Business Risk Officer

This full-time position is remote and open to candidates with availability and ease of access to travel to our corporate headquarters in Lancaster, PA on a routine basis (1-2 times per month). As the head of First Line of Defense (1LOD) Risk for Data, Technology & Operations (DTO), this role is accountable for building and sustaining a consistent, comprehensive, proactive, and business-embedded risk culture in partnership with enterprise stakeholders.

What You Will Do

Build, lead, and continuously mature the DTO Business Risk Office, driving a strong First Line of Defense risk management capability that enables effective risk management, transparent risk reporting, sound control environments, and alignment with enterprise risk management frameworks, policies, and standards.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Strategic leadership and executive presence with the ability to influence at senior leadership levels, strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across business, risk, and regulatory audiences, ability to constructively challenge business decisions while maintaining strong partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Business, Finance, Risk Management, Information Systems or related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 15 or more years progressive experience in financial services, with deep expertise in operational risk management, banking operations, technology risk, compliance, audit or regulatory environments.
• 10 or more years leadership experience, leading teams and driving strategic initiatives within a complex, highly regulated environment.
• 10 or more years experience with banking regulatory expectations and risk management practices, including experience supporting regulatory examinations, remediation programs, and interactions with regulators, second line risk, and internal audit.
• 10 or more years deep banking experience across operations, payments, lending, deposits, fraud, or services functions.
• Lean six sigma certifications (green belt, black belt, or equivalent).
• Professional certifications in operational risk, information systems, audit or project management.

Benefits

• medical plans with prescription drug coverage
• flexible spending account or health savings account
• dental and vision insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k) program with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• paid time off programs including holiday pay and paid volunteer time
• disability insurance coverage
• maternity and parental leave
• adoption assistance
• educational assistance
• robust wellness program with financial incentives