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The opportunity:
Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to lead and advance our enterprise-wide risk program. This role will play a critical part in strengthening HBP’s ability to anticipate, assess, and manage risks across our global business, while enabling informed decision-making and long-term resilience.
Reporting to the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, this role serves as a strategic partner to senior leaders and a key contributor to Board-level risk oversight (Audit & Risk Committee). This is a high-impact role suited for a thoughtful, collaborative leader who can translate complex risks into actionable business insights.
What you’ll do
Lead Enterprise Risk Management: Drive the evolution of HBP’s ERM framework, including risk identification, signal tracking, assessment, prioritization, and monitoring across the organization.
Enable Risk-Informed Decision-Making: Integrate ERM into business planning and financial forecasting processes to support more informed, risk-adjusted decisions across the organization. Work closely with leaders across business units and functions (e.g., Finance, Technology, Legal, Product) to embed risk awareness into strategic planning, forecasting, and operations.
Assess Enterprise & Emerging Risks: Evaluate key risks impacting HBP’s strategy and performance, including areas such as AI-driven disruption, cybersecurity, data privacy, regulatory compliance, and global market dynamics.
Deliver Executive & Board Reporting: Develop clear, concise risk dashboards and reports for senior leadership and the Audit & Risk Committee, highlighting key insights, trends, and recommendations.
Strengthen Risk Culture & Governance: Provide tools, guidance, and training to foster a consistent, risk-aware culture and strengthen enterprise governance practices.
Support Resilience & Preparedness: Provide leadership and contribution to crisis management, business continuity, and organizational resilience planning in coordination with cross-functional teams.
What you’ll bring
Demonstrated experience building or maturing risk management frameworks/programs in a complex organization
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate risk into business impact
Executive presence and experience engaging with senior leadership and/or boards
7+ years of experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, legal or related field
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
You’ll stand out if you have
Expertise in emerging risk areas (e.g., AI governance, cybersecurity, data privacy)
Experience in media, learning, or global organizations
What we offer:
As a mission-driven global company, Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, and engagement where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and feels they belong. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer meaningful programs focused on career development and employee wellness, such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays!
HBP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
$130,000 - $170,000
Above is the annualized pay range for this position. In addition, this position includes the opportunity to earn our annual Performance Based Variable Pay Program. Actual salary will be set based upon a range of factors, including external benchmark market data, individual knowledge, skills, experience, location and internal equity.
Skills Required
- Experience building or maturing risk management frameworks or programs in a complex organization
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to translate risk into business impact
- Executive presence and experience engaging with senior leadership and/or boards
- 7+ years of experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, legal, or a related field
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Expertise in emerging risk areas such as AI governance, cybersecurity, or data privacy
- Experience in media, learning, or global organizations
What We Do
At Harvard Business Publishing, we believe in the power of leadership to inspire, to transform, and to advance the global good. We empower leaders with breakthrough ideas that solve problems, that elevate performance, and that unlock the leader in everyone. We help leaders move the world forward. Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) was founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. We inform and inspire professionals, corporations, educators, and students around the world with the best in management thinking and practice. Through our articles, books, case studies, simulations, videos, learning programs, and digital tools, we reach thousands of organizations and millions of subscribers and social media followers. With over 600 employees located in Boston (HQ), New York City, Australia, France, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, we serve as a bridge between academia and enterprises around the globe. Our three market units—Education, Corporate Learning, and Harvard Business Review Group—produce a variety of media including print and digital (Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press books, Harvard Business School cases), events (participant-centered learning seminars, custom events, webinars), digital learning (Harvard ManageMentor, HMM Spark), blended learning, and campus experiences. Through these platforms, HBP is able to influence real-world change by maximizing the reach and impact of its essential offering—ideas. Working at Harvard Business Publishing brings you into a global, dynamic organization that’s constantly discovering—new markets, new technologies and media platforms, and new groundbreaking ideas. You’ll find your co-workers intellectually curious and highly engaged. We collaborate. We experiment. We are always learning
