Top Risk Management Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Lead risk and compliance activities for a high-risk banking environment: prepare for audits and regulatory exams, draft policies and governance, evaluate internal controls, run risk assessments and gap analyses, maintain training, monitor regulatory changes, and produce KRI/KPI Board-level reporting.

Lead and grow a model governance team to oversee model validation, monitoring, drift and fair-lending assessments, documentation, change management, and customer/regulatory interactions. Own strategy, customer-facing governance relationships, validation reports, remediation tracking, and hands-on mentorship when needed.

Lead and scale a model governance and quantitative risk team responsible for performance and drift monitoring, validation, documentation, remediation, and customer-facing governance. Set strategy for governance automation and standards, manage cross-functional relationships, prepare reports for customers/regulators, and perform hands-on model review and mentoring as needed.

Lead second-line credit risk oversight across unsecured, secured, and commercial lending. Perform credit and behavioral analytics, monitor roll rates/delinquency, evaluate KPIs/KRIs, build data visualizations, advise on policy effectiveness, and support regulatory readiness and risk management frameworks.

Lead enterprise-wide compliance and financial-crime risk assessments, evaluate controls and residual risk, produce executive reports, partner with MLROs/CCOs globally, drive transaction monitoring and customer risk scoring coverage, update geographic risk ratings, develop threat assessment frameworks, and pioneer AI-powered automation while maintaining human oversight.

Lead and grow a model risk and governance team, set strategy, and run model validation, performance and drift monitoring, fair-lending assessments, governance documentation, model inventory, and change management. Own customer and regulator-facing governance relationships, prepare validation reports, track remediation, balance strategic roadmap with operational demands, and perform hands-on technical work as needed.

Leads strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for the risk exchange platform. Partners with finance, accounting, actuarial, and distribution teams; analyzes operational and insurance results; prepares management reporting; supports monthly close; and presents insights to senior leadership. Drives Pigment planning-platform adoption and improves FP&A processes through AI, automation, documentation, and digital tools.

Manages credit risk review analysts and oversees independent reviews of commercial loans and commitments. Evaluates borrower financials, collateral, repayment capacity, risk grades, portfolio trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging risks. Reviews complex loans and adversely graded credits, conducts loan quality reviews, advises management, and recommends remediation. Collaborates with lending, credit, and risk teams to strengthen credit processes and ensure adherence to banking policies, laws, and regulatory directives.

Lead development and execution of credit risk strategies across the credit lifecycle. Analyze portfolio performance, identify risks and opportunities, design and test policy changes with stakeholders, present insights to senior leadership, and drive data-driven optimization to improve risk-adjusted returns and compliance.

Own the operational risk discipline within the enterprise risk program. Responsibilities include designing the operational risk framework, managing loss events, running RCSA assessments, conducting scenario analysis, testing controls, supporting Engineering incident reviews, tracking remediation, and preparing risk reporting for the CRO, Risk Committee, and board.

Manage enterprise risk management, third-party risk, strategic contract oversight, and compliance initiatives. Responsibilities include maintaining risk registers, assessing and monitoring risks, overseeing vendor vulnerabilities, coordinating incident remediation, ensuring regulated contract compliance, leading cross-functional projects, and developing risk analysts. The role also produces executive dashboards and reporting, facilitates collaboration among operations, legal, and compliance teams, and promotes organizational risk awareness.

Own and monitor a consumer lending portfolio; develop and implement underwriting, limit, pre-screen, and risk-tier strategies. Perform hands-on analysis with SQL and Python, run A/B and champion/challenger tests, use internal and third-party data, ensure fair lending governance, and collaborate across stakeholders to translate analysis into business recommendations.

Lead credit risk due diligence and field examinations for specialty lending clients. Supervise and mentor staff, act as subject-matter expert, manage engagement deliverables and budgets, support client development and proposals, ensure quality control, handle billing and realization, recommend internal process improvements, and travel as needed. Requires CPA and strong communication and client management skills.

Lead risk and internal control initiatives, partner with auditors, enhance financial reporting integrity, drive process improvements, and perform audits.

The Risk Manager leads the company's insurance strategy, manages claims, oversees financial instruments, and collaborates with senior leaders to enhance risk posture and resilience.

Lead first-line technology and AI risk governance for Commercial Bank lending. Conduct risk assessments of new systems and AI use cases, evaluate and strengthen controls, monitor incidents, support regulatory exams and remediation, and drive automation and operational resilience with stakeholders across business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk functions.

Lead credit strategy for the powersports portfolio by analyzing origination and loan performance data, designing underwriting and pricing strategies, documenting credit policy, monitoring KPIs, validating risk processes, and presenting insights to senior leadership and external partners.

Lead credit-card risk management and governance for consumer and small business payment services. Partner with business and RCA teams to design, review, and maintain risk frameworks, ensure regulatory compliance, identify and remediate gaps, and translate complex requirements into actionable controls and content.