Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Analyst

Company Description STCU is consistently rated one of the top-performing credit unions in the nation, and has been named one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work. We look for employees who have a strong desire to serve others, are lifelong learners, are committed to working hard, have a fun-loving attitude, and who want to make a difference in our members’ lives. We love people who share our core values: Joyfulness, generosity, belonging, goodness, and striving. We believe in being a force for good in the community, while helping members achieve their financial goals and dreams. STCU offers excellent benefits: Paid time off—plus 11 paid holidays! Medical, dental, vision and life insurance Training and career development Success sharing plan 401(k) matching contributions Tuition reimbursement An overview of the benefits can be found here or here: Salary range: $36.39 per hour to $50.94 per hour Job Description The ERM Analyst supports and develops STCU’s Enterprise Risk Management, Vendor Management, and Business Continuity programs by developing and monitoring the program procedures, conducting risk assessments, identifying and monitoring KRI/KPI’s, preparing organizational reporting and developing credit union wide risk management processes. This position partners with organizational leaders to identify current and emerging risks, implement appropriate mitigation strategies and identify potential areas of opportunity within risk appetite. Core Job Requirements/Outcomes Advocate and support a culture of informed risk taking by identifying, measuring, and monitoring credit union wide risks. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to stay informed on and assess current practices, processes, risks, controls, vendors, and critical applications that influence the Credit Union’s risk position. Ensure compliance with risk assessment requirements by conducting timely and thorough risk assessments and by assisting stakeholders with self-assessments and vendor due diligence, which identify exposures, impacts, mitigations, controls, and ongoing monitoring. Facilitate processes and procedures to ensure essential business functions remain available or are quickly recovered during a disruption by identifying critical processes and coordinating business continuity plan updates and simulations. Other Essential Functions Develop and maintain Governance Risk and Compliance software for ERM, vendor management, and business continuity program management, including performing necessary administrative functions such as user maintenance, software updates, and new features when applicable. Support business lines in the awareness and ownership of their risk position by providing education of risks, controls, and effective mitigation techniques, while also seeking areas of opportunity and efficiency within the risk appetite. Assess vendor risk through the evaluation of due diligence materials, discussion and evaluation with business owners, coordination with and recommendations from IT review requirements (TAG) and legal contract review. This includes tracking agreed upon vendor plans to remediate deficiencies until complete. Participate and lead incident response simulations and reporting and ensure effective business continuity testing occurs by designing simulations, evaluating plan and test results and by tracking identified changes resulting from testing until complete. Prepare risk management reports to the Enterprise Risk Management Committee, senior credit union leadership team, and Finance & Risk Committee, incorporating key risk and key performance indicators where available. Foster relationships and collaborate with teams across the organization; actively consult on committees and cross functional working groups to represent risk management and STCU’s risk appetite application. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in risk management, business administration, management information system, mathematics, finance, economics or a related area preferred. An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered in lieu of the degree preference. Certifications: CUERME certification and CRVPM required or must be willing to obtain. Job Experience: Minimum three years of experience in risk management, audit and/or compliance or directly related experience in financial institution industry preferred. Strong understanding of the financial institution regulatory environment required. Software Skills: Working knowledge of MS Office Software Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PPT). Experience with a Governance, Risk Compliance software a plus. Other Skills: Ability to understand management objectives, risk appetite, tolerances and cross functional impact of changes to risk profiles. Ability to work independently and proactively. Equally comfortable working as part of ad-hoc teams and individually and building relationships across all levels of the credit union. Physical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 10 pounds with accommodations. Work Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Other: Perform additional duties as assigned for the efficient operation of the department and the organization. This includes the possibility of being assigned temporarily to other locations. This position may have the option to work in a hybrid home/office environment. Additional Information Ready to apply? Click on I'm interested!