Manager, Governance

COO Office, GA Investments is seeking an organized, analytical, and governance-focused professional to support the execution and strengthening of first-line accountability for governance and risk management across GA Investments. Reporting to the Head of Governance, GA Investments, the Manager, Governance will play an important role in delivering core risk and compliance program deliverables, while promoting consistency, accuracy and discipline across governance processes, reporting and stakeholder follow-up.

This role provides dedicated focus on working with business stakeholders to identify and document key risks, issues, requirements and follow-up actions across GA Investments’ governance and risk programs. The successful candidate will be expected to apply subject matter expertise across governance, operational risk, resilience, records management and compliance disciplines to provide practical guidance and support effective implementation of enterprise requirements. Success will require strong execution discipline, sound judgment, facilitation, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, second-line partners, and functional teams, including Risk, Compliance, Technology, Operations, and GA business teams.

Position Responsibilities:

• Execute core governance, operational risk, resilience, compliance, audit and regulatory initiatives across GA Investments, ensuring deliverables are completed with quality, timeliness and appropriate stakeholder engagement.

• Lead the day-to-day execution of recurring governance processes, assessments, attestations and stakeholder activities required to meet enterprise risk and governance requirements.

• Act as a subject matter expert for assigned governance, risk, resilience and compliance activities, helping interpret requirements and providing practical guidance to support effective implementation across the business.

• Assess new and evolving enterprise requirements, identify implementation considerations, risks and required actions, and elevate matters requiring strategic input or decision‑making.

• Own the completeness, accuracy and ongoing maintenance of governance‑related information, documentation, reporting and Archer/GRC system records for assigned processes and deliverables.

• Develop reporting, presentations, executive briefings and other materials that support governance decision‑making, risk awareness and disciplined follow‑up on key priorities.

• Take the lead in managing audit, regulatory review and oversight requests, including evidence gathering, documentation, stakeholder responses and management action tracking through to completion.

• Represent GA Investments in working‑level discussions with business, Risk, Compliance, Technology, Operations and other functional partners, influencing practical outcomes and supporting alignment on governance and risk program deliverables.

• Drive improvements to governance processes, reporting, controls and use of technology, including AI‑enabled tools, to enhance effectiveness, efficiency and stakeholder experience.

• Serve as Business Unit Records Coordinator (BURC) and BCP coordinator for the GA COO team, executing required records management, business continuity and resilience activities in accordance with enterprise expectations.

Required Qualifications:

• 5–8 years of experience in governance, operational risk, controls, audit, compliance, resilience, project execution or a related financial services environment.

• Relevant post‑secondary education in business, finance, accounting, risk management, compliance or a related discipline, and/or equivalent experience.

• Applied knowledge of governance, operational risk, compliance and/or resilience frameworks, with the ability to assess requirements and implementation considerations in a practical business context.

• Experience supporting audits, regulatory reviews, issue management or remediation activities.

• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage business and functional partners, clarify expectations and influence practical outcomes.

• Strong organizational and execution discipline, with the…