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 specific to Resiliency Management. 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 Resiliency 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 Resiliency
Assess the maturity and effectiveness of Technology Resilience capabilities across critical technology services, infrastructure, applications, cloud environments, and end-user computing.
Evaluate resilience lifecycle processes, including disaster recovery planning, backup and recovery, service continuity, technology recovery, and resilience by design.
Review business impact analyses, recovery strategies, recovery time objectives (RTOs), recovery point objectives (RPOs), and dependency mapping for critical technology services.
Evaluate the design, coverage, and outcomes of resilience testing programs, including disaster recovery exercises, failover testing, tabletop exercises, and simulation activities.
Assess resilience considerations relating to third-party technology providers, cloud services, and critical technology dependencies.
Review technology resilience metrics, recovery performance, and testing outcomes to identify opportunities for improving organisational resilience capabilities.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of Technology Resilience frameworks, standards, methodologies, and assurance practices.
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 expectations and industry standards and frameworks applicable to technology and security risk management such as; ISO 27002, PCI DSS, NIST, FFIEC, and SOC 2.
Experience supporting governance committees, audits, examinations, or regulatory interactions.
Relevant risk, security, audit, or control certifications preferred such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, GSNA, CGIH, or equivalent preferred.
Project or process management experience supporting cross-functional risk, control, or governance initiatives preferred.
Physical Requirements
Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
The base pay scale for this position in:
Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL / Washington, DC in USD per year is: $184,000 - $230,000.
New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $221,000 - $276,000.
Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.
This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.
Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness
Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!
Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.
Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E-Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce. As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E-Verify. For more information on your rights and responsibilities under E-Verify please visit Home | E-Verify.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience
- Typically 12 years of experience in technology risk, information security, operational risk, or related disciplines
- Strong understanding of risk management practices, control frameworks, and three lines of defense oversight
- Demonstrated experience providing independent review, challenge, or governance of first-line technology, security, data, or operational risk activities
- Ability to assess control design and effectiveness, synthesize risk data, and translate technical issues into business risk
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including interacting with senior leaders
- Strong critical thinking, judgment, and problem-solving; provide practical, risk-based recommendations
- Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and maintain second-line objectivity
- Must pass background check and drug screen
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
- Advanced degree or additional related education/experience
- Experience in financial services, payments, fintech, or other highly regulated industries
- Familiarity with ISO 27002, PCI DSS, NIST, FFIEC, SOC 2 and relevant regulatory expectations
- Experience supporting governance committees, audits, examinations, or regulatory interactions
- Relevant certifications (CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, GSNA, CGIH or equivalent)
- Project or process management experience supporting cross-functional risk, control, or governance initiatives
Early Warning Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Early Warning and has not been reviewed or approved by Early Warning.
-
Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a 100% company match on the first 6% of pay and automatic enrollment strengthens long‑term savings. This robust employer match is a notable pillar of the total‑rewards package.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible/unlimited PTO for exempt staff, tiered accruals for non‑exempt employees, 11 paid holidays, a paid volunteer day, and generous civic/military leaves indicate wide coverage. These provisions offer substantial flexibility for time away from work.
-
Parental & Family Support — Twelve weeks of 100% paid parental leave are provided, complemented by company‑covered Maven support for family planning and caregiving. These benefits expand support for birth, adoption, and ongoing family needs.
Early Warning Insights
What We Do
For almost 3 decades, our identity, authentication and payment solutions have empowered financial institutions to make decisions, make payments & prevent fraud. Early Warning has been a leader in technology that helps protect and advance the financial system. We serve a diverse network of approximately 2,500 financial institutions, government entities and payment companies. Our product solutions enable real-time funds availability for a variety of payment types through our payments network.
