Risk Control Officer

Who You’ll Work With

The Equities Risk Management team implements AB’s operational risk framework within the Equities SBU. You will collaborate with portfolio management, trading, operations, client service, legal, compliance, and enterprise risk management teams.

We seek a Nashville-based Risk Officer whose primary focus is error correction, reporting, and mitigation. The role emphasizes the identification, escalation, and mitigation of operational risks outside of errors and requires collaboration across the firm to troubleshoot and resolve issues in the best interest of clients and promote a strong risk culture.

• Manage the error/incident resolution process for the Equities department
• Partner with portfolio managers, associate portfolio managers, and traders to cover market exposure arising from trading or client account errors
• Communicate risk events to stakeholders, including Equities and Investments Infrastructure senior management
• Partner with teams across AB to perform error root cause analysis
• Collaborate with the enterprise risk management group to develop and share best practices for managing errors
• Lead error remediation efforts and track progress
• Implement and monitor Key Risk Indicators to track health of key operational processes and risk remediations
• Participate in, and lead risk initiatives focused on reducing operational risk
• Deliver risk management training to the department

• 5+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in audit, risk, or process management
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in finance, mathematics, or engineering
• Intermediate level understanding of the financial markets
• Superior written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong project management skills
• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail
• Self‑starter with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work in a fast‑paced environment
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, One Note)

AB is a leading global investment management firm offering high‑quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private‑wealth clients in major markets worldwide. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We value inclusive culture and intellectual curiosity, ensuring you can thrive and do your best work.

AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. AB’s policies and practices seek to ensure employment opportunities are available based solely on job‑related criteria.