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SHI GmbH

Sr. Manager - Risk

Dallas, TX · On-site

Senior Risk Manager The Senior Risk Manager plays a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that could impact the organization's operations, reputation, or financial standing.

Century Aluminum

Senior Risk Manager

Chicago, IL · Hybrid

Working with senior management teams /executives * Strong self-management skills and attention to detail. * Significant experience in insurance sector with all aspects of risk management. Location:

Mace

Senior Risk Manager

Boston, MA · Hybrid

Managing, and may directing, the implementation and delivery of a range of risk services to support commissions and to provide line management leadership and guidance for others within the PMO and ...

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As of Jun 4, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior risk manager in the United States is $118,258.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $84,500.00 and $145,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a Senior Risk Manager do?

A Senior Risk Manager identifies, assesses, and mitigates potential risks that could impact an organization's financial health, operations, or reputation. They develop risk management strategies, ensure compliance with industry regulations, and collaborate with various departments to implement risk controls. Additionally, they analyze market trends and internal processes to proactively address potential threats. Their goal is to minimize risk exposure while supporting business objectives and long-term sustainability.

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To excel as a Senior Risk Manager, you need strong analytical capabilities, a deep understanding of risk assessment methodologies, and a relevant degree such as finance, economics, or business administration. Familiarity with risk modeling software, governance frameworks (like COSO or ISO 31000), and industry certifications such as FRM or CRM are highly valued. Exceptional communication, leadership, and decision-making skills help distinguish top performers in this role. These abilities are essential for effectively identifying, evaluating, and mitigating potential risks while supporting organizational objectives.

What does a typical day look like for a Senior Risk Manager?

A Senior Risk Manager’s day often includes analyzing complex data to assess potential financial, operational, or strategic risks and developing mitigation strategies accordingly. You’ll regularly collaborate with business leaders across departments, provide expert advice during project planning, and prepare detailed risk reports for executive management or compliance committees. Additionally, you may oversee junior risk team members, guide audit processes, and participate in risk review meetings. This role offers dynamic daily challenges that require both independent analysis and team-oriented communication, making it ideal for those who enjoy both strategic thinking and hands-on collaboration.

How much do senior risk managers make?

Senior risk managers typically earn between $90,000 and $150,000 annually, depending on experience, industry, and location. They often hold certifications such as FRM or CRM and work in financial services, insurance, or corporate risk departments.
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Infographic showing various Senior Risk Manager job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 91% Full Time, 7% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 94% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $118,258 per year, or $56.9 per hour.

Senior Risk Manager

Blake Smith Staffing, LLC

Hartford, CT

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Job description

About the job
Responsibilities:
Risk Management: The candidate will be involved in all aspects of risk oversight of the US based and global portfolios as required. The candidate is expected to add value by managing and improving existing risk processes, build new processes and carry out ad-hoc analyses as required. This individual will analyze fixed income portfolios using multi-factor risk models to understand the primary drivers of risk, reasons for change in risk and correlate with portfolio positioning. The analyses may entail decomposing TEV, stress testing, P&L analysis and Value-At-Risk (VAR) measures.
BAU: The candidate is expected to manage existing BAU processes such as analyzing portfolio risk, building risk reports, setting up securities, validating security level analytics and other ad-hoc BAU tasks as they arise. The individual should be familiar with setting up various types of fixed income instruments including structured credit and derivatives in the risk system. The responsibilities also include ensuring accuracy of security and portfolio level analytics and risk exposures. The individual will need to be technically skilled in troubleshooting data quality of analytics produced by vendor or proprietary risk systems. The candidate will help build tools and models to support BAU and ad-hoc analyses.
Attributes:
To successfully perform in this role, he or she must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
The chosen individual will have the title of Senior Investment Risk Analyst and report to the Head of US Investment Risk. This position is technical, detail and deadline oriented.
The individual might sometimes collaborate with the front office and will be expected roll up his/her sleeves to deliver results. The individual should be lucid and comfortable with communicating and challenging front office when necessary.
Required Qualifications:
Work Experience
7-10+ years of experience in fixed income markets; knowledge of investment attributes of fixed income securities is important. For example, candidate should be proficient with duration, OAS,
yield, and the relative importance of credit spread, interest rates on fixed income product sectors.
Experience with asset management or buy-side firms
The individual should be confident, articulate and effectively balance the dual roles of enforcing oversight while collaborating with the front office.
Exposure to US MBS and/or US Municipals is highly desirable.
Systems
Ability to construct, assess and discuss risk reports using at least one commercial risk management platform (MSCI BarraOne, Aladdin, Bloomberg, Yieldbook etc.,) is essential.
Experience with Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg Excel API
Data analysis and visualization using Tableau is highly desired.
The incumbent should have working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including VBA, SQL and any programming languages.
Educational
An undergraduate degree and preferably a graduate degree in economics, finance, financial engineering, mathematics or statistics.
Desired Qualifications:
A working knowledge of quantitative financial models.
Knowledge of quantitative strategies and back-testing.
Experience with managing projects and stakeholder communications.
Industry certification such as CFA or FRM.

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