Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management (R-19391)

The Vice President, Enterprise Risk is a senior enterprise leader who advances a strong, transparent risk culture across Dun & Bradstreet. This role partners across the business to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate material risks within the company’s risk appetite, spanning strategic, operational, technology, cyber, data, financial, international, reputational, and compliance dimensions.

The role combines deep enterprise risk expertise with strong business judgment, executive communication, and change leadership to strengthen resilience, support growth, and protect Dun & Bradstreet’s legacy of integrity and trust.

Essential Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global Enterprise Risk program, including risk identification, assessment, prioritization, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting across the enterprise.

• Lead the global Business Continuity Management program and help drive enterprise operational resilience planning, testing, and continuous improvement.

• Serve as deputy leader for enterprise crisis management, helping coordinate governance, response readiness, scenario planning, and post-event lessons learned.

• Partner with Technology, Cybersecurity, Data, Product, Legal, Compliance, Finance, HR, Strategy, Operations, and International teams to assess and address risks arising from business transformation, acquisitions, product innovation, regulatory change, and market evolution.

• Oversee the enterprise risk register, key risk indicators, emerging risk processes, and executive reporting for the Enterprise Risk Committee, Board of Directors, and other senior leadership forums.

• Advance the use of modern AI tools, automation, analytics, and risk platforms to mature and accelerate enterprise risk capabilities, improve insight generation, strengthen monitoring, and increase team efficiency.

• Help shape and coordinate governance for AI and other emerging technologies, including risks related to model use, data quality, regulatory change, third-party dependency, and operational adoption.

• Define and enhance risk methodologies, taxonomies, scenarios, and reporting frameworks to better support strategic decision-making and board-level transparency.

Essential Skills and/or Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field. MBA is preferred.

• 15+ years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management or a similar role.

• Strong executive presence, leadership, and influence skills, with the ability to engage effectively across senior leadership, boards, and cross-functional teams.

• Collaborative, proactive, and outcome-oriented approach, with the ability to challenge constructively and build alignment in a complex global environment.

• Deep knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management principles, governance, and operating models.

• Strong understanding of technology, data, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and customer-facing business operations.

• Demonstrated experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, and operational resilience.

• Business acumen with understanding of the data, analytics, and decisioning industry, including changing market and regulatory conditions.

• Ability to leverage modern AI tools and platforms responsibly to improve insight generation, productivity, decision support, and risk program maturity.

• Excellent analytical, communication, change management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex risk issues into practical business actions.

• Practical understanding of enterprise processes, including product delivery, client-facing commercial functions, client service, and relevant regulatory obligations.

• Working knowledge of financial, accounting, audit, fraud, and regulatory risk considerations.

• Ability to anticipate and manage disruptive and unexpected events that could materially affect the company’s operations, reputation, or strategic objectives.

• Knowledge of recognized business continuity and resilience standards, including ISO 22301, and experience implementing and maintaining effective continuity plans, processes, and testing routines.

• Understanding of talent, organizational, and capability-related risks, including retention, succession, and critical skill gaps in a changing business and technology environment.

• Familiarity with AI governance, data governance, and third-party risk considerations associated with modern digital platforms and emerging technologies.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites Skills

• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.

• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.

• Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.