Bread Financial · 5 hours ago
IT Risk Advisor
Bread Financial is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. The IT Risk Advisor is responsible for assessing and guiding IT-related risk through analysis, research, and formal risk and control assessments, ensuring the integrity of IT Risk controls to support business decisions and regulatory compliance.
BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesPersonal Finance
Responsibilities
Provide advisory services to IT, ensuring risk management principles are integrated into technology strategy. Educate on best practices and regulatory guidance. - (40%)
Conduct effective risk assessments, provide recommendations, and manage IT issues and risk acceptances using the Enterprise GRC System. - (30%)
Respond to audit and regulatory inquiries, perform SLOD challenge on first line issue closure and control tests. - (30%)
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED
8+ years in risk management, audit, governance, compliance oversight, control oversight, or other related disciplines at a financial service firm (or other highly regulated industry)
Experience in IT operations, infrastructure, application security, BC/DR, information security, or data governance
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in risk management, computer science, engineering, or MIS
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - The Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Inc
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified Cyber Forensics Professional- (CCFP)
Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional - (CSSLP)
Systems Security Certified Practitioner - (SSCP)
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ - (CySA+)
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner - (CASP+)
Security+
9+ years Additional information security experience
Benefits
Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability)
Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents
Immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire
40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year
Purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December
Annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance
Company
Bread Financial
Bread Financial is a financial services company.
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (13)
2023 (18)
2022 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17B2025-11-20Post Ipo Equity· $72.64M
2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $400M
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