Overview

Are you looking to take your career from good to great? As an employee of PenFed, every day is an opportunity to thrive, and be part of a team working to ensure our organization is providing world class service to our members, employees, and our communities. We exist to help our members realize their full potential, educate and encourage their dreams, and make every effort to follow our mission and help our members “do better.” Joining PenFed is more than being an employee; it’s about being a part of the PenFed family.

PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Director Governance, Risk, Compliance Programs at our Tysons, Virginia or Irving, Texas location. The Governance, Risk and Compliance Program Director is responsible for defining and leading PenFed’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Program along with other vital governance, risk and compliance oversight and management activities including third party risk management, business resilience. This role will lead the development and execution of PenFed’s Enterprise Archer architecture, risk taxonomy and framework, play a key role in PenFed’s rollout, implementation, and administration of its Archer system, and assist the Senior Vice President, Governance and Enterprise Projects in other risk reporting, analytic, and governance activities. The GRC Program Director will maintain a strategic and broad view of the enterprise issues management process and measurement process and perform a critical role in maturing the issues management program through the creation of enhanced analytics and advanced features available in Archer. The GRC Program Director to facilitate transparency of issues with leaders across the organization.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and the position will perform other duties as assigned.

• Consult on project teams or companywide initiatives as an enterprise risk management subject matter leader

• Prepare risk profile and reports across business units on credit union risk exposures to various internal stakeholders, the Board of Directors, and regulators.

• Consults and advise on annual division and enterprise risk goals and objectives based on enterprise GRC program and initiatives expertise.

• Lead the design and implementation of the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Program including the management and administration of the Archer system.

• Develop and manage the overall GRC use case roadmap, coordinate with respective business and functional leaders across the organization. Develop and manage the annual budget in support of the GRC program and planned roadmap.

• Lead the development and implementation of GRC strategies, ensuring alignment with industry standards and organizational goals.

• Develop and deploy an effective methodology for assessing risks and costs throughout the business.

• Manage and direct external resources involved with the administration and development of PenFed’s GRC program.

Qualifications

Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, business or related field or equivalent experience required. Advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of twelve (12) years of work experience and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in enterprise risk management, other second line oversight function or audit, with a focus in operational risk required. Financial services experience preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in implementation and administration of GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) software systems required. Archer experience preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years of practical experience successfully delivering complex projects, leading teams, and interacting with the highest levels of executive leadership.

• Minimum of 4 years of direct management experience

• Prior experience in influencing, motivating, and mobilizing mid to large teams and business partners.

• Excellent written, and oral communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will directly supervise employees.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.

Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds.

Travel

Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call may is required.

About Us

Established in 1935, PenFed today is one of the country’s strongest and most stable financial institutions with over 2.8 million members and over $36 billion in assets. We serve members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Guam, Puerto Rico and Okinawa. We are federally insured by NCUA and we are an Equal Housing Lender. We are available to members worldwide, via the web, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. We provide our employees with a lucrative benefits package including robust medical, dental and vision plan options, plenty of paid time off, 401k with employer match, on-site fitness facilities at our larger locations, and more. Equal Employment OpportunityPenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same. PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at 402-639-8568.