First Line Risk

Job Title:

First Line Risk & Control Senior Manager - RCSA

Location:

TX - Dallas/Irving

What you'll do:

As a First Line Risk & Control Senior Manager - RCSA you'll work as a first line of defense risk professional responsible for support and/or execution of various risk programs and business unit risk activities in adherence with the Company's risk appetite and corporate strategy. In this role you'll engage with business units in the management of risks and controls across all risk types, monitoring execution of risk policies, procedures, and program requirements. You'll effectively manage risks and serve as an effective communication channel between the Risk Management department and business units.

• Drive the preparation and execution of the Risk and Control updates and refresh information for moderate to highly complex business functions through collection of data from various sources as defined in desktop procedures. Develop and execute plan to ensure timeliness of risk management processes with business stakeholders; ensure common understanding of activities and milestones with all parties involved. Review policies and procedures to identify and document process maps, risks/controls and narratives and/or guide analysts in this activity.
• Identify, confirm and challenge risks and controls in processes under review including the drafting of risks and controls in line with standards. Guide and challenge assessment of control environment and determine effective risk mitigation or identification of gaps. Leads and challenges conversations with risk subject matter experts about the context and/or severity of risk factors and/or issues.
• Conduct and oversee meetings with clear objectives, outcomes, and follow-up items. Understand department's role in risk management and is able to communicate the importance of different stakeholders and risk management in general. Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders. Participate in developing and enhancing the Control Testing Methodology and Standards for business unit testing and reporting. Provide briefings as necessary and insight to the Control environment health, and on a quarterly basis to 1st & 2nd line business partners.
• Proactive engagement with issue management functions to ensure understanding of the First Line of Defense governance program. Focus on continuous control improvements across all areas to enable the evolutionary design of the overall control framework in an efficient, cost effective, streamlined, and value-add manner. Maintains all required documentation per Procedures and Standards to showcase progress and completion of risk & control inventory and RCSA activities.
• Lead and develop a team; responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development.

What you'll need:

• 8+ years of related experience in Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Internal Audit or similar field.
• Bachelor's 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 experience in Compliance, Operations Management, Audit, Risk Management, or related field.
• Advanced analytical skills to determine key areas of focus, summary of meetings and key decisions and actions.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience in documenting process maps in process mapping software.
• Advanced experience identifying risks and controls in processes and performing/guiding risk and control self assessments and other risk management activities.
• Expert speaking and writing communication skills.

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 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

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