Strategic ERM Analyst: Elevate Risk & Controls

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

Medical & dental insurance

Paid time off

401k match

Tuition support

Volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Enterprise Risk Management Analyst to support risk programs across the organization from the CityScape location. You will contribute to RCSA, issue management, governance risk, and third-party risk processes as part of the ERM team.

The role emphasizes building knowledge in risk management principles, controls, and regulatory expectations while collaborating with IT, compliance, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Entry level understanding of risk management principles, internal controls, audit practices, SOX, or banking operations acquired through education or internship(s).
• Entry level understanding of industry and three lines of defense (e.g., banking operations, information technology, SOX, compliance, risk management, audit).
• Knowledge of risk management tools and systems and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, CoPilot, and PowerPoint).
• Willing to pursue technical knowledge (e.g., COSO, COBIT, NIST, FFIEC) and advanced certifications of risk frameworks and industry best practices (e.g., CISA, CERP, ISACA, CIA, CISSP, CPA) related to the role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong understanding of enterprise risk management, issue management, governance, and regulatory expectations applicable to the organization.
• Perform periodic assessments to evaluate adherence to Issue Management standard requirements; document results and support the development of corrective actions where necessary.
• Process approved issue maintenance requests, ensuring updates to issue records are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with Issue Management program requirements and established procedures.

Skills

Risk management basics

Internal controls

SOX awareness

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

COSO

COBIT

NIST

FFIEC

Job description

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Enterprise Risk Management Analyst to support risk programs across the organization from the CityScape location. You will contribute to RCSA, issue management, governance risk, and third-party risk processes as part of the ERM team.

The role emphasizes building knowledge in risk management principles, controls, and regulatory expectations while collaborating with IT, compliance, and operations teams.