Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Associate Director
Quick Summary
As a Risk Management Associate Director, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing, or maintaining program(s) to identify, measure, monitor, and control risks throughout the organization.
Responsibilities
~2 min read- →Responsible for supporting the Risk Management team in the oversight of Change and Project Risk Management, and Product & Services Risk Management across the Lines of Defense to drive consistency, standardization, and alignment of these risk programs and processes, ensuring governance structures, policies, and methodologies are applied uniformly and in accordance with enterprise standards and risk management frameworks.
- →Oversee the identification and implementation of enhancements to risk frameworks, reporting processes, and enabling tools to improve efficiency, data quality, and overall effectiveness, leveraging automation and best practices to advance program maturity.
- →Oversee the continuous monitoring of enterprise risk trends, identify emerging and evolving risks, and assess issues to determine potential impacts, ensuring appropriate visibility and readiness for escalation where risk levels exceed defined thresholds.
- →Responsible for supporting the Senior Director with oversight of special initiatives based on Bank strategy and at the request of the Chief Risk Officer, e.g. Risk Management Skills & Staffing Assessment, CRO Communications, Large Financial Institution (LFI) Program oversight, etc.
- →Manage a small size team (2-4) and help develop, train, and drive continuous improvement.
- 10+ years of related experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit, SOX, Financial Institutions or similar field.
- Bachelor's degree in related field required.
- Previous leadership experience required.
- Advanced knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
- Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
- Advanced knowledge of industry and professional experience across one or more of the three lines of defense (e.g., banking operations, information technology, SOX, compliance, risk management, audit).
- Advanced knowledge and experience with risk and control frameworks (COSO ERM Framework, Basel etc.)
- Advanced knowledge of risk management tools and systems and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Advanced technical knowledge of risk frameworks and industry best practices as it relates to your assigned Risk Program.
What We Offer
~1 min readWestern Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands — Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank — that remain part of the company’s heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
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Listing Details
- Posted
- September 23, 2026
- First seen
- October 11, 2026
- Last seen
- October 11, 2026
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- Trust Level
- 16%
- Scored at
- October 12, 2026
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