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Chief Risk Officer jobs across governance, risk, compliance, and AI governance.
Open Chief Risk Officer jobs (10)
CRO Strategy & Execution Assistant to Americas Chief Risk Officer
Enterprise Risk Officer, ECRM
Head of Risk - Türkiye
Head of Risk UK (Crypto)
Head of Risk Operations
Fractional Chief Risk Officer - Operations (Advisory Network)
Fractional Chief Risk Officer, Investments (Advisor Network)
Head of Risk
Head of Risk and Money Services
VP, Chief Risk Officer
About the Chief Risk Officer job
The Chief Risk Officer owns the enterprise view of everything that could go wrong, financial, operational, regulatory, model, and now AI, and the framework for managing it. The role reports to the board, sets risk appetite, and is the counterweight that keeps growth honest. It is a cornerstone seat in banking, insurance, and capital markets, and increasingly in any company whose risk surface is growing faster than its controls.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
Chief Risk Officer jobs: what the market looks like right now
A snapshot built from the 10 Chief Risk Officer roles currently on this page.
Where the work is
- Work mode: 4 remote, 1 hybrid, 5 on-site or unstated.
- Seniority mix: executive (9), mid (1)
- Employers hiring more than one: Arootah (2)
Skills these postings ask for
- risk register ownership
- control self-assessment (RCSA)
- quantitative risk modeling
- scenario analysis and stress testing
- KRI design and monitoring
How to get a risk management job — the full career guide for this field: entry routes, transferable backgrounds, certifications and salary by level.
Certifications that come up most
None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Chief Risk Officer postings to be worth knowing: FRM, PRM, CRISC, CRMA. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.
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