Manager, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:   

The Manager, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) provides leadership in risk identification, measurement and mitigation, including responsibility for implementing risk controls and procedures and developing risk reporting and risk management tools.

**This position is based out of West Des Moines, IA and will need to work an on-site hybrid schedule** 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Identifies areas for improvement in ERM framework and executes on strategies to strengthen it.
• Builds relationships and partners with business stakeholders on business process, risk and control owners to collaboratively identify and develop effective risk management and controls.
• Aggregates and analyzes various types of financial and other data to assess risk exposures and assists in trend analysis and projections.
• Conducts risk assessments including modeling validation.
• Enhances risk culture and risk framework by helping stakeholders identify and manage risk.
• Documents risks and controls; updates risk registries and risk dashboards in Wdesk.
• Develops and updates reporting deliverables including ORSA, rating agency and various risk committee reports.
• Identify, track, report and manage Key Risk Indicators (KRI’s) for each risk pillar and for each business segment.
• Develops new risk policies and strategies; contributes to ERM tools and methodologies to measure, monitor, and report risks; ensures proper application of risk management framework and controls.
• Delegates duties to direct reports and is accountable for quality and output of their work effort.
• Drives ERM projects to completion through ownership and by collaborating with functional experts.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversight, supervision and development of one or more professionals.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:  

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in statistics, business, management, law or a related field of study, plus five to ten (5-10) years of progressively responsible experience in a comparable financial or risk management role, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience in the financial services industry, particularly a life and annuity company, preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS:

• Actively pursuing successful completion of finance, investment or risk examinations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:   

• Excellent analytical skills; ability to independently research and analyze financial and other data.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents from regulatory agencies, and other members of the business community.
• Intermediate or advanced Excel skills or other spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to effectively present information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Programing experience is highly desirable using VBA, C, Python, MATLAB or some other language and the desire to apply these programming principles.
• Expertise in comprehending and applying financial and statistical principles.
• Strong mathematical skills and attention to numeric and other detail.
• Adherence to defined risk reporting deadlines, multitasking priorities and workflow.
• Broad and deep project management skillset, working cross-functionally on projects with the Investment, Accounting, Actuarial and Information Technology departments, and external partners such as software vendors, consultants, reinsurers, etc.
• Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.
• Ability to develop and lead staff, helping team members learn and grow.
• Flexibility in multitasking, while prioritizing for maximum impact.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Occasional overnight travel as needed.