Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Analyst

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

Medical & dental insurance

Paid time off

401k match

Tuition support

Volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Enterprise Risk Management Analyst to support risk programs across the organization from the CityScape location. You will contribute to RCSA, issue management, governance risk, and third-party risk processes as part of the ERM team.

The role emphasizes building knowledge in risk management principles, controls, and regulatory expectations while collaborating with IT, compliance, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Entry level understanding of risk management principles, internal controls, audit practices, SOX, or banking operations acquired through education or internship(s).
• Entry level understanding of industry and three lines of defense (e.g., banking operations, information technology, SOX, compliance, risk management, audit).
• Knowledge of risk management tools and systems and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, CoPilot, and PowerPoint).
• Willing to pursue technical knowledge (e.g., COSO, COBIT, NIST, FFIEC) and advanced certifications of risk frameworks and industry best practices (e.g., CISA, CERP, ISACA, CIA, CISSP, CPA) related to the role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong understanding of enterprise risk management, issue management, governance, and regulatory expectations applicable to the organization.
• Perform periodic assessments to evaluate adherence to Issue Management standard requirements; document results and support the development of corrective actions where necessary.
• Process approved issue maintenance requests, ensuring updates to issue records are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with Issue Management program requirements and established procedures.

Skills

Risk management basics

Internal controls

SOX awareness

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

COSO

COBIT

NIST

FFIEC

Job description

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Analyst

Location: CityScape

What you'll do:

As an ERM Analyst, you'll support programs to identify, measure, monitor, and control risks throughout the organization. You'll play a key role in the Bank's Enterprise Risk Management Team, who is responsible for several enterprise wide programs, including Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA), Controls Testing, Issue Management, Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platform and Program, Third-Party Risk Management, Policy Framework, and Technology and Information Security Risk Management.

• Maintain a strong understanding of enterprise risk management, issue management, governance, and regulatory expectations applicable to the organization.
• Perform periodic assessments to evaluate adherence to Issue Management standard requirements; document results and support the development of corrective actions where necessary.
• Process approved issue maintenance requests, ensuring updates to issue records are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with Issue Management program requirements and established procedures.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Entry level understanding of risk management principles, internal controls, audit practices, SOX, or banking operations acquired through education or internship(s).
• Entry level understanding of industry and three lines of defense (e.g., banking operations, information technology, SOX, compliance, risk management, audit).
• Knowledge of risk management tools and systems and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, CoPilot, and PowerPoint).
• Willing to pursue technical knowledge (e.g., COSO, COBIT, NIST, FFIEC) and advanced certifications of risk frameworks and industry best practices (e.g., CISA, CERP, ISACA, CIA, CISSP, CPA) related to the role.
• Entry level speaking and writing communications skills.

Benefits you'll love:

• 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
• and a wellness program

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands - Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank - that remain part of the company's heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [e-mail] or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.