Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Associate Director

Job Title:

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Associate Director

Location:

CityScape

What youll do:

As a Risk Management Associate Director youll be responsible for developing and implementing or maintaining program(s) to identify measure monitor and control risks throughout the organization. Youll play a key role in the Banks Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Team which is responsible for several enterprise-wide programs including Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) Controls Testing Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platform and Program Third-Party Risk Management Policy Framework and Technology and Information Security Risk Management. One of your key responsibilities will be to execute on your assigned Risk Program(s) ensuring adherence to program methodology policies and standards and will lead or assist in development of reporting training and continuous improvement on risk and control inventories and assessments.

• Responsible for supporting the Risk Management team in the oversight of Change and Project Risk Management and Product & Services Risk Management across the Lines of Defense to drive consistency standardization and alignment of these risk programs and processes ensuring governance structures policies and methodologies are applied uniformly and in accordance with enterprise standards and risk management frameworks.
• Oversee the identification and implementation of enhancements to risk frameworks reporting processes and enabling tools to improve efficiency data quality and overall effectiveness leveraging automation and best practices to advance program maturity.
• Oversee the continuous monitoring of enterprise risk trends identify emerging and evolving risks and assess issues to determine potential impacts ensuring appropriate visibility and readiness for escalation where risk levels exceed defined thresholds.
• Responsible for supporting the Senior Director with oversight of special initiatives based on Bank strategy and at the request of the Chief Risk Officer e.g. Risk Management Skills & Staffing Assessment CRO Communications Large Financial Institution (LFI) Program oversight etc.
• Manage a small size team (2-4) and help develop train and drive continuous improvement.

What youll need:

• 10 years of related experience in Risk Management Internal Audit SOX Financial Institutions or similar field.
• Bachelors degree in related field required.
• Previous leadership experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of general banking operations including deposit operations loan administration treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations rules and regulations industry standards and practices.
• Advanced knowledge of industry and professional experience across one or more of the three lines of defense (e.g. banking operations information technology SOX compliance risk management audit).
• Advanced knowledge and experience with risk and control frameworks (COSO ERM Framework Basel etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of risk management tools and systems and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel and PowerPoint).
• Advanced technical knowledge of risk frameworks and industry best practices as it relates to your assigned Risk Program.

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 Member FDIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands Alliance Association Bank Alliance Bank of Arizona Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank that remain part of the companys heritage as well as AmeriHome Mortgage 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