Sr. Director Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit & Advisory

Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management

The Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management is responsible for designing, implementing, and leading a formal enterprise-wide risk management framework across Advantage Solutions. This role establishes enterprise risk governance, risk assessment and monitoring standards, and executive-level risk reporting to support risk-informed decision-making. The position partners closely with executive leadership, the Enterprise Risk Management Committee, and Internal Audit to proactively identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate strategic, operational, financial, and compliance risks while strengthening alignment between enterprise risks and the Internal Audit plan.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain enterprise risk management governance, framework, roles, and escalation protocols while leading risk committee activities and executive discussions

• Design and maintain enterprise risk framework including taxonomy, definitions, risk ratings, thresholds, and alignment with governance standards

• Lead enterprise risk assessments and risk deep dives while engaging leadership to identify and prioritize key and emerging risks

• Develop enterprise risk reporting including dashboards, key risk indicators, and trend analysis to support ongoing monitoring and executive visibility

• Oversee enterprise incident reporting, escalation, and investigation processes while ensuring timely communication and root cause analysis

• Partner with business leaders to evaluate risk mitigation strategies, monitor remediation plans, and assess effectiveness of risk treatment

• Implement continuous risk monitoring and ensure alignment between enterprise risk insights and internal audit planning and prioritization

• Provide oversight of compliance and internal control programs including coordination with audit and risk management functions

• Support expansion of operational risk and advisory capabilities through alignment with enterprise risk insights

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree

• Experience Requirements: 10-12 years experience in relevant field (Enterprise risk management, internal audit, compliance, or risk advisory experience preferred)

• Travel requirement: No travel requirements

Supervisor Responsibility

• Direct Reports: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports at hire

• Indirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Experience establishing or scaling enterprise risk management frameworks

• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and compliance practices

• Experience facilitating executive level risk discussions and committees

• Ability to design enterprise reporting, dashboards, and monitoring processes

• Experience integrating risk management with internal audit and compliance functions

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills

• Ability to collaborate across multiple business functions

• Experience leveraging data and analytics for risk monitoring

• Adaptability in fast paced and evolving environments

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.