Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy and Governance Risk Analyst

KeyBank • Cleveland, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy and Governance Risk Analyst supports the preparation of materials and administrative activities for Key’s ERM Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board. The Analyst serves as an advisor to committee administrators and secretaries across the enterprise, including assisting with materials requested for internal audit, Credit Risk Review, and regulatory examinations or reviews. The role promotes standardized governance processes for Risk Governance Committees, covering charter content, approvals, and escalation of appropriate materials to the ERM Committee, the Risk Committee of the Board, the Board, or other Board Committees. It also provides leadership in promoting committee governance and aligning risk committee activities with Key’s standards and regulatory requirements.

The Analyst administers committee materials and processes, provides guidance on charter development and oversight, supports regulatory submissions and review requests, and assesses enterprise risk management practices against regulations and guidance. The position also supports charter reviews and certifications, committee self-assessments, and control testing. The role is based at 127 Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio, with Key prioritizing in-office presence while allowing flexible mobile-work options where the role can be performed effectively.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a business discipline or related field of study.
• At least 5 years of work experience in a policy, governance, or regulatory-related capacity.
• Proven ability to take initiative, anticipate needs, and work independently on complex matters with minimal direction.
• Ability to communicate and interface effectively with senior management, line-of-business partners, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen and ability to assess implications of committee governance or policy changes.
• Ability to conduct research, synthesize findings, and formulate approval-ready recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, including asking thoughtful questions, articulating policy changes, and drafting clear policies and related communications.
• Results-oriented, with strong follow-through and the ability to prompt decisions and generate outcomes through others.
• Strategic thinking and strong attention to detail.
• Fluent user of Archer Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC), including its use related to risks, controls, findings, and remediation plans.

Nice To Haves

• MBA.
• Demonstrated competency with financial regulations.
• Experience with paralegal work and/or corporate governance.
• Solid working knowledge of the organization, lines of business, support partners, business processes, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Diligent Access according to approved committee membership needs.
• Support planning and administration of the ERM Committee and Risk Committee of the Board, coordinating with meeting secretaries as applicable.
• Gather committee materials, build and publish committee decks through Diligent, and collect prior meeting minutes.
• Promote awareness of and adherence to the ERM Policy, Policy Governance Policy, and Policy & Charter Standards.
• Review and perform quality control on enterprise committee materials for consistency and adherence to governance templates.
• Support enterprise processes for submitting official committee governance materials to regulatory agencies.
• Identify linkages between ERM and other risk governance committee and policy requirements.
• Support administration of Level I, Level II, and Level III Risk Governance Committees, including participating in Risk Committee Administrator meetings as needed.
• Advise committee administrators and secretaries on charter development, review, revision, approval, and communication.
• Oversee risk governance committee charters to promote consistency with business strategy, risk appetite, governance standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Provide committee governance information and materials in response to regulatory reviews, audits, examinations, and internal control testing.
• Conduct gap analyses of Key’s enterprise risk management practices against existing or proposed regulations and guidance.
• Assist with the annual review of Risk Governance Committee Charters.
• Maintain the Risk Committee Charter Inventory as a current catalog of charter status.
• Support annual Risk Committee Charter Certification under the Policy Governance Policy.
• Administer periodic Level II Risk Governance Committee Self-Assessments and report results.
• Facilitate Risk Management review and challenge of committee charters.
• Assist with control testing for policy- and governance-related controls.

Benefits

• Eligible for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation, subject to individual and company performance.
• Eligible for incentive compensation, which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
• Benefits are available as described in the company’s benefits list; specific benefits are not enumerated in the posting.
• Flexible options for mobile work may be available when the role can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level