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The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Analyst supports the organization's risk management program by identifying, analyzing, and quantifying risks that could impact strategic objectives. Working closely with risk owners and business units across the enterprise, the ERM Analyst provides data-driven insights and recommendations that enable informed, risk-aware decision-making at all levels of the organization.

Requirements

JOB DUTIES:
Level Senior

Lead enterprise-wide risk identification and assessment initiatives, designing methodologies appropriate to the scope and complexity of each engagement.

Analyze strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks, including interdependencies and cascading effects.

Evaluate organizational risk tolerance levels in partnership with leadership, translating concepts into actionable thresholds.

Design and oversee sophisticated quantitative models, sensitivity analyses, and value-at-risk calculations.

Lead scenario planning and stress testing exercises, linking risk outcomes to business performance metrics.

Own development of senior leadership and board-level risk reporting, ensuring content is accurate, insightful, and decision-relevant.

Act as primary ERM liaison for senior business unit leaders, providing subject matter expertise and strategic risk guidance.

Lead cross-functional working groups for enterprise risk projects, coordinating across business units, corporate functions, and external advisors.

Advise senior risk owners on mitigation strategy design, ensuring plans are measurable and aligned with strategic priorities.

Contribute to the development and periodic review of enterprise risk policy and supporting procedures.

Mentor and provide quality assurance review for other team members.

Lead complex, multi-workstream ERM projects, managing timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations.

Level Lead

Lead the strategic direction and continuous evolution of the ERM program, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and governance standards.

Own the design and implementation of ERM frameworks, methodologies, and processes across the enterprise.

Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, high-impact, or cross-enterprise risk issues requiring senior judgment.

Represent ERM in executive forums and risk committee meetings

Provide authoritative analysis on strategic risks, advising executive leadership on risk implications for organizational strategy.

Lead integration of risk intelligence into strategic planning, capital allocation, and major investment decisions.

Lead development and periodic review of enterprise risk policy, procedures, standards, and governance frameworks.

Partner with legal, compliance, and internal audit to coordinate risk oversight and mitigation plans

Build and maintain executive-level relationships, serving as a trusted advisor on risk strategy and organizational resilience.

Provide leadership to the ERM analyst team, fostering a high-performance culture.

Sponsor and oversee major ERM program initiatives, managing resource allocation and delivery across all workstreams.

EXPERIENCE:

Senior: Requires minimum 5 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements

Lead: Requires minimum 8 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree : Finance, Engineering, Economics or related field (Required)

or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

CERTIFICATION:

PMP Project Management Professional (Preferred)

CQRM Certified Quantitative Risk Management (Preferred)

Benefits

The base pay range for this role is $66.76 - $76.76 per Hour.

MWResource offers medical, dental and vision coverage through Florida Blue, short- and long-term disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, and participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis until filled.

MWResource does not discriminate based on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or anything else that makes you part of any group.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Candidates will be required to pass a background check and drug screening.

Please note we are not open to outsourcing our recruitment needs.