Risk Manager Jobs in Boston, MA
Risk Manager jobs in Boston are concentrated in the Financial District, Back Bay, and Seaport District, with strong demand from financial services, healthcare, and insurance employers. Active openings across those sectors right now include Whoop, Boston Medical Center, and FM. 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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Risk Manager Jobs in Boston: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a risk manager job in Boston?
Focus your search on Boston's Financial District and Seaport, where financial services firms, insurance carriers, and large healthcare systems like Partners HealthCare and major asset managers concentrate most of their risk functions. Candidates with experience in credit, operational, or enterprise risk stand out here. A CFA, FRM, or PRM designation carries real weight with Boston's investment management and banking employers, and direct experience with regulatory frameworks common to federally chartered banks helps too.
Which companies hire risk managers in Boston?
Employers hiring risk managers in Boston right now include Whoop, Boston Medical Center, and FM, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Boston's hiring mix skews toward large financial institutions, regional banks, life sciences companies, and specialty insurers, many of which maintain dedicated risk teams with ongoing needs.
Are there remote risk manager jobs in Boston?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the role type. Analytical and model-focused positions tend to support remote or hybrid arrangements, while roles tied to physical operations, trading floors, or compliance monitoring typically require on-site presence. About 56% of risk manager openings tied to Boston are remote or hybrid as of November 2026. Enterprise risk and quantitative risk roles at Boston's asset managers and insurers are most likely to offer flexible arrangements.
How can I get a risk manager job in Boston with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Boston is through a junior analyst or risk associate role at a regional bank, insurance company, or mid-size investment firm in the Financial District or Back Bay. Boston-area employers also hire from local graduate programs at Northeastern, Boston University, and Boston College, so co-op experience or internships with a Boston-based financial institution strengthens your candidacy significantly. Lateral moves from audit, compliance, or financial analysis roles at the same employer are also a common local pathway.
Which industries hire the most risk managers in Boston?
The sectors hiring the most risk managers in Boston are Technology & Software and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Boston's concentration of asset managers, mutual fund companies, regional banks, and large hospital systems creates sustained, year-round demand for risk professionals with sector-specific expertise.
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