Risk Director

The⠀California⠀Public⠀Employees’⠀Retirement⠀System⠀(CalPERS)⠀is the⠀nation’s⠀largest⠀public⠀pension⠀fund,⠀providing⠀retirement⠀and health⠀benefits⠀to public⠀employees,⠀retirees,⠀and their⠀families.⠀Headquartered⠀in⠀downtown⠀Sacramento,⠀we are a⠀destination⠀employer⠀with an⠀international⠀reputation⠀for⠀leadership⠀and⠀innovation.⠀At⠀CalPERS,⠀we’re⠀committed⠀to people⠀– the⠀people we⠀serve, our⠀team⠀members,⠀and the⠀larger⠀community⠀around us.⠀CalPERS is⠀situated⠀near the⠀Napa⠀Valley,⠀San⠀Francisco,⠀Lake⠀Tahoe, and⠀other⠀desirable⠀destinations,⠀and we⠀offer⠀competitive⠀benefit⠀packages,⠀compensation,⠀and⠀opportunities⠀for⠀advancement.

Are⠀you⠀looking⠀for an⠀opportunity⠀to advance⠀your risk⠀management⠀career?⠀Are you⠀ready to⠀work at⠀the⠀largest⠀public⠀pension⠀fund in⠀the United⠀States?⠀Can you⠀build⠀relationships⠀as well as⠀develop⠀and⠀implement⠀innovative⠀solutions?⠀The⠀Compliance⠀& Risk⠀Director⠀position,⠀reporting⠀to the⠀Enterprise⠀Chief⠀Compliance⠀Officer,⠀may be the⠀position⠀for you.⠀The⠀Compliance⠀and Risk⠀Director⠀is a⠀highly⠀motivated⠀Compliance⠀and Risk⠀Management⠀professional⠀that⠀exhibits a⠀proven⠀track⠀record of⠀proactive⠀management⠀and⠀governance⠀of⠀compliance⠀and risk⠀programs,⠀decision⠀making,⠀and⠀problem⠀solving⠀based on⠀analytics.⠀They have⠀a high⠀level of⠀exposure⠀across the⠀organization⠀and⠀demonstrates⠀outstanding⠀communication,⠀partnership⠀and⠀influencing⠀skills in⠀order to⠀effectively⠀work with⠀key⠀stakeholders⠀across all⠀levels to⠀manage,⠀inform,⠀and⠀influence⠀outcomes.⠀As a⠀senior⠀leader,⠀the⠀Compliance⠀and Risk⠀Director⠀empowers⠀and⠀promotes⠀belonging⠀through⠀the⠀leadership,⠀coaching,⠀and⠀mentoring⠀of their⠀direct⠀reports.

Duties⠀include⠀but are⠀not⠀limited⠀to:

• Lead an⠀investment⠀and⠀enterprise-wide⠀second-line⠀assurance⠀and⠀monitoring⠀compliance⠀program.
• Establish⠀investment⠀and⠀enterprise⠀risk⠀assessment⠀frameworks,⠀ethics,⠀and fraud⠀programs.
• Conduct⠀risk and⠀control⠀self-assessments,⠀manage⠀issues,⠀and⠀operational⠀risk⠀report⠀development⠀for a⠀first-line⠀risk⠀model.
• Oversee⠀Policy and⠀Delegations⠀of⠀Authority⠀management,⠀enterprise⠀compliance⠀training,⠀regulatory⠀change⠀management,⠀compliance⠀reporting,⠀data⠀analytics,⠀communications,⠀and⠀operations.