Overview
This is a remote role that may be hired in several markets within Eastern Time or Central Time across the United States, including NC, SC, MN, FL, VA, NH, MA, CT, GA, NY, or IL.
This position is a first line of defense risk professional responsible for support and execution of various risk programs risk activities across Human Resources in adherence with the Company's Risk Appetite and Corporate Strategy. This role is responsible for engaging with the business units (BU) in management of risks and controls across all risk types, facilitating and/or monitoring execution of risk policies, procedures and/or program requirements, providing advisory to effectively manage risks, and serving as an effective communication channel between the Risk Management Department, regulators, and FCB business units.
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This position directly assists Human Resources BUs in executing the following:
- Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA); including risk identification, control identification/design and ratings applicable to the BU.
- Control Self Assurance; including engaging with independent testing team and BUs ensuring testing, validation and documentation of review activities are sufficient and in accordance with standards.
- Issue Management; including issue identification, root cause analysis, design/implementation of mitigating actions.
- Regulatory Reporting; including drafting and monitoring communications for transparency and accuracy.
- Other front line risk responsibilities not limited to others listed within.
- Risk Strategic Activities- Works with Business Risk and Control leader and senior management to create risk management strategies ensuring key risks are appropriately managed and are aligned. Provides BU risk considerations for business/strategic plans. Effectively challenges risk programs outputs, ensuring bank and regulatory alignment.
- Risk Program Implementation - Supports the development, implementation and maintenance of the organizations risk management framework, policies and procedures. Coordinates risk assessments to evaluate and manage key risks across the organization. Manages book of work to identify gaps and assess capacity, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and prioritization of risk management initiatives. Develops test plans and methodologies for evaluating the effectiveness of control activities, executes control testing procedures in accordance with the established test plan, identifies and supports remediation of control deficiencies. Lead the tracking and resolution of issues across the organization, ensuring timely escalation and remediation. Collaborates with BU and stakeholders to develop action plans and mitigation strategies to address root causes and prevent issue recurrence. Monitor the status and effectiveness of issue remediation efforts, providing regular updates and reports to senior management. Coordinate with other functions (i.e. Compliance, 2LOD) to ensure alignment with broader risk management and governance objectives.
- Regulatory Engagement - Participates in regulatory inquiries, examinations, and audits in collaboration with internal stakeholders. Support regulatory submissions, response and reporting requirements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission. Monitor regulatory developments and findings and assess their potential impact on the organization's risk profile and regulatory compliance.
- Risk Governance & Reporting - Develops BU risk reports that provide a comprehensive view of risks impacting the BU. Monitors BU risk and control performance Identifies and summarizes BU Top and Emerging trends and actions to address impacts. Reports key indicators and limits to ensure timely escalation of breaches as required by the Risk Appetite Framework (RAF). Advises BU senior leadership in relevant risk governance meetings utilizing understanding of the BU operations, risks, controls and related laws and regulatory guidance. Provides feedback and collaborates on relevant governance documents to support BU activities and manage risk. Drives the implementation of program policies, standards, and procedures. Ensures timely communication around current and emerging issues and regulatory requirements.
Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Financial Services, First Line Risk Management, Enterprise Risk or Operational Risk
OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Financial Services, First Line Risk Management, Enterprise Risk or Operational Risk
Preferred Area of Study:
- Finance or Risk Management
- Advanced Degree Preferred
- Risk Reporting experience within a large financial institution (LFI)
- Knowledge of risk techniques, practices, and control frameworks
- Knowledge of various banking and government regulatory requirements and processes
- Advanced experience with Archer
- Ability to work effectively with associates, senior management, and various committees
- Knowledge of regulatory guidance pertaining to enterprise risk and operational risk
- Experience in HR and risk and/or control management
- Superior executive communication skills, both written and verbal with a track record of presenting to senior leaders and to management committees
- Front-line risk and controls experience, including overseeing/driving development of controls and management information (i.e., dashboards and workflow) and risk prioritization and enterprise program implementation
- Proven experience supporting multiple governance/meeting routines across complex and teams with competing priorities and deliverables
- Strong judgment and confidence in decision-making in support of management risk routines, including conflict resolution and application of corporate values
- Collaborator and team player, able to translate prior business knowledge and experience into strong and productive relationships internally and externally to achieve goals and meet responsibilities
- Self-starter with a working knowledge of risk management fundamentals and translation of policy into formal programs and related workflows
- Strong understanding of expected L1/L2 risk types and applicability across a variety of complex businesses
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to work as a member of a broader team, and ability to adhere to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to actively lead projects/discussions, work through problems and reach decisions that are in the best interest of the function and the Company
- Advanced experience with Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with Tableau
- Big 4 consulting experience
Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.