CRE Risk Advisor & Process Improvement Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank in Chicago is seeking a seasoned CRE Risk Advisor to join the Risk Advisory team. You will partner with CRE business units to identify risks, strengthen controls, and support issue remediation and audits.

This role requires a consultative mindset, strong problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate with senior leaders to balance business needs with risk considerations; the position is based at a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of applicable risk-related experience.
• Experience with risk governance, audits, and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as 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.

Skills

Risk assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Process improvement

Operational risk

Audits & remediation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

nCino

Archer

Databases

Job description

U.S. Bank in Chicago is seeking a seasoned CRE Risk Advisor to join the Risk Advisory team. You will partner with CRE business units to identify risks, strengthen controls, and support issue remediation and audits.

This role requires a consultative mindset, strong problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate with senior leaders to balance business needs with risk considerations; the position is based at a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.