# Senior Manager, Policy & Governance

**Company:** [Upstart](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/upstart)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $172k – $270k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** policy management, governance frameworks, enterprise risk management, Compliance, board governance, regulatory reporting, occ regulations, grc platforms, Generative AI
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Lead Upstart Bank's enterprise policy governance program and Board/Risk Committee activities. Oversee policy lifecycle, ensure audit-ready documentation, and partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams in a regulated financial institution. Requires 7+ years in policy/governance within banking.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the enterprise policy governance program, ensuring the policy library remains accurate, current, accessible, and aligned with regulatory expectations.
- Oversee the end-to-end policy lifecycle, including policy reviews, approvals, exceptions, version control, and ongoing governance processes.
- Partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, business leaders, and policy owners to coordinate policy development and approvals across the organization while maintaining efficient execution.
- Manage governance activities supporting Board and Risk Committee meetings, including coordinating materials, governance records, decision logs, committee charters, and meeting documentation.
- Ensure governance documentation and reporting are complete, timely, and audit ready to support OCC examinations, internal audit activities, and regulatory engagements.
- Lead and develop a small Policy & Governance team while continuously improving governance processes that enable the bank to scale responsibly.

## Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in policy management, governance, enterprise risk management, or compliance within a regulated bank, bank holding company, or other regulated financial institution.
- Experience owning or administering an enterprise policy governance framework, including policy lifecycle management.
- Experience supporting Board, Risk Committee, or senior executive governance processes within a regulated financial institution.
- Experience producing executive- or regulator-facing governance documentation and reports with a high degree of accuracy and quality.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of OCC supervisory expectations and regulatory examination practices.
- Experience supporting a de novo bank, charter application, or rapidly growing regulated financial institution.
- Experience with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms.
- Background in Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, or Compliance.
- Ability to use generative AI tools responsibly to improve drafting, editing, summarization, and consistency of governance documentation while applying appropriate human judgment for regulatory-facing content.

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