Risk Operations Manager

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

The Risk Operations Manager will have deep expertise in risk management to design and deliver executive and board-level presentation materials that drive clarity, insight, and action. This role uniquely blends executive storytelling, presentation design, data visualization, and automation to transform how complex risk topics are communicated to senior audiences.

The ideal candidate will bring consulting-level communication skills, an understanding of risk and regulatory frameworks, and a passion for using technology, automation, and data visualization tools to modernize how insights are presented and shared.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Presentation Development

• Partner with senior risk leaders to create, refine, and deliver high-impact presentations for executives, board committees, and regulators.

• Build and maintain a suite of board-quality presentation templates, visual frameworks, and data-driven reporting decks tailored to risk and compliance communication.

• Translate complex risk, control, and regulatory topics into clear, compelling, and visually engaging storylines for senior audiences.

• Ensure all materials adhere to brand standards and executive communication guidelines.

• Collaborate with communications, analytics, and design teams to elevate the visual and narrative quality of all risk presentations.

Data Visualization & Analytics Integration

• Leverage Tableau or Power BI to design interactive and automated risk dashboards and visualizations that feed into executive and board materials.

• Integrate live or refreshable data from risk systems, BI platforms, and Excel into PowerPoint presentations to improve accuracy and timeliness.

• Develop data visualization standards and templates for consistent, insightful reporting across risk teams.

• Partner with analytics teams to ensure visualizations align with business narratives and decision-making needs.

Automation & Efficiency Enablement

• Design and maintain automated PowerPoint templates, macros, and AI-driven workflows to streamline manual tasks and reduce production time.

• Implement third-party and AI tools to enhance design quality and efficiency.

• Lead stakeholder training on presentation automation, data visualization, and storytelling best practices.

• Continuously assess and optimize the presentation production lifecycle through process improvement and technology innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor's degree

• 8+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, financial services or related experience.

• Demonstrated success building executive or board-level presentations in PowerPoint.

• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Think-Cell, plus experience with Tableau or Power BI for data visualization.

• Strong technical skills in VBA, macros, or presentation automation tools.

• Proven ability to translate data and analytics into compelling executive narratives.

• Excellent design sensibility with attention to visual clarity, consistency, and storytelling.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-visibility environments with senior leadership.

• Background and drug screen.

Preferred Background

• Prior experience in Big 4 consulting, management consulting, or a large financial institution’s risk or strategy team.

• Familiarity with AI-powered presentation and visualization tools.

• Experience designing dashboards or visuals that directly support board and executive decision-making.

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 in USD per year is: $104,000 - $130,000.
New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $125,000 - $156,000.
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. 

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