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About the Role

This Vice President, Enterprise Risk role is a key member of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team, focusing on managing the enterprise-wide Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) program, planning and coordinating the Risk function budget, and leading the development and oversight of the Enterprise Metric Policy. The role also supports core ERM processes like Enterprise Risk Assessment (ERA) and Risk Aggregation & Reporting (RAR).

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of the Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) program, defining risk tolerance and establishing limits.
Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of the Enterprise Metric Policy.
Facilitate periodic review, update, and approval of Risk Appetite Statements.
Advise risk pillars on structuring and designing risk metrics, including Risk Appetite Limits (RALs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
Ensure risk limits function as forward-looking, leading risk indicators.
Develop accurate and timely Risk Appetite performance reporting, ensuring breaches are documented, actioned, tracked, and escalated.
Manage the Workiva platform for the RAS program for data collection, review, and automated controls.
Enhance control oversight by executing quality control reviews and documenting data sourcing and accuracy controls.
Maintain RAS governance documentation and controls, ensuring Workiva-related IT requirements are met.
Communicate RAS changes to business leaders and refresh RAS governance documentation annually.
Partner across Risk Pillars and the broader business to ensure an aggregated enterprise view of risk is coordinated and aligned.
Lead the review and annual submission of the Risk Management Operating Plan and Functional Budget.
Develop reporting for the Risk Functional Budget, tracking project expenses and headcount.
Support Risk team accounts payable activities.
Partner with Finance to provide Operating Plan pacing updates and variance insights.
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Broad-based risk knowledge; ability to identify and assess risks, document mitigating controls, and evaluate control environment adequacy.
Bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry; or, in lieu of a degree, 10+ years of financial services experience.
3+ years of experience with exposure to risk management within the consumer financial services industry.
3+ years of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
3+ years of experience working in a matrixed environment, leading projects and presenting results and insights to senior leaders.
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required.
Must be 18 years or older.
Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process.
Must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
Will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future.

Skills

Experience in internal audit, risk management, testing/monitoring, and/or a governance function.
Experience leading a financial or risk-related reporting process.
Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and use personal influence and credibility to achieve results.
Ability to objectively identify risks, define appropriate measures/metrics, and effectively challenge and communicate risk.
Proven ability to influence senior management and drive change through process improvement and control enhancement.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to senior and technical audiences.
Forward-looking approach to identifying emerging risks and partnering cross-functionally to mitigate them.
Experience with Tableau and/or GRC tools to pull reports and provide guidance/direction to build dashboards and ongoing reporting.
Proficiency in defining, documenting, and communicating technical requirements for reporting, analytics, and GRC tool enhancements.
Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Vice President
5+ years of experience in the financial services industry
10+ years of financial services experience (in lieu of degree)
3+ years of experience with exposure to risk management within the consumer financial services industry
3+ years of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
3+ years of experience working in a matrixed environment

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
High school diploma or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

110,000.00 - 185,000.00 USD Annual
Eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Benefits

Option to work from home near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices.
Required to commute to your nearest Hub (either virtual or physical) for in-person engagement activities such as regular business or team meetings, training and culture events.

About the Company

Synchrony is committed to fostering an inclusive culture where individual skills, experience, and voice are valued.
We are building a future where everyone can belong, connect, and turn ideals into action.
More than 50% of our workforce is engaged in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
We're proud to have an award-winning culture for all.