Risk Management Consultant (Contract to Hire: NY or Charlotte)

***The salary range for this position is $85 - $90 per hour.***

***Please note, that all applicants applying for US job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States.***

Our Customer is a leading global, diversified information, services and media company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include various financial services, medical information and services businesses, and lastly, ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; 33 television stations; 24 daily and 52 weekly newspapers; digital services businesses; and nearly 250 magazines around the world.

We are seeking a Risk Management Consultant on a contract basis to support their business needs. This role is Hybrid - requiring onsite attendance 3 days per week, with the flexibility to work from either the Charlotte, NC or New York, NY office.

Responsibilities:

• Advise leadership on enterprise risk posture, tradeoffs, and risk acceptance, with clear recommendations.
• Identify systemic and emerging risks and influence prioritization and investment decisions.
• Lead risk assessments and gap assessments across business processes and technologies, from initiation through treatment planning.
• Own escalation of material risks, with recommendations for treatment or acceptance.
• Maintain the enterprise risk register, keeping risks and response plans current.
• Track remediation and follow up to closure and SLA adherence.
• Integrate risk data into recurring reporting and metrics for leadership and risk-focused governance forums.
• Support and help drive the third-party risk management program, contributing to vendor risk assessments across onboarding, reassessment, and renewal.
• Advise business owners and procurement on third-party risk decisions, and support escalation and remediation tracking for vendor risks.
• Contribute to process improvements and program maturity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• 7+ years in risk management, including risk leadership or advisory experience.
• Advanced understanding of enterprise risk management, with experience advising leadership on risk posture, tradeoffs, and acceptance.
• Demonstrated experience with third-party/vendor risk assessments across the vendor lifecycle, and the ability to support and help drive a TPRM program.
• Strong executive communication skills, including clear risk documentation and reporting to leadership and governance forums.
• Working knowledge of security and risk frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or SOC 2, applied to enterprise and third-party risk.
• Familiarity with GRC and vendor risk platforms such as TruOps, Prevalent, OneTrust, ProcessUnity, or ServiceNow.
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence risk decisions without centralized authority.
• Identify opportunities to improve risk management scalability through analytics, automation, and AI.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, and 401k (no match)

Please note: In order to to create a safe, productive work environment, our client is requiring all contractors who plan to be onsite to be fully vaccinated according to the CDC guidelines. Prior to coming into our offices, contractors will be required to attest that they are fully vaccinated.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.