Risk Analyst College Board - Risk Management Location This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). Type: This is a full-time position About the Team The Information Security Governance Risk and Compliance (ISGRC) team at the College Board checks and certifies the College Board's Information Security Programs. Our mission is to provide our stakeholders with meaningful insights that continuously improve the risk posture across the organization. ISGRC partners work with business leads to perform necessary security reviews of policies, systems, contracts, and vendors to better understand and manage risk. The team also manages security policies, security awareness training, and industry-recognized certifications (ISO 27001, SOC2 and PCI-DSS). About the Opportunity As a Security Risk Analyst, you will have the critical role of being responsible for evaluating and managing exceptions to IT security policies, for managing the Organization's Risk and Control Issues Register (Risk Register), and for developing reports and metrics. Your strong technical communication and negotiation skills will help you build relationships and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and reduce risk to the organization and ensure compliance. Under the direction of management, you will manage the Risk Register and perform security policy exceptions to help the College Board understand its critical risks. In this role you will: Manage the Risk Register (20%) * Leads the management of the issues and risks and quickly escalates any untimely completion of audit actions. * Works independently to communicate risks and works with others to problem-solve risks to tolerance levels based on data and evidence. * Maintains data quality of Risk Register and executes any required data clean-up exercises. * Understands College Board work to be able to drive Risk or Control Owners to ensure consistent application of policies and standards. * Raises awareness about Risk & Control Issues, Policy exceptions, and available risk reduction options. * Fosters a culture of risk awareness and compliance within the technology department and across the organization. Manage Policy Exceptions (65%) * Independently analyzes policy exception submissions and provide risk assessment reports for critical service lines, applications, and infrastructure hosted on-prem and in the cloud. * Evaluates and manage exceptions to IT security policies. * Manages materials for the Exception Review Board and present exception information to executive leadership and senior team members. * Maintains an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of IT security policies and principles. * Maintains a customer-focused attitude in all interactions with customers and colleagues. Manage Metrics and Reporting (15%) * Provides weekly and monthly reporting for the Risk Register and policy exceptions. * Produces trending metrics and escalate exceptions. * Performs other duties as assigned. About You * 5-7 years of experience managing or supporting IT Security Risk and Control Risk Register and processing policy exceptions. * Strong understanding of risk management techniques such as: risk identification, risk scoring, risk mitigation, and risk tracking. * The proven ability to lead conversations balancing risk and multiple business needs that result in positive outcomes with multiple stakeholders. * The capacity to assess risk information and make risk recommendations independently. * Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, both independently and as a member of the team. * 7-10 years of experience in information security; governance, risk, and compliance; and/or information technology projects. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Experience with governance, risk, and compliance tools (e.g., RSAM, RSA Archer) preferred. * Experien