Risk Management Specialist

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States East West Bank Full time
Job Title: First Line of Defense Risk Manager

East West Bank is seeking a highly skilled First Line of Defense Risk Manager to join our team. As a key member of our risk management function, you will be responsible for implementing and managing our first line of defense risk management program.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead a team to perform first line testing of controls to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
  • Support the development of Risk and Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA) control testing frameworks and methodologies.
  • Support the quality assessments of RCSAs completed by First Line managers and make updates as needed.
  • Create and memorialize detailed control testing documentation and review commentary.
  • Manage and coordinate all risk activities to ensure material/key risks are identified, escalated, managed, tracked, and remediated timely.
  • Analyze, aggregate, and articulate the results/issues/recommendations related to control testing activities to business unit senior management.
  • Assist with the validation and closure of control issues as identified through testing results.
  • Provide day-to-day management, oversight, and longer-term development planning of a risk management team.
Requirements:
  • 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.
Compensation:

The base pay range for this position is USD $120,000.00/Yr. - USD $165,000.00/Yr. Exact offers will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.



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