory Updates, Internal and External Auditors, etc.
  • Influence, and challenge as the organization implements the Transformation program that requires key Technology delivery.
  • Oversight of the delivery and performance of technology solutions that are distributed globally to ensure appropriate controls are in place prior to deployment with minimal post implementation disruption.
  • Clearly communicate to technology and business managers the impact of control weakness and design control deficiencies on service delivery capabilities.
  • Energizes the team by communicating a compelling vision of the future; helps them identify opportunities for change and improvement during uncertainty.
  • Inspires the team to constantly improve, own mistakes, and proactively share learnings with other teams; demonstrates deep curiosity to help the team learn and improve.
  • Creates a team environment in which members are proactively invited to speak up, seek out, and debate alternative views; role-models agility to change course when presented with new information.
  • Acts as a catalyst for change by identifying and championing ideas that benefit the organization; supports the team to safely experiment.

Building upon Citi's Operational Risk Management Framework, this Managing Director position will have responsibility to perform independent assessment of the technology capabilities in accordance with risk assessment and risk appetite performance to identify the inherent risks in Citi's infrastructure and security programs and services and reviewing the acceptability of residual risk. The ability to forge strong relationships across a variety of disciplines is vital to the success of this function. Further, staying abreast of key Tech, Cyber and Program Strategy trends, actively engaging the industry on latest and emerging operational Risks and authoring white papers will solidify credibility and contribute to best in class second line coverage.

Qualifications

This candidate will be an acknowledged thought leader in technology and cyber risk management with over 20 years of technology experience in complex IT management, tech/cyber risk, and controls with globally complex, dispersed, and diverse organizations.

The ideal Managing Director will have in-depth, detailed knowledge of technology risks and controls, infrastructure, cloud, and emerging Technology Management, Operations, and Information Security practices in the financial industry especially as it relates to enterprise functions and business sectors. This individual should have the following experience and skills:

  • Knowledge of full system, software, and security development lifecycle.
  • Extensive risk knowledge including ability develop metrics and risk appetite thresholds.
  • Experience with the management and oversight of complex strategic initiatives and expert knowledge of six sigma concepts.
  • Knowledge of Information Security and Cyber security controls, technologies, operations, and operational response processes.
  • Knowledge of Program Management discipline patterns and governance
  • Experience with reviewing and evaluating technology architecture design and solutions inclusive of reviewing the people, process, and technology components.
  • Working familiarity with data warehousing and big data environments.
  • Working familiarity with automated monitoring tools and incident tracking tools to effectively communicate and manage incidents, defects, and data quality issues.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience presenting to Executive Committees and other senior forums.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills

Additionally, having in-depth, working knowledge of banking technologies, fraud, cybercrime detection and countermeasures, encryption, resiliency, data retention, as well as information security support for segregation of duties, application development, network and systems operation, testing and vendor management. Prior experience in previous roles should include companies with global technology infrastructure in global financial services firms.

Technology Skill set requirements will include capability to manage all aspects of these standards:

  • Technology Architecture components common across the Financial Industry
  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association's (ISACA) COBIT* Standard
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
  • ISACA's Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) Job Practice Domains
  • Large scale project management experience mandatory

Strong Leadership Skills:

  • Provides leadership in risk identification, key risk indicator identification, and risk mitigation strategies in the domain of technology management.
  • Engages business and technology managers to identify key control indicators and maintain effective and efficient continuous control monitoring processes.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong planning, organization and time management experience that is strategically oriented, an innovative thinker, and a demonstrated and decisive decision maker.
  • Collaboratively manage initiatives that span multiple geographic locations and time zones.
  • Navigates organizational complexity; demonstrates organizational acumen.
  • Builds partnerships across functions and regions; collaborates well with others.
  • Networks regularly and builds relationships across Risk disciplines and with businesses, operations and technology.
  • Excellent Communication & Presentation Skills
  • Advanced proficiency in creating written executive materials and mastery in verbal presentation to Executive audiences.
  • Ability to interact with and influence people/groups of widely varying disciplines and backgrounds.
  • Ability and confidence to exercise influence over a wide range of individuals at all levels of technical & business leadership.
  • Experienced in using active listening techniques on a consistent basis.
  • Comfortable with public speaking across various forums and be able to effectively and logically communicate when ideas are being challenged in an open forum.
  • Comfortable interacting directly with technology executive leadership, including in a high stress environment.
  • Understands the perspective of regulators and has the ability to shape messages and content to respond to a changing variety of regulatory standards.

Logistics:

  • The role is global, and the incumbent must be proactive and capable of leading solutions to global issues with stakeholders and colleagues in different regions and time zones.
  • The successful candidate will need to be a hands-on, self-starter, and able to manage tasks/timelines for self and others.

Education:

  • Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
  • Certifications such as PMP, CPA, CISA, etc. preferred

Job Family Group: Risk Management

Job Family: Operational Risk

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location: Wilmington Delaware United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $250,000.00 - $500,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (


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We live in an increasingly complex world. Companies these days are either born global or are going global at record speed. Business and geopolitics are forging an entirely new dynamic and consumers now expect financial services to be a seamless part of their digital lives. Citi is a bank that’s uniquely positioned for this moment. Through our vast global network and our on-the-ground expertise, we can connect the dots, anticipate change and empathize the needs of our clients and customers in ways that other banks simply cannot. Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We have set expectations for how we must act to bring our mission to life. These expectations are at the heart of our Leadership Principles – we take ownership, we deliver with pride and we succeed together.

Industry

Banking and credit intermediation

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

New York City, NY, US