Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Associate Director

Western Alliance Bank; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Ownership stake

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401k match

Tuition assistance

Volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Enterprise Risk Management Associate Director to lead and maintain risk programs across the organization, including RCSA, Controls Testing, GRC Platform, and third-party risk management.

You will oversee a small risk team, drive program maturity, and ensure adherence to enterprise standards, policies, and reporting requirements, collaborating with the Senior Director and CRO on strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• 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 and products.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory obligations and industry standards.
• Experience across one or more of the three lines of defense (banking ops, IT, compliance, risk, audit).
• Advanced knowledge of COSO ERM Framework and Basel principles.
• Proficiency in risk tools and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement risk programs to identify, measure, monitor, and control risks across the organization.
• Oversee Change, Project, and Product & Services risk management to drive consistency and governance.
• Enhance risk frameworks, reporting processes, and enabling tools, using automation where possible.
• Monitor enterprise risk trends and escalate when risk levels exceed thresholds.
• Support senior leadership with special initiatives and CRO communications.
• Manage and develop a small team (2–4) and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Risk management

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

COSO ERM

GRC tools

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GRC Platform

Risk management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Associate Director

Location:

CityScape

What You'll Do

As a Risk Management Associate Director, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing, or maintaining program(s) to identify, measure, monitor, and control risks throughout the organization. You'll play a key role in the Bank's Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Team, which is responsible for several enterprise-wide programs, including Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), Controls Testing, Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platform and Program, Third-Party Risk Management, Policy Framework, and Technology and Information Security Risk Management. One of your key responsibilities will be to execute on your assigned Risk Program(s), ensuring adherence to program methodology, policies and standards and will lead or assist in development of reporting, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.defense on risk and control inventories and assessments.

• Responsible for supporting the Risk Management team in the oversight of Change and Project Risk Management, and Product & Services Risk Management across the Lines of Defense to drive consistency, standardization, and alignment of these risk programs and processes, ensuring governance structures, policies, and methodologies are applied uniformly and in accordance with enterprise standards and risk management frameworks.
• Oversee the identification and implementation of enhancements to risk frameworks, reporting processes, and enabling tools to improve efficiency, data quality, and overall effectiveness, leveraging automation and best practices to advance program maturity.
• Oversee the continuous monitoring of enterprise risk trends, identify emerging and evolving risks, and assess issues to determine potential impacts, ensuring appropriate visibility and readiness for escalation where risk levels exceed defined thresholds.
• Responsible for supporting the Senior Director with oversight of special initiatives based on Bank strategy and at the request of the Chief Risk Officer, e.g. Risk Management Skills & Staffing Assessment, CRO Communications, Large Financial Institution (LFI) Program oversight, etc.
• Manage a small size team (2-4) and help develop, train, and drive continuous improvement.

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 You'll Love

We offer all the important things you'd want - like 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. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

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.

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