Enterprise Risk Manager

THIRD COAST BANK • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Enterprise Risk Manager is responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the Bank’s end-to-end enterprise risk management framework. This role focuses on identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating enterprise and operational risks across all lines of business, while ensuring alignment with the Bank’s risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and strategic objectives. The Enterprise Risk Manager will drive continuous improvement of the risk program, maintain strong governance, and provide guidance to the first line of defence to strengthen the overall control environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field required; advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CRISC, CERP, or ORM) strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in operational risk management, internal audit, or compliance within a financial institution required.
• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of banking regulations, including BSA/AML, consumer protection, and third-party risk management.
• Demonstrated experience with Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), issue management, KRIs, and policy governance.
• Proficiency with Integrated Risk Management (IRM) tools (e.g., NAVEX, RSA Archer, MetricStream, or similar).
• Or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CRISC, CERP, or ORM) strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in setting the vision and long-term strategy for the Bank’s Enterprise and Operational Risk Management Program, including the development and maintenance of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) framework.
• Accountable for overall process governance for the Policy Management annual review cycle, ensuring policies remain current and effective.
• Maintain oversight of the Issue Management process, ensuring operational risk issues are properly identified, tracked, escalated, and remediated in a timely manner.
• Maintain and enhance the risk information repositories in the Integrated Risk Management Tool by collaborating with business partners to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Provide guidance and support to the first line of defense in the development and execution of effective controls and operational risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage oversight of the metrics and Key Risk Indicator (KRI) program, including development, monitoring, and reporting of meaningful operational risk metrics.
• Provide clear, concise, and timely reporting on managed risk processes to senior management and the Risk Committee.
• Lead risk projects, initiatives, and special assignments to support Bank objectives.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to the enterprise and operational risk team.

What This Job Offers

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