Operational Risk Advisor (Operational Risk Management)

Location: Hybrid position requiring in-office work four days a week in Buffalo, NY; New York City, NY; Wilmington, DE; Bridgeport, CT; or Boston, MA

Salary: $125,600–$209,400 annual (USD)

Company

M&T Bank is a financial institution offering banking services and managing operational, technology, compliance, and enterprise risks.

What you will do

• Deliver independent, risk-based challenge and second-line operational risk management support.
• Develop complex operational risk analyses, analytical reports, risk opinions, and materials for senior management and governance forums.
• Review risk identification, assessment, monitoring, mitigation, reporting, controls, and remediation plans across assigned business areas.
• Perform gap, control, root cause, issue, and policy-breach assessments, escalating unmitigated risks and remediation concerns.
• Support first-line implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework and monitor alignment with policies, guidance, and supervisory expectations.
• Collaborate with technology risk, compliance, model risk, audit, regulators, and business stakeholders to improve risk processes and control practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and six years of experience in risk, compliance, legal, audit, or a relevant function, or a combined minimum of ten years of higher education and work experience including six relevant years.
• Six years of progressive experience in Operational Risk Management, Technology Risk Management, and/or Enterprise Risk Management.
• Knowledge of operational risk management principles, relevant regulations, industry standards, control self-assessment, control testing, issue management, and risk event reporting.
• Proficient computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with all levels of management.
• Ability to work in the office four days per week at one of the listed United States locations.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of enterprise governance, risk, and compliance platforms such as Archer or FusionRM.
• Hands-on experience developing or enhancing operational risk tools, metrics, and monitoring reports.
• Second-line operational risk experience at a Category 3 or larger financial institution.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with four required in-office days per week.
• Opportunity to work with senior management, risk governance, audit, regulators, and cross-functional risk partners.
• Role includes exposure to emerging technologies, digital channels, data-driven decisioning, third-party dependencies, resilience, and change management risk.
• Market-informed annual compensation range of $125,600–$209,400.