Director, Enterprise Risk Management - REMOTE

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities. 

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

Reporting to the VP, ERM & Legal Operations this position is responsible for ensuring enterprise-wide legal initiatives and processes are enabled by systems, guidelines and guardrails that creates high quality, empowered experiences for staff.

This individual directs the ACS Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program and ACS Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program operations. This role requires a deep understanding of ACS Policies, guidelines and guardrails, data structure, quality and access, and the impact on staff, customers and ACS operations. This role ensures that ACS Risk strategies can be executed efficiently with high impact, also ensuring that ACS staff are trained to use systems that support these strategic initiatives and mission priorities.

***This is a remote position that can be home based anywhere within the United States.***

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the leadership, innovation, governance, and management necessary to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor the company's operational and strategic risk.

• Develops Enterprise Risk Management tools, practices, and policies to analyze and report enterprise risks, and to manage risks according to an enterprise risk management framework.

• Ensures the organization's risk management policies and strategies are in compliance with applicable regulations, rating agency standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization.

• Establishes the Enterprise Risk Management architecture and oversees or monitors all operational risk management activities of the organization. Monitors and analyzes risks within ACS’s pillars and mission support departments and reports on these risks.

• Working in strong collaboration with executive/senior leadership, board committees/sub-committees and risk owners, directs the development, design and maturation of the American Cancer Society’s ERM program across all enterprise activities and priorities.

• Provides high-level ERM management and support to the VP, ERM & Legal Services and risk council, and Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning team and process including program design and continuous improvement, creation of content, reports, implementation of systems, procedures, and enterprise-level guidelines and guardrails.

• Surveys and conducts deep dive analysis on key business risks and opportunities that could impact the strategic success of ACS.  Evaluates the adequacy of the controls designed to manage those risks.  Discusses and regularly reports on strengths and opportunities for improvement with management, develops recommendations for improvement, ensures well developed action plans and treatment schedules.

• Direct Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program operations including incident response, managing the maintenance and development of enterprise Business Impact Analysis, Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), scheduling and leading tabletop exercises, coordinating failover tests and exercises with Information Technology teams, and providing test and emergency response summary reports.    

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE

• Minimum bachelor’s degree; master’s degree a plus

• Minimum of 10+ years in project or program management

SKILLS

• Manages complexity - Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Strategic mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.

• Action oriented - Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

• Drives results - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.

• Collaborates - Builds partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Organizational savvy - Maneuvers comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.

• Courage - Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

• Manages ambiguity - Operates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

Other skills:

• Ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across the organization.

• Strong desire to learn about technology platforms and systems – both those currently in place and potential new solutions for ACS.

• Ability to understand system interdependencies; making recommendations with a focus on the Society’s full enterprise portfolio in mind.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR KNOWLEDGE

• Experience working with databases; understanding of the impact data structure has on business process and compliance.

• Ability to work cross functionally, give clear direction, and foster strong relationships at all levels within the organization.

• Experience managing relationships with contractors, vendors or agencies required. Experience managing staff preferred.

• Existing relationships with Finance, IT Security, Internal Audit, Supply Chain and ACS CAN leadership, existing knowledge of ACS structure.

The starting rate is $120,000 to $150,000 annual. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.