Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer

As a Compliance Officer you'll review information, reports or data to determine if the applicable process is in compliance with internal policy or regulations. You'll perform compliance monitoring, testing or advising, and maintain strong working relationships with key business partners and help the business and the bank maintain an effective compliance program that stays within the risk appetite. In this role, you'll assess key risks and evaluate associated control design and effectiveness.

Independently conduct planning, monitoring and testing on regulatory compliance risk activities and controls of first line business units. This includes participating in and hosting meetings, providing supporting material, engaging in dialog that seeks clarity, and documenting outcome results.

Preparing testing results for reporting purposes

Identify opportunities for improvement in the design and effectiveness of regulatory adherence, and compliance controls as appropriate for first line business units, issue final reports and communicate results, verbally and in writing, to first line management.

1+ years of related experience in Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit or similar field.

High school diploma required; Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.

Intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.

Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.

Intermediate understanding of MS Office.

Intermediate ability to foster and build relationships to achieve a common goal.

Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.

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!

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.

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