Risk and Controls Consultant – Remote Contract

About the role

The Risk and Controls Consultant will support PLATO in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and documenting operational risks and controls. Working remotely, you will collaborate with business, IT, and security stakeholders to strengthen risk management practices and integrate data security requirements into governance frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, assess, document, and monitor operational risks and controls across assigned workstreams.
• Design, execute, and support control monitoring activities to evaluate effectiveness and compliance.
• Perform risk analysis and contribute to the development of risk models that support business decision‑making.
• Support File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) operations, including routine monitoring, investigation, reporting, and escalation of findings.
• Ensure adherence to applicable regulatory requirements, risk controls, and internal policies.
• Collaborate with business, IT, and security teams to incorporate data security measures into data governance practices.
• Create and maintain documentation related to data governance processes, standards, controls, and procedures.
• Engage stakeholders to gather feedback and support continuous improvement of risk, controls, and governance initiatives.

Required profile

• 4+ years of experience in risk management, operational risk, control monitoring, risk analysis and modeling.
• Experience with File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) operations, including monitoring, investigation, and escalation activities.
• Advanced proficiency in data governance, with experience developing and maintaining governance processes, controls, and documentation.

Required skills

• File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
• Data Governance
• Risk Modeling