[Hiring] Director of Risk & Controls @Red Ventures

Role Description

This role is fully remote (any U.S. time zone). Candidates must be based in and authorized to work in the United States. Reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

In this role, you will stand up Bankrate's enterprise-grade risk and controls function from scratch, serving as the first line of defense embedded in the business and owning the day-to-day execution of risk mitigation, controls, and governance.

Impact on the business:

• Builds the risk and controls foundation that growth requires.
• Direct visibility to the executive leadership team.
• Utilizes a full suite of AI tools to scale further than headcount alone would allow.

What You'll Do:

• Drive Bankrate's monthly Risk & Compliance Committee: set the agenda, track outstanding follow-ups, and keep the executive leadership team accountable to open items.
• Run bi-weekly Risk & Compliance meeting governance, including agenda-setting and follow-up tracking.
• Respond to quarterly risk assessments, partnering with Legal & Compliance to gather requested information and project-manage the resulting mitigation roadmap with the business.
• Own project management across all governance initiatives and ensure proper documentation, including a historical archive.
• Use AI to design and stand up Bankrate's first-line-of-defense program, starting with Mortgages, then monitor and test the business's ongoing compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Manage third-party due diligence requests, both Bankrate's submissions to third parties and documentation of Bankrate's requests to them.
• Coordinate with the CISO/IT Security function and RV Corporate to create and refresh Bankrate's internal policy library.
• Validate and record Bankrate's adherence to its ~60 internal policies.
• Serve as Bankrate's conduit to Red Ventures' Procurement, Security, and Data Privacy processes.
• Manage Bankrate's portfolio of existing and pursued certifications (SOC, EcoVadis, ISO, WCAG, etc.).
• Build AI-enabled employee compliance training (e.g., Fair Lending) to replace vendor-created content.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive risk, compliance, or control management experience.
• Financial services experience is required; consumer home loans/mortgage experience is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to project-manage complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven track record using AI as a productivity tool.
• Working knowledge of first-line/second-line risk frameworks.
• Comfort building from scratch: designing processes, cadences, and documentation.
• High energy, low ego, and genuine enthusiasm for an undefined function.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.

Requirements

• Strong individual-contributor track record is fine; prior people management is not required.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year, increasing to 25 days after five years of service.