Western Alliance Bank

Senior Enterprise Risk Management – ERM Analyst

Western Alliance Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Phoenix • Arizona • Ohio • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Tableau

About the role

  • lead the strategy and execution of the Bank’s Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Framework
  • play a key supporting role in the management of the bank’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) System
  • responsible for GRC system administration, developing reports and dashboards, end user support, change management, developing policies and procedures
  • training for stakeholders throughout the bank
  • establish strong partnerships and collaborate with Business Units across the First Line of Defense (FLOD) to help identify risks and controls, review control design and descriptions
  • identify potential risks across the organization, including operational, financial, and strategic risks
  • support risk mitigation strategies and controls, ensuring alignment with the organization's risk appetite
  • support the development of GRC application for stakeholders in coordination with the GRC Team
  • support Data Governance activities to ensure GRC system data is complete and accurate
  • support the reporting team for running periodic and ad-hoc dashboards
  • engage with the Technology Team to implement change management; maintain change intake queue and implement change requests
  • collaborate with GRC Director on the development of metrics (KPIs/KRIs) and dashboards to track GRC program performance
  • develop meeting agendas; facilitate meetings; maintain stakeholder communications, material development, and drafting of minutes to accurately reflect GRC discussion and action
  • provide updates on GRC project implementation and dashboards and metrics to represent the GRC program performance

Requirements

  • 4+ years of related experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit, Finance (GL Mgmt., Public Reporting, Analysis) or similar field
  • Bachelor's degree in related field required
  • Intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services
  • Working knowledge in business intelligence tools like Power BI, Tableau
  • Ability to work with Microsoft office suite (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint etc.)
  • Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
  • Intermediate knowledge of industry and professional experience across one or more of the three lines of defense (e.g., compliance, risk management, information technology, or audit)
  • Intermediate knowledge of Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) including controls testing methodology
  • Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills
Benefits
  • 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
  • a wellness program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Risk ManagementInternal AuditFinanceBusiness IntelligenceRisk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)Controls Testing MethodologyData GovernanceChange ManagementGRC System AdministrationDashboard Development
Soft Skills
Stakeholder CommunicationCollaborationFacilitationTrainingPartnership BuildingMeeting Agenda DevelopmentMaterial DevelopmentReport WritingAnalytical SkillsProblem Solving