Governance & Control Manager

Brief Description

United Texas Bank is a Dallas-based Texas business bank focused on providing creative, solution-focused service to help our clients achieve financial success. The strength of UTB is based on our ability to listen and react to our customer’s needs in a timely, personal, and professional manner.

The Governance & Control Manager is accountable for the timely and accurate processing of all payment monitoring activities conducted by the governance and control team. This position offers an exciting opportunity for an individual with a strong background in governance to contribute to the continued success and stability of United Texas Bank.

What You’ll Do

• Oversees and monitors activities of direct reports.
• Ensures team is actively monitoring and resolving the day-to-day payments monitoring efforts (including the review of OFAC and Fraud alerts).
• Owns the governance and control policies and procedures and ensures timely and relevant updates are maintained.
• Actively manages and monitors operational and compliance dashboards within established SLAs.
• Ensures team escalates and reports potential OFAC matches and confirmed fraud alerts to 2LoD.
• Collaborates with other departments and leadership to drive strong risk management and operational excellence.
• Develop and implement a strategic Vendor Management Program to address any risk mitigation and efficiency gaps.
• Develop requirements and measurements to monitor and manage the overall performance of vendor products and services purchased.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Establish a vendor risk management framework, including risk assessment methodologies, risk rating criteria, and ongoing monitoring mechanisms.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on vendor management best practices, regulatory requirements, and industry standards, and provide guidance and training to internal stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to vendor owners to promote adoption of established vendor management policies and standards.
• Collaborate with internal departments to address vendor-related issues and ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Develop, prepare and provide ongoing reporting of the vendor program including operational metrics and emerging risks to appropriate committees.
• Identify emerging operational risks by relying on monitoring of trends and mining of relevant metrics including business self-assessment, Internal Audit reviews, Regulatory exams, internal and external loss data.
• Monitor and identify changes in business strategy or relevant regulations that may lead to an increase in operational risk.
• Stay current on industry and regulatory requirements and issues.
• Assure compliance with all Bank policies, procedures and processes, and all applicable state and federal banking laws, rules, and regulations; and adheres to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) responsibilities that are specific to the position.
• Perform other related duties to benefit the mission of the organization.
  
  

Requirements

• High school diploma, required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with emphasis on business management, international business, accounting, and/or finance, required.
• 10 years’ experience in a bank regulated environment.
• 5 years’ experience in a control related position in operations, compliance, operational risk.
• 3 years’ experience managing a team.
• Previous experience with OFAC and/or high-risk transactions control preferred.
• Prior experience monitoring high volume domestic & international transactions.
• Prior experience working in a role within procurement, vendor management and/or third-party risk management.
• Ability to comprehend high-level strategy with excellent attention to critical details.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and BSA compliance-related requirements specific to USA Patriot Act requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information to all levels of the organization.
  
  

Summary

UTB Employee Benefits:

Benefits

As a full-time UTB employee you’ll enjoy an array of benefits including a generous Paid Time Off allowance available for use during your first year along with a great paid holiday schedule. We also offer our employees a selection of other benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Telehealth
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401K with Employer Match
• Life Insurance – Employer Provided
• Supplemental Life - Voluntary
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Prescription Discount
• Discount Legal Services
• ID Theft Protection Services
  
  

UTB is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.