Risk Management Analyst jobs in Phoenix, AZ

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What you'll do:

What we are looking for:

Responsibilities:

• Support the execution and enhancement of second line of defense Enterprise and Operational Risk Programs, including Controls Testing and Issue Management.
• Partner with business units to review existing risks and controls and facilitate controls testing for validation of effectiveness. Effectively communicate any findings as a result of testing and partner to identify remediation actions to ensure future state effectiveness.
• Support the development of frameworks and standards for the first line of defense risk management requirements and act as subject matter expert for first line risk liaisons.
• Preparing various reports by collecting, analyzing, visualizing, and summarizing source data.

Qualifications:

• 3 years' experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 6 years of direct, related experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit, or Regulatory Compliance, in lieu of education requirements.
• Previous Controls Testing experience and/or Risk and Control Self Assessments within areas such as information technology, general banking operations including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial and consumer banking products and services.
• Advanced knowledge of risk management principals and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong organizational, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and navigate through complex situations.
• Relevant industry and professional experience across one or more of the three lines of defense.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for internal and external audiences.

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is 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 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.

Western Alliance Bancorporation