Business Unit Risk Liaison

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Job Description:

At Regions, the Business Unit Risk Liaison partners with senior leaders to strengthen the risk management culture across the business units within Regions. This position will work with the Business Unit and the centralized Risk Management department to assist in identifying and assessing the severity and impact of various risks.

Primary Responsibilities

Serves as the connection point and subject-matter expert between business units and Risk Management by fostering partnerships and collaborating as a liaison with other business and functional areas

Provides risk management consultation for risk identification, defines remediation efforts, and evaluates control design and effectiveness for problem/issue mitigation

Utilizes a knowledge of different risk types in identifying which risks could be affected by changes both internally and externally (e.g. new business offerings, retiring of offerings, policies and regulations)

Identifies Key Risk Indicators (KRI’s) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to evaluate performance against desired state

Serves as an escalation point to support risk assessments with cross-functional teams to ensure the program is effective and scales across all business units, while understanding, recommending, and presenting leadership with recommendations to resolve any gaps

Develops improvement approaches across the Bank that are holistic, and customer focused

Identifies and helps prioritize new initiatives to drive business strategy, mitigate potential risks and control gaps, financial return, and/or positive customer impact

Continuously monitors control compliance and prevalent risk environment to ensure that exposures are kept at acceptable levels

Provides advice and guidance on high-complexity issues and projects

May assist in developing metrics, models, and tools to create and analyze risk loss estimates and other capital planning documentation

May design, develop, and implement independent reporting and/or financial analysis to assist in the business’ oversight role and may design and deliver executive-level presentations

May assist in the creation of documentation for external parties such as regulators and auditors

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

This position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED and eleven (11) years of experience in risk management, consulting, or financial industry

Or Bachelor’s Degree and seven (7) years of experience in risk management, consulting, or financial industry

Preferences

Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project management practices and tools

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) experience (RSA Archer platform)

Relative certifications that can be applied to risk management (e.g. CPA, CIA, CRCM, CAMS, CRMP, CRM, CPMP)

Six Sigma certifications

Skills and Competencies

Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with different areas of the Bank

Ability to influence executive decision-making and successfully negotiate critical issue resolution related to program initiatives

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and team environment

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Products (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Teams, Visio, SharePoint)

Strong analytical ability with a high attention to detail and accuracy in the solving of complex problems/issues

Strong communication, verbal, and organizational skills and the ability to lead meetings, prepare documentation, and balance differing viewpoints

Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage expectations and deliver results

Working knowledge of differing risk types, the three lines of defense model, and applicable Enterprise Risk programs

Working knowledge of financial and or non-financial risk management strategies including risk and control self-assessment methodologies, processes, and tools

This position must be within a reasonable driving distance to a Branch, Consumer Operations, or Professional Office Building with the primary location being for Birmingham, AL, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC . Regions will not provide relocation assistance for this position, and relocation would be at your expense. Exceptions to the geographic location requirement may be made for current Regions associates who work remotely.

Position Type

Full time

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$106,618.80 USD

Median:

$147,900.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan. Employees are eligible to receive a discretionary award based on individual, business, and/or company performance.

Benefits Information

Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that “one size does not fit all” for benefits-eligible associates. (https://www.regions.com/about-regions/benefits/benefits-eligibility) Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401K with Company Match

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Disability Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Associate Volunteer Program

Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser.

https://www.regions.com/welcometour/benefits.rf

Location Details

Atlanta Midtown

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Bring Your Whole Self to Work

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