Senior Director, Technology Risk & Governance

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

First American is seeking qualified candidates to grow our Technology Risk and Governance team. An ideal candidate has 15+ years of experience developing and implementing risk and compliance programs for regulated companies, and 15+ years of diverse professional experience driving success building and operating results-based programs and initiatives.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide subject matter expertise to a variety of professionals and program leaders related to control program design and operations.
• Drive initiatives to improve technology risk and compliance programs.
• Lead cross-functional v-teams to refine and develop programs related to risk and controls governance and program excellence.

What You’ll Bring:

• Program development and change management
• History of working with control frameworks to drive effective control design and control operating effectiveness
• Working knowledge of standards (e.g., SOX, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, FFIEC) 
• Expertise in risk rationalization and controls consolidation in a regulated environment
• 10+ years of enterprise risk and controls experience 
• 10+ years of building enterprise programs
• 15+ years of growth in diverse and challenging roles delivering measurable success.

Ideally you will also have experience with: 

• Knowledge of risk-managed CMDB/ITAM programs
• Data analytics and reporting of KRIs
• Banking / insurance industry 
• Working in risk and compliance leadership roles.
• Successfully managing complex risk and compliance projects
• Building compliance programs in Fortune 100 companies.

Pay Range: $192,400 - $256,525 Annually 

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

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What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.