Credit Administration Operations and Governance Officer

Job Title:

Credit Administration Operations and Governance Officer

Location:

AZ - Chandler 3033

What youll do:

As a Credit Administration Officer you will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of the overall strategy of Credit Administration for enhanced credit risk management policy governance operations and change management oversight processes. You will assist in the management of the development and execution of remediation plans and prepare reports for Executive Management and the Board. One of your key responsibilities is to collaborate with the Banks business units operational and administrative departments and bank regulators in reviewing and applying regulatory guidance and regulations throughout the various Credit Administration functions. As a Credit Administration Officer you will assist in ensuring all Credit Administration policies procedures and processes are documented and updated according to regulatory and internal standards.

• Responsible for supporting the Credit Administration Operations and Governance Director and the team on all Credit Administration policies procedures and processes ensuring compliance with relevant laws regulations and frameworks for financial services institutions. Monitor and assess Credit Administration governance and compliance programs and initiatives and responsible for ensuring first line of defense Enterprise Risk Management SOX and other governance controls in Credit Administration are in place and functioning effectively.
• Advise and coordinate with the business units Credit Administration Credit Risk & Review Legal Compliance Internal Audit/SOX and other internal partners to facilitate Credit Administration governance risk and compliance activities. Provide clear pragmatic support and guidance with regard to the interpretation and adoption of regulatory requirement changes and advises Credit Administrations senior and executive management about impact and recommended strategies.
• Serve as the lead on certain Credit Administration governance processes and tasks which may include but is not limited to email communication collection of Company-wide reporting and Credit Administration review processes.
• Serve as a point of contact and provide subject matter expertise for risk management change management and governance for Credit Administration processes new credit products and new business lines. Formulate management and Board reports responses and remediation plans supervising the data collection and validation process.
• Support Credit Administration in the use of credit software and databases with respect to credit risk management processes data and reporting.

What youll need:

• 5 years of related experience in Credit Administration or similar field.
• Bachelors degree in related field required.
• Previous leadership experience preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general banking operations including deposit operations loan administration treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations rules and regulations industry standards and practices.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with CreditLens FIS and Fiserv systems preferred.
• Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.

Benefits youll love:
We offer all the important things youd want like competitive salaries an ownership stake in the company medical and dental insurance time off a great 401k matching program tuition assistance program an employee volunteer program and a wellness addition youll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona Alliance Association Bank Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race sex color religion age nation origin marital status disability protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying please email or call . When contacting us please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation