CRE Risk Advisor: Operations & Controls

U.S. Bank; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 124,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Adoption assistance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a seasoned CRE Risk Advisory professional to partner with Commercial Real Estate business units, oversee risk controls, governance, and remediation, and drive process improvements across the organization.

The role emphasizes issue resolution, regulatory support, and cross-functional collaboration with risk, compliance, audit, and legal teams to balance business objectives with risk considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• 10 or more years of applicable experience.
• Expert understanding with risk management, issue remediation, audit tracking, and governance processes.
• Expert understanding of business operations, products, services, systems, and associated risks and controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted risk advisor to CRE business partners on operational risk matters, controls, governance, and procedural requirements.
• Support issue identification, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and resolution of operational risk events.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate risks associated with new initiatives, organizational changes, and business process enhancements.
• Lead and facilitate process improvement initiatives, including process mapping, control evaluation, and workflow optimization.
• Coordinate and support internal audits, regulatory examinations, and remediation activities.
• Assist with risk and control documentation, governance activities, and ongoing monitoring efforts.
• Support business continuity planning, third-party oversight, and operational resiliency initiatives.
• Assess downstream impacts of organizational and business changes and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across risk, compliance, audit, legal, operations, and business functions to address complex issues.
• Monitor operational risk trends and emerging concerns and provide recommendations to strengthen business processes and controls.
• Communicate risk-related findings, recommendations, and project updates to business leadership and key stakeholders.

Skills

risk management

issue remediation

audit tracking

governance

process improvement

stakeholder collaboration

presentation

communication

analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

nCino

Archer

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a seasoned CRE Risk Advisory professional to partner with Commercial Real Estate business units, oversee risk controls, governance, and remediation, and drive process improvements across the organization.

The role emphasizes issue resolution, regulatory support, and cross-functional collaboration with risk, compliance, audit, and legal teams to balance business objectives with risk considerations.