Senior CRE Risk Advisor & Process Optimization Lead

Usbank; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 124,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Risk Advisory team partners with CRE business units to navigate complex operational challenges and organizational change, providing oversight, guidance, and support for risk, governance, and remediation activities.

The role requires a consultative approach, deep risk expertise, and the ability to collaborate with senior leaders to balance business objectives with risk considerations, while supporting audits and regulatory examinations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of applicable CRE risk experience.
• Expert understanding of risk management, remediation, audit tracking, and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted risk advisor to CRE business partners on operational risk, controls, governance, and procedural requirements.
• Support issue identification, root-cause analysis, remediation planning, and resolution of operational risk events.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate risks from new initiatives and process changes.
• Lead process-improvement initiatives, including process mapping, control evaluation, and workflow optimization.
• Coordinate and support internal audits, regulatory examinations, and remediation activities.
• Assist with risk and control documentation, governance activities, and ongoing monitoring.

Skills

Risk management

Issue remediation

Audit tracking

Governance processes

Stakeholder partnership

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

nCino

Archer

Job description

U.S. Bank’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Risk Advisory team partners with CRE business units to navigate complex operational challenges and organizational change, providing oversight, guidance, and support for risk, governance, and remediation activities.

The role requires a consultative approach, deep risk expertise, and the ability to collaborate with senior leaders to balance business objectives with risk considerations, while supporting audits and regulatory examinations.