Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team Lead

Western Alliance Bank; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Enterprise Risk Management Team Lead to drive controls testing and risk oversight across enterprise programs. You will lead testing engagements, review workpapers, and prepare concise reports on issues and remediation actions.

This role supports the broader ERM program including RCSA, governance, and policy frameworks. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in controls testing, a related bachelor’s degree, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in controls testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Intermediate knowledge of banking operations and regulatory obligations.
• Experience across one or more lines of defense (operations, IT, SOX, risk management, audit).
• Familiarity with COSO ERM framework and Basel concepts.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• CIA or CISA certifications preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee testing engagements including design and operating effectiveness of controls and issue determination.
• Review workpapers to ensure support for conclusions and compliance with methodology.
• Prepare reports summarizing testing engagements, issues, and recommendations.
• Support enhancement of enterprise risk programs and governance activities.
• Promote a strong risk culture and elevate risk knowledge among associates.

Skills

Controls testing

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Advanced MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

CIA/CISA certifications (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Title

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team Lead

Location

CityScape

What You’ll Do

As an Enterprise Risk Management Team Lead, 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. The Team Lead will be responsible for executing the Controls Testing program, ensuring adherence to program methodology, policies and standards and will help develop reporting, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Oversee all aspects of a testing engagement including the test of design and operating effectiveness of documented controls, issue determination, workpaper completion, and reporting.
• Review testing workpapers to ensure they support testing conclusions and comply with internal methodology.
• Prepare reports that clearly summarize the testing engagement, issues, and recommendations.
• Support leadership in the enhancement of Second Line of Defense Enterprise and Operational Risk Programs, including Controls Testing and Issue Management.
• Champion a strong risk culture for the company by elevating the risk knowledge base of associates.

What You’ll Need

• 3+ years of related Experience in controls testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
• Intermediate 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).
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with risk and control frameworks (COSO ERM Framework, Basel etc.).
• Intermediate knowledge of risk management tools and systems and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Preferred certifications (CIA, CISA)
• Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.

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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