Principal Risk Analyst-ServiceMac

First American; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 97,700 - 130,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

PTO

Job summary

First American is seeking a Risk Management professional to lead programs across risk and governance, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. You will design and refine risk assessments, collaborate with senior management, and drive remediation efforts to mitigate regulatory and operational vulnerabilities.

The role emphasizes building workflows, managing cross-functional projects, and delivering proactive, data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management within mortgage origination or servicing is preferred.
• Ability to map and document detailed workflows and business requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and control testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Leads Risk Management programs and department processes, implementing best practices.
• Analyzes and documents detailed process workflows through interviews and workshops.
• Manages risk categories including Incident Management, Operational Risk, and Data Protection.
• Develops risk scorecards and metrics, reports to management.
• Drives risk mitigation and process improvements with stakeholders.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Workflow mapping

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Who We Are

ServiceMac is a new sub-servicing entity backed by some of the leading practitioners of the mortgage servicing industry. ServiceMac is focused on providing superior technology, products, and services for the mortgage and real estate industries backed by highly personalized service and support. Through continuous innovation and acquisition, our offerings comprise of personalized solutions that span the mortgage continuum and enhance security, compliance, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

What We Do

Reviews, analyzes, and reports on risk, quality, service, and controls to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, mitigate risk and remediate operational and regulatory vulnerabilities. Conducts risk assessments to ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, industry standards, and operating procedures. Maintains and updates procedural manuals, job aides and tools. Develops standard risk assessment scopes and conducts re-scoping of established reviews to ensure validity. Performs analyses to determine the root cause of process gaps. Monitors corrective action target dates to ensure prompt remediation and control implementation to comply with regulatory requirements.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Leads the efforts of Risk Management programs and managing department processes. Identifies and addresses future concepts and implements best practices.
• Analyzes, defines and documents detailed process workflows through user interviews, facilitated workshops and subject matter expert engagement. Develops resolution to critical issues and complex design matters.
• Assists in building and managing the tool and workflow of computer operating systems such as the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) vendor software.
• Manages and tracks risks such as Incident Management, Operational Risk, Business Disruption, Information Security, Data Protection, Compliance Risk and Event Management.
• Collaborates with management and personnel to optimize risk assessment and scope development. Consolidates results of assessments and reports to management.
• Creates Risk scorecards and other metrics.
• Proactively engages stakeholders to mitigate risk. Offers risk mitigation, remediation, and implements process improvement solutions to stakeholders and management.
• Sets and manages tight deadlines for key deliverables.
• Provides proactive input into the continual improvement of processes and solutions.
• Delivers fact-based findings and recommendations. Escalates issues identified during review and analysis to stakeholders.
• Establishes a network of subject matter experts that provide the detail and context for existing processes, and/or stakeholders that may influence others to help support or drive improvements and to mitigate risks.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

• Strong knowledge of operational and regulatory risk controls, concepts and practices
• Experience in the mortgage origination and servicing industry and a familiarity with concepts and terminology
• Proven ability to plan, organize and effectively execute risk mitigation and process improvement initiatives
• Strong knowledge and experience in building workflows, process maps, and business requirement documents
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at the senior management level across functional groups and business units
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent client service skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical and documentation skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and teamwork skills
• Self-motivated; self-starter
• Experience managing projects with complex inter-dependencies, focusing on both long-range projects and immediate tasks
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a background check and credit check as a condition of employment, where permitted by applicable law.

Pay Range: $97,700.00 - $130,300.00 AnnuallyThis hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

What We Offer

By choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success.

We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work.

First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

• Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.