Risk Manager Jobs in Massachusetts
Risk Manager jobs in Massachusetts are in strong demand, with hiring concentrated in financial services, insurance, healthcare systems, and higher education across experience levels from analyst-track associates through senior enterprise risk officers. Boston, Cambridge, and Worcester anchor most of the hiring activity, where well-established employers such as Liberty Mutual, Fidelity Investments, and Mass General Brigham maintain deep risk management functions. The most sought-after specialties in Massachusetts are enterprise risk management, financial and credit risk, and healthcare compliance risk. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Description:
Are you ready to take on a new role in a top organization? As a Senior Manager in Corporate Risk, you will play a critical part in ensuring compliance and risk management practices across Fidelity.
Corporate Risk is seeking a hard-working and driven professional to join the team! You will support businesses across Fidelity in strengthening the control environment across different products and programs. As Senior Manager - Control Tower you will help to efficiently and effectively document and review risks and controls and their application across programs and businesses.
Fidelity’s risk management and compliance programs rely on well-defined risks and controls to effectively support compliance with regulations, robust technology infrastructure, and efficient business operations. This position is accountable for maintaining a framework used to administer risk and control lifecycles. This will include consistent review of new and updated risks and controls, onboarding new programs and products, data analysis and reporting, establishing relationships with senior business leaders, playing a key role in team initiatives, including collaborating with other teams.
The Expertise You Have
Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience preferred with 6 plus years of experience in financial services, risk management, audit, or compliance:
- Ability to identify and document strong risks and controls while also maintaining risk/control data to ensure the continued optimization of the control environment supporting regulatory compliance
- Strong knowledge of various risk management practices and frameworks
- Understanding of Financial Services Regulations and Requirements (i.e. OCC SEC, etc.) and experience assessing regulatory impacts on compliance programs will be an added advantage
- Experience in performing RCSA as front line or second line
- Understanding of GRC systems (experience with Archer a plus)
- Ability to further collaboration and influence decision-making across the organization
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Shown success in collaborative leadership and working with executive leaders and internal business partners
- Excellent communication skills, including crafting PowerPoint presentations and taking large volumes and/or sophisticated information and presenting in a way that is easy to understand
The Skills You Bring
Skilled in documenting and maintaining inventory of risks and controls with demonstrated risk management knowledge and experience, including risk assessment and control evaluation:
- Critical thinking - approaching work with an open mind and sense of creativity and curiosity and challenging current practices
- Recommend improvements to mitigate risks and drive positive change
- Work comfortably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Able to balance multiple projects simultaneously with minimal day-to-day supervision with the ability to prioritize and shift focus quickly based on risk/business need
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive to take action to seek solutions
- Assess information from multiple angles and break down complex information into concepts and data to drive insights and action
- Thrive in a dynamic organization with shifting priorities to respond to business needs
The Value You Deliver
Promote a strong control environment by documenting robust risk and controls, managing overlap with other compliance programs to promote a philosophy of test once, leverage multiple times, and making sound recommendations for improvement:
- Further the maturation of risk governance, reporting, and risk culture across teams
- Consider ways to improve testing quality, consistency, evidence standards, and remediation outcomes
- Oversee the RCSA process to support complete risk identification, robust control assessment, documentation.
- Provide management with clear and timely updates on program status and observed risk and control themes.
- Build strong working relationships, in person and virtually, with business partners and colleagues and serve as a trusted advisor to the business by performing training and education
- Adaptable to new information, changing business priorities, input from others, and lessons learned
- Work simultaneously on multiple projects and shift accordingly as priorities change
- Develop innovative solutions using AI, technology, or automation to influence relevant outcomes
- Collaborate to achieve the best results for the team and Fidelity, participate in initiatives to improve existing processes within the Risk team, and champion a supportive team environment
Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
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What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in risk manager jobs across Massachusetts.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting, or a related field required
- Professional certification such as FRM, CRM, or ARM strongly preferred by Massachusetts employers
- Three or more years of risk analysis, compliance, or audit experience in financial services or healthcare
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain risk frameworks, policies, and reporting dashboards
- Proficiency with risk management software, data modeling tools, and Microsoft Excel or Power BI
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting risk findings to senior leadership
Risk Manager Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a risk manager in Massachusetts?
The most direct path is a bachelor's degree in finance, business, or accounting followed by entry-level work in audit, compliance, or financial analysis. Massachusetts has no state-issued license specific to risk managers, but hiring managers consistently expect a professional credential: the Financial Risk Manager designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals or the Associate in Risk Management from The Institutes are the most recognized. Boston's concentration of financial services and insurance firms makes those industries the most common starting point.
Which companies hire risk managers in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring risk managers in Massachusetts right now include Whoop, FM, and Raytheon, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Massachusetts's deep base of insurance carriers, asset managers, and academic medical centers means consistent hiring across both corporate and institutional settings throughout the year.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most risk manager jobs?
Boston, Andover, and Brookline account for the largest share of risk manager openings in Massachusetts. Boston dominates because of its headquarters-level concentration of financial services firms, insurers, and major hospital networks, while Cambridge draws demand from life sciences companies and research institutions, and Worcester reflects the growing presence of healthcare systems and regional financial organizations.
Are there remote risk manager jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields. Risk management is largely analytical and desk-based, which makes it well suited to remote and hybrid arrangements. About 63% of risk manager openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly employers have extended flexibility to this function. Enterprise risk, credit risk modeling, and policy development roles tend to carry the most remote availability, while operational or on-site compliance roles typically require in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a risk manager in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a role in internal audit, compliance analyst, or financial analyst at a Massachusetts insurer, bank, or academic medical center, then transitioning internally into risk. Large Massachusetts employers such as Liberty Mutual and Fidelity Investments run structured rotational and associate programs that place recent graduates across risk-adjacent functions. Earning the Associate in Risk Management credential early signals intent to hiring managers and strengthens applications for analyst-level risk roles before you have direct experience.
Where can I find and apply to risk manager jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to risk manager jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings updated regularly. Find the roles that fit your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one.
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