First Line of Defense Risk Manager

7 days ago


El Monte, California, United States East West Bank Full time
Job Description

At East West Bank, we are committed to excellence in risk management. We are seeking a highly skilled First Line of Defense Risk Manager to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing and managing the first line of defense risk management program. This will involve working with first line of defense testers and providing training to the first line testing team to conduct consistent and effective testing of control design and effectiveness, reporting, and tracking of results and remediation plans.

The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of banking operations, products, and services, as well as experience with risks and controls/control gap identification related to Loan Operations, Commercial Lending and Banking, Bank Support and Corporate functions. AML/BSA, Payment Fraud Cross-border Banking, and Digital Banking experience is a plus.

The First Line of Defense Risk Manager will be responsible for:

  • Leading a new team to perform first line testing of controls to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of the first line's key controls.
  • Supporting the development of Risk and Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA) control testing frameworks and methodologies.
  • Supporting the quality assessments of RCSAs completed by First Line managers and making updates as needed.
  • Creating and memorializing detailed control testing documentation and review commentary.
  • Managing and coordinating all risk activities to ensure material/key risks are identified, escalated, managed, tracked, and remediated timely.
  • Analyzing, aggregating, and articulating the results/issues/recommendations related to control testing activities to business unit senior management.
  • Assisting with the validation and closure of control issues as identified through testing results.
  • Providing day-to-day management, oversight, and longer-term development planning of a risk management team.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience with risk and control identification, designing, planning, implementing, and testing RCSAs and effectively managing a testing/audit/RCSA program.
  • Strong knowledge of banking operations, products, and services; experience with risks and controls/control gap identification related to Loan Operations, Commercial Lending and Banking, Bank Support and Corporate functions (such as Marketing, HR, Accounting, FP&A etc.). AML/BSA, Payment Fraud Cross-border Banking, and Digital Banking is a big plus.
  • Experience with development of Key Risk Indicators for the First Line level is a plus.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills with strong influential skills.
  • Experience working within a dynamic environment to execute on an evolving first line of defense risk management program, including the identification, communication, reporting, escalation, and validation of RCSA test results and remediation efforts.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards, practices, and expectations for regional/large bank.
  • Must have excellent written, verbal, organizational, and presentation skills.
  • A strong working knowledge of MS Office Software Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PPT, Visio).
  • Knowledge of and understanding of federal and state laws applicable to EWB.
  • Professional/Industry Accredited Risk Management certification (e.g., CIA, PRM, CRMP) is a big plus.

The base pay range for this position is USD $110,000.00/Yr. - USD $150,000.00/Yr. Exact offers will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.



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