Senior Principal Financial Risk Leader: ALM & Modeling

Patelco Credit Union; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) matching

Onsite fitness center

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Patelco Credit Union is seeking a SR Principal Financial Risk to oversee and drive the financial risk management framework, covering liquidity, interest rates, capital, and modeling. You will lead development, review, and validation of sophisticated models, collaborate with senior leadership, and ensure regulatory alignment and robust risk controls.

You will work with Finance, Treasury, Lending, Risk, and Data Engineering to integrate risk considerations into daily operations and strategic

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk Management, or related field.
• Advanced certifications (CFA, FRM, PRM) preferred.
• Experience: at least 10 years in financial risk management; 5+ years in leadership.
• Technical: experience with risk modeling software, risk management systems, programming (VBA/SQL/MatLab). Regs knowledge (NCUA/FFIEC).

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve a comprehensive financial risk management framework.
• Provide executive-level risk oversight to Board and ALCO.
• Develop and challenge advanced risk models (stress tests, ALM, credit models).
• Guide asset-liability management and capital strategy with Finance.
• Deliver data-driven risk analyses and automated reporting.
• Support cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Treasury, Lending, Risk, Data Engineering.
• Ensure regulatory compliance & reporting for liquidity, rates, ALM, credit risk.

Skills

Leadership

Financial risk management

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Programming (VBA/SQL)

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting

Risk management certifications (CFA/FRM/PRM)

Tools

SAP

SUMMIT

SQL

MatLab

Job description

Patelco Credit Union is seeking a SR Principal Financial Risk to oversee and drive the financial risk management framework, covering liquidity, interest rates, capital, and modeling. You will lead development, review, and validation of sophisticated models, collaborate with senior leadership, and ensure regulatory alignment and robust risk controls.

You will work with Finance, Treasury, Lending, Risk, and Data Engineering to integrate risk considerations into daily operations and strategic