CRE Risk Advisory Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior CRE Risk Advisor to partner with Commercial Real Estate business units on operational risk, governance and controls. You will lead issue remediation, support audits, and drive process improvements across risk functions.

The role demands strong collaboration with executives and stakeholders to balance business goals with risk controls, while aligning with regulatory expectations and enterprise risk management practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of applicable experience.
• Expert understanding of risk management, governance, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted risk advisor to CRE partners on risk, controls, governance, and procedures.
• Support issue identification, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and resolution of events.
• Evaluate risks with new initiatives and organizational changes.
• Lead process improvement efforts including mapping, evaluation, and workflow optimization.
• Coordinate internal audits, regulatory examinations, and remediation activities.
• Assist with risk documentation, governance, and ongoing monitoring.
• Support business continuity planning, third-party oversight, and resiliency initiatives.
• Assess downstream impacts of organizational changes and propose mitigations.
• Collaborate with risk, compliance, audit, legal, and operations to resolve complex issues.
• Monitor risk trends and communicate findings to leadership.

Skills

Risk management

Issue remediation

Audit tracking

Governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Process improvement

Regulatory knowledge

Advanced Excel usage

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

nCino

Archer

Excel

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior CRE Risk Advisor to partner with Commercial Real Estate business units on operational risk, governance and controls. You will lead issue remediation, support audits, and drive process improvements across risk functions.

The role demands strong collaboration with executives and stakeholders to balance business goals with risk controls, while aligning with regulatory expectations and enterprise risk management practices.