Senior Risk & Control Associate

Overview

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 03-Feb-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re privately-owned, focusing on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose:
We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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The Wealth Management and Field Management (WMFM) 1st Line Risk Team works to identify, assess, manage and elevate risks associated with the WMFM organization. The WMFM 1

LOD Risk Team implements and operates the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework, aligns to standards, provides transparency and visibility related to risks in the WMFM profile, and helps design and monitor risk mitigation plans to manage risks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute on firm-wide programs such as Conflicts of Interest and Policy Management for the WMFM division.
• Own the Third-Party Tools risk program, ensuring existing and potential WMFM tools are properly assessed through a risk program.
• Develop and execute the WMFM Strategy Risk program, providing tools and framework to assess strategy risk and inform decisions. Align with future ERM standards.
• Provide insights to leadership for potential consideration in risk forums and escalate emerging risk concerns.
• Act as a resource to the team and assist divisional leaders and associates as needed.
• Support the initiatives of the firm's ERM division in rolling out policies and standards to WMFM, as needed.

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of risk management experience
• Experience leading and managing multiple initiatives/projects/large efforts
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills including the ability to independently identify, prioritize, monitor, communicate, and resolve issues, including root cause analysis
• FINRA Series 7 license or acquire within 12 months of hiring

• Prior experience as part of a dedicated first line of defense risk management function, including leading control programs and assessments

Candidates that live within commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates within commutable distance are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

Current INTERNAL home-based associates:
While this role is posted as hybrid, if selected and accepted, you may retain your home-based status. Edward Jones intends to continue offering the role as home-based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones compensation and benefits include medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits, short- and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D coverage. Benefits also include a 401k retirement plan, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, vacation, sick time, personal days, and volunteer time. Bonuses and profit sharing may be available. All associates are eligible for the Employee Assistance Program.

For more information on benefits, visit the benefits page.