Senior Risk Manager

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency, is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to join our Client's team.

Description of Duties:

The Senior Risk Manager supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that could impact MDIOC and/or IRES operations. This role requires a deep understanding of enterprise risk management.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework, including policies, procedures, and controls.
• Identify potential risks across the organization, including internal and external factors, and assess their likelihood and potential impact.
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate identified risks, including risk avoidance, transfer, reduction, and
• acceptance.
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk management controls and procedures, and report on risk exposures and trends to senior management.
• Advise senior leadership and government customers on risk exposures and strategic risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to communicate risk management information and build consensus on risk mitigation strategies across IRES.
• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure compliance with industry standards and government regulations.
• Prepare and present risk reports to executive leadership and government customers.
• Lead risk incident investigations and root cause analyses.
• Oversee and manage the performance of risk management staff, providing coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
• Participate in program meetings to become familiar with program details, including terminology, points of view, operating constraints, issues, and goals
• Facilitating MDIOC Joint MDA/IRES RIO and IRES RIO meetings as part of the IRES Program Review Board (PRB)
• Presenting the program RIO information at formal reviews
• Keeping the IRES Program management team informed regarding current MDA RIO policies and policy documents
• Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with the application in order to be considered for the position.

Basic Requirements:

• Secret Clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 15+ years of experience in risk management, with at least 3 years in a senior or leadership role.
• Professional certifications are highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks (e.g., COSO, ISO 31000).
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive risk-informed decision-making.

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

EOE of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities

Pay Range: $75/hr-$85/hr