Job Title:

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Operational Risk Director

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

As an ERM Operational Risk Director you will lead a team that develops and implements programs to identify, measure, monitor, and control risks throughout the organization. You'll play a key role in the Bank's Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Team, who is responsible for several enterprise-wide programs, including Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Operational Loss, Controls Testing, Operational Risk Issues and Key Risk Indicators (KRI).

• The Operational Risk Director will be responsible for overseeing a team that develops and executes the RCSA and Operational Loss programs, including methodology, policies and standards, reporting, training, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee execution and enhancement of the RCSA Program, including maintaining standards for risk identification and effective challenge, maintaining the bank's risk taxonomy, and managing technology used to execute the RCSA program.
  Collaborate across the three lines of defense to ensure adherence to RCSA Program requirements.
  Develop executive level reporting to track execution and to aggregate RCSA results for management and the Board.
• Oversee the operational risk scenario analysis for use in the Capital Stress Tests.
• Develop and oversee a bank-wide Operational Loss Program, including creation of standards, partnering with the 1LOD for successful program adoption, providing effective challenge, and creation of reporting.
• Perform operational risk effective challenge over various programs including issues, KRIs, RCSAs, and operational losses.
• Manage a medium to large team (6-16) and help develop, train, and drive continuous improvement.

What you'll need:

• 10+ years related experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit, SOX, and Financial Institutions.
• Bachelor's degree in related field required. Masters or MBA in related field preferred
• Previous leadership experience required.
• Advanced to expert knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Advanced to expert knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
• Advanced to expert 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 to expert knowledge and experience with risk and control frameworks (COSO ERM Framework, Basel etc)
• Advanced to expert knowledge of risk management tools and systems and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Advanced to expert technical knowledge of risk frameworks and industry best practices.
• Advanced to expert experience with developing KRIs, enterprise Issue Management, risk and controls, within a financial services company.
• Expert speaking and writing communication skills.
• Professional certification or advanced degree in Risk Management, Accounting, Banking, Legal, or associated field of study preferred.

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd 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 program. In addition, you’ll 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 company’s 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 [email protected] or call 602-386-2488.  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.

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