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Senior Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Analyst

Western Alliance Bancorporation
Phoenix, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/14/2026

Job Title:

Senior Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Analyst

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

As a Senior Enterprise Risk Management Analyst you'll lead the strategy and execution of the Bank's Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Framework. You will play a key supporting role in the management of the bank's Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) System. The role is part of the bank's GRC Team in the second line of defense and is responsible for GRC system administration, developing reports and dashboards, end user support, change management, developing policies and procedures, and training for stakeholders throughout the bank. You'll establish strong partnerships and collaborate with Business Units across the First Line of Defense (FLOD) to help identify risks and controls, review control design and descriptions.
  • Identify potential risks across the organization, including operational, financial, and strategic risks.
  • Support risk mitigation strategies and controls, ensuring alignment with the organization's risk appetite.
  • Support the development of GRC application for stakeholders in coordination with the GRC Team
  • Support Data Governance activities to ensure GRC system data is complete and accurate
  • Support the reporting team for running periodic and ad-hoc dashboards
  • Engage with the Technology Team to implement change management; maintain change intake queue and implement change requests
  • Collaborate with GRC Director on the development of metrics (KPIs/KRIs) and dashboards to track GRC program performance
  • Develop meeting agendas; facilitate meetings; maintain stakeholder communications, material development, and drafting of minutes to accurately reflect GRC discussion and action
  • Provide updates on GRC project implementation and dashboards and metrics to represent the GRC program performance; synthesize key findings into clear and succinct presentations for the GRC and outside teams

What you'll need:

  • 4 years of related experience in Risk Management, Internal Audit, Finance (GL Mgmt., Public Reporting, Analysis) or similar field.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field required.
  • Intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
  • Working knowledge in business intelligence tools like Power BI, Tableau
  • Ability to work with Microsoft office suite (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint etc.)
  • Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
  • Intermediate knowledge of industry and professional experience across one or more of the three lines of defense (e.g., compliance, risk management, information technology, or audit).
  • Intermediate knowledge of Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) including controls testing methodology.
  • Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.

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 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.

Western Alliance Bancorporation


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 recruiter@westernalliancebank.com or call (602) 797-3662.

 

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