Director, ORM Methodology and Reporting

Director Of Operational Risk Methodology And Reporting

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.

As Transamerica continues to strengthen and evolve its Operational Risk Management (ORM) program, we are creating a new leadership opportunity to drive the next phase of our methodology and reporting capabilities. The Director of ORM Methodology and Reporting will play a pivotal role in shaping how operational risk is identified, assessed, monitored, and communicated across the enterprise. This highly visible role will lead the development and enhancement of ORM methodologies, standards, and reporting practices, translating complex risk information into clear, decision-useful insights for senior leadership, risk committees, and the Board.

The successful candidate will partner closely with business leaders and risk professionals across the organization to strengthen risk management practices, advance reporting capabilities, and support a resilient, risk-aware culture. This position offers a unique opportunity to help shape a growing function, influence enterprise risk strategy, and contribute to the continued maturity of Operational Risk Management at Transamerica.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for ORM methodology and standards, ensuring consistent, high‑quality execution of risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting across the enterprise.
• Own and evolve the operational risk policy, framework and underlying methodologies (e.g., RCSA/PRA, scenario analysis, KRIs, issue management, risk acceptance and risk reporting), aligning to regulatory expectations and leading industry practices.
• Lead the development of enterprise and functional non-financial risk reporting, including quarterly risk profiles, dashboards, and forward‑looking risk insights that clearly articulate the "so what" for decision‑makers.
• Translate complex risk information into compelling, audience‑appropriate narratives, effectively supporting discussions with business leaders, risk committees, executive management, and the Board.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Risk leadership, providing expert judgment on complex operational risk matters, control effectiveness, and risk acceptance decisions.
• Oversee governance and execution of risk issue management, including identification, root cause analysis, remediation challenge, progress tracking, escalation, and clear reporting of outcomes.
• Embed ORM methodology into major business and technology initiatives, ensuring risks are proactively identified, assessed, and transparently communicated throughout the initiative lifecycle.
• Provide second‑line challenge to process design and control effectiveness, recommending enhancements to policies, procedures, and controls that improve…