AVP, Senior Regulatory & Governance Risk Management Specialist

Location: Warren Township

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Risk Management

Job Description:

About Everest:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role:

The AVP, Senior Regulatory & Governance Risk Management Specialist is responsible for supporting and strengthening the organisation’s enterprise risk governance, regulatory and operational risk management, and supervisory readiness. The role focuses on ensuring that risk governance frameworks, policies, and practices are robust, coherent, and aligned with regulatory expectations across group and legal entity structures. The role acts as a senior subject matter expert on regulatory risk governance, supporting engagement with regulators and internal stakeholders, and contributing to the ongoing development and embedding of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework with a focus on non-financial risks.

The role will report into the Head of the Global Risk Hub and works closely with Group ERM leadership, senior executives, and regulatory stakeholders.

Role & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Enterprise Risk & Governance Support the design, enhancement, and ongoing operation of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework in line with best practice and regulatory expectations.

Maintain and continuously improve group risk governance arrangements, including policies, standards, frameworks, and committee documentation.

Support effective risk ownership and accountability across business units and legal entities.

Regulatory & Supervisory Risk Act as a key point of contact for risk-related supervisory and regulatory requirements at Group level.

Support regulatory engagement activities, including supervisory reviews, regulatory submissions, information requests, and supervisory college preparations.

Monitor regulatory developments relevant to risk governance and ERM and assess their impact on the organisation’s framework and practices.

Risk Appetite & Reporting Support the development, maintenance, and embedding of the Group Risk Appetite Framework, ensuring clear articulation, monitoring, and reporting.

Contribute to periodic risk reporting to executive management, Board, and committees.

Operational & Non‑Financial Risk Support the ongoing enhancement of non‑financial risk frameworks, including operational risk, governance, and risk event management.

Contribute to risk assessments and thematic risk reviews to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement.

Promote consistent application of risk standards across business units and jurisdictions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advice Act as a trusted risk and governance advisor to senior management and functional leaders.

Work collaboratively with Compliance, Legal, Finance, Internal Audit, and business teams to ensure an integrated approach to risk and regulatory governance.

Provide effective constructive challenge whilst enabling business objectives to be achieved within risk appetite.

Knowledge, Skills and

Competencies:

Essential Significant experience in enterprise risk management, risk governance, or regulatory risk within insurance, reinsurance, or broader financial services.

Strong understanding of regulatory expectations relating to ERM, risk governance, and non‑financial risks.

Proven experience developing, implementing, or enhancing risk frameworks, policies, and governance documentation.

Experience supporting senior management, executive committees, and Board‑level forums.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information and communicate it clearly.

Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including interaction with regulators or supervisors.

Desirable Professional risk qualification (e.g. IRM, PRM, FRM) or comparable experience.

Experience operating in a group or multi‑jurisdictional…