Senior Director, Enterprise Risk & Compliance

First Service Bank; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Clothing stipend

Professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Tuition discounts

Job summary

First Service Bank in the United States seeks a Director of Risk Management to lead enterprise-wide risk, compliance, regulatory readiness, and controls. This senior role partners with executive leadership, the Board, in-house counsel, and department heads to protect the bank while enabling responsible growth.

You will provide leadership of risk management activities, coordinate regulatory examinations, oversee BSA/AML, fraud risk, compliance, internal audit, and CECL processes, and work with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, economics.
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in banking, financial services, enterprise risk management, audit, compliance, operations, credit, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in risk management or a related field.
• Previous leadership-level risk management experience within a financial institution.
• Strong understanding of financial institution regulatory requirements and examination expectations.
• Experience working across multiple areas of risk, compliance, audit, operations, credit, or technology.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple high-impact responsibilities.
• Clear, confident, and influential communication skills.
• Strong professional judgment and the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information.
• A reputation for integrity, accountability, resilience, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-wide leadership and coordination of risk management activities.
• Serve as a primary liaison with federal and state regulatory agencies and help coordinate regulatory examinations, responses, and follow-up activities.
• Support and guide the Bank's Compliance Management System and regulatory change management process.
• Provide strategic direction and coordination of BSA/AML, fraud risk management, compliance, and internal audit functions.
• Partner with Credit leadership on emerging credit, concentration, portfolio, and asset-quality risks.
• Provide oversight of CECL processes, controls, documentation, and monitoring.
• Promote consistent application of operational controls, segregation of duties, vendor management practices, and risk ownership across the organization.
• Help ensure the Bank remains prepared for regulatory examinations and that identified issues are addressed appropriately and timely.
• Partner across departments to identify control gaps, clarify responsibilities, and coordinate processes.
• Identify emerging regulatory, operational, credit, and strategic risks and coordinate appropriate responses.
• Develop and monitor meaningful KRIs, KPIs, and other risk reporting.
• Provide senior management and the Board with clear, meaningful information regarding material risks, regulatory matters, control issues, and remediation efforts.
• Promote accountability and a strong risk culture throughout the organization.
• Experience in information technology risk management is preferred.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, economics

Job description

First Service Bank in the United States seeks a Director of Risk Management to lead enterprise-wide risk, compliance, regulatory readiness, and controls. This senior role partners with executive leadership, the Board, in-house counsel, and department heads to protect the bank while enabling responsible growth.

You will provide leadership of risk management activities, coordinate regulatory examinations, oversee BSA/AML, fraud risk, compliance, internal audit, and CECL processes, and work with