Director, Risk

Alkami

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$151,000–$189,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $226k
This role $170k
$137k most similar roles pay here $284k

This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $192,700–$259,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $226k for comparable roles.

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About Alkami

Alkami Technology is a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider offering retail and business banking platforms to credit unions and banks to help them compete with larger financial institutions. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking

Alkami currently has 47 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,000–$162,500 across 44 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Risk

Director, Risk The Director, Risk leads and matures the enterprise and technology risk management program, with a primary focus on AI governance for machine learning and generative AI use cases. This role involves identifying, assessing, mitigating, monitoring, and reporting risks while ensuring that technical requirements are translated into practical policies and controls. The individual will manage the full governance lifecycle for emerging technologies, evaluating impacts on data privacy, information security, and regulatory obligations. To succeed, the candidate must possess technical fluency in artificial intelligence and experience with frameworks such as NIST, ISO, COSO, and COBIT. Additionally, the role requires expertise in financial services regulations like FFIEC, GLBA, and PCI DSS. The position serves to manage risk within the company's appetite while supporting secondary functions like business continuity and disaster recovery for a digital banking platform provider.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mature the enterprise and technology risk management program including identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting.
  • Provide strategic direction for risk frameworks, methodologies, metrics, and reporting using standards like NIST, ISO, and COSO.
  • Manage the full governance lifecycle for AI, machine learning, and generative-AI use cases.
  • Translate complex regulatory and technology requirements into practical policies, controls, and product requirements.
  • Evaluate AI-related risks across data privacy, information security, system behavior, and third-party providers.
  • Conduct IT risk assessments to identify threats and evaluate the effectiveness of existing internal controls.
  • Support the Chief Compliance Officer with business continuity, disaster recovery, and regulatory management initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
  • 15+ years of experience in risk management, internal audit, compliance, or related control functions.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading risk, control, compliance, or governance programs.
  • 10+ years of experience in banking, financial services, FinTech, or a regulated technology environment.
  • Technical fluency in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI to manage emerging technology risks.
  • Experience developing or overseeing AI governance, risk management, or responsible-AI practices.
  • Working knowledge of risk frameworks and regulations including NIST, ISO, COSO, COBIT, FFIEC, and others.
  • One or more professional certifications such as CRCM, CIA, CPA, CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CISM, or AI governance certifications (preferred).

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