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Western Alliance Bank

Enterprise Risk Management, Associate Director

Western Alliance Bank

Risk Management Associate Director managing risk programs for Western Alliance Bank. Developing, implementing, and overseeing risk frameworks and team leadership.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced knowledge of risk management frameworks, regulatory compliance, and banking operations while effectively leading a team to enhance risk programs and reporting processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Risk ManagementLeadership ExperienceRegulatory ComplianceRisk FrameworksMicrosoft Office Suite

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Hard Skills
Risk ManagementInternal AuditSOX ComplianceRisk Control FrameworksBanking OperationsFinancial InstitutionsRisk AssessmentContinuous ImprovementReporting DevelopmentTraining Development
Soft Skills
Team DevelopmentCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Risk Management ToolsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint
Industry Keywords
Enterprise Risk ManagementOperational Risk ManagementBanking ProductsCompliance ObligationsThree Lines of Defense

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Responsible for developing and implementing, or maintaining program(s) to identify, measure, monitor, and control risks throughout the organization
  • Play a key role in the Bank's Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Team, which is responsible for several enterprise-wide programs
  • Execute on your assigned Risk Program(s), ensuring adherence to program methodology, policies and standards
  • Lead or assist in development of reporting, training, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Oversee the identification and implementation of enhancements to risk frameworks, reporting processes, and enabling tools to improve efficiency
  • Oversee the continuous monitoring of enterprise risk trends, identify emerging and evolving risks, and assess issues to determine potential impacts
  • Responsible for supporting the Senior Director with oversight of special initiatives based on Bank strategy
  • Manage a small size team (2-4) and help develop, train, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of related experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit, SOX, Financial Institutions 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 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 knowledge and experience with risk and control frameworks (COSO ERM Framework, Basel etc.)
  • Advanced knowledge of risk management tools and systems and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Advanced technical knowledge of risk frameworks and industry best practices as it relates to your assigned Risk Program.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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