Principal of Access Management Risk

About this role

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose   

Provides independent second-line oversight, assessment, and credible  challenge  of first-line technology risk management activities across the company. Partners across Technology, Security, Product, Data, and other business functions to evaluate risk and control practices, including risk assessments, issues management, control validation, key risk indicators, governance reporting, and escalation. Helps ensure technology-related risks are managed consistent  with enterprise risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and sound industry practice. May support one or more focus areas based on business need, including Enterprise Technology Risk, Data Security Risk, Access Management Risk, Offensive Security Risk, Vulnerability Management Risk, AI Security   Risk, and   Asset and Inventory Management Risk.  

Essential Functions 

• Provide independent review, oversight, and credible   challenge   of   first-line technology risk management activities, controls, and decisions.  

• Evaluate the design and execution of risk management practices to ensure alignment with enterprise frameworks, policies, regulatory expectations, and relevant industry standards.  

• Provide independent   challenge   and oversight of risk identification and assessment activities.    

• Review and challenge risk and control self-assessments,   issues   management, remediation plans, control validation outcomes, and key risk indicators.  

• Assess the adequacy of severity ratings, root cause analyses, action plans, and closure evidence for technology-related issues and risk events.  

• Identify   risk trends, concentrations, and emerging themes through analysis of risk data, governance materials, and business changes; develop an independent view of risk exposure and control effectiveness.  

• Prepare and support reporting, escalation, and   discussion   materials for senior leaders, governance forums, and risk committees.  

• Partner with first-line leaders, subject matter experts, and independent testing or validation teams to improve clarity of control expectations, testing scope, and evidence requirements.  

• Provide ongoing risk advisory support while   maintaining   second-line independence and accountability for effective   challenge .  

• Recommend   opportunities to strengthen risk awareness, governance routines, and training that improve technology risk management maturity.  

• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.  

Focus: Enterprise Technology and Information Security  Risk  

• Provide independent   challenge   and oversight of technology risk management practices across infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, product, and operational technology domains.  

• Provide independent   challenge   and oversight of information security risk management practices across threat management, network, endpoint, cloud, architecture, data, access, AI, or application security domains.  

• Assess alignment of technology risk and control activities to enterprise policies, risk frameworks, and applicable industry standards.  

• Evaluate whether risk assessments, control inventories,   issues   management, and key risk indicators are executed consistently and effectively across the technology organization.  

• C hallenge risk identification activities related to significant technology changes, new products or capabilities, and cross-functional initiatives.  

• Assess risk trends and systemic themes across the technology environment and provide independent reporting and escalation as needed.  

Minimum Qualifications  

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through completion of a  Bachelor’s  degree or equivalent.  

• Typically has 12 years of experience or   demonstrated   portfolio consistent with experience required of the role in technology risk, information security, operational risk, or related disciplines within a regulated or otherwise complex operating environment.  

• Strong understanding of risk management practices, control frameworks, and second-line oversight within  a three lines of defense model .  

• Demonstrated experience providing independent review, challenge, or governance of first-line technology, security, data, or operational risk activities.  

• Strong ability to assess control design and effectiveness, synthesize risk data,   identify   themes, and translate technical issues into business risk.  

• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience interacting with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.  

• Strong critical thinking, judgment, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide practical, risk-based recommendations in a complex environment.  

• Ability to   operate   independently, manage competing priorities, and   maintain   effective working relationships while preserving second-line objectivity.  

• Background and drug screen.    

Preferred Qualifications 

• Advanced degree or   additional   related education and/or experience preferred.  

• Experience in financial services, payments, fintech, or   another   highly regulated industry.  

• Familiarity with relevant regulatory e

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