VP, Risk & Control Self-Assessment Program Manager

Banc of California • San Luis Obispo, CA

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About The Position

The Vice President, Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) Program Manager is responsible for leading and executing the Bank’s RCSA program end-to-end, partnering closely with Executive Leadership and senior business leaders to strengthen the Bank’s risk posture. This role blends deep technical RCSA expertise with strategic influence and executive presence. The Bank completes approximately 70 RCSAs annually with a small, highly engaged team, and hands on ownership from inception through final approval is essential. Each team member, including the VP, is expected to actively drive assessments forward while continuously improving the program’s quality, consistency, and impact. The role includes responsibility for presenting the RCSA program to Executive Leadership; creating and maintaining RCSA documentation; facilitating sessions with senior and junior staff to capture risks, controls, and process details; conducting credible review and challenge of control design and operating effectiveness; identifying gaps and enhancement opportunities; and ensuring outcomes are clearly communicated, understood, and accepted by the business. In addition, this role maintains the RCSA schedule, prepares executive level reporting using Power BI and PowerPoint, and serves as the designated alternate to the SVP. Strong teamwork and seamless collaboration across the RCSA team are critical to ensuring consistency and quality across all assessments. Performs all duties in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, all U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the Company operates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
• 8-10 years of experience in operational risk management, RCSA, enterprise risk, or related risk disciplines within a banking environment.
• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise level RCSA programs in a regulated institution.
• Strong understanding of banking regulatory expectations, internal controls, and risk governance.
• Proven ability to conduct credible review and challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience incorporating business continuity or operational resilience considerations into risk assessments.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, communication, and executive level presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with Power BI and PowerPoint.
• High School diploma or equivalent required

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher) or equivalent applied process improvement experience.
• Experience supporting regulatory exams, matters requiring attention, or audit engagements.
• Familiarity with GRC platforms, risk systems, and data visualization tools.
• Experience operating in a growing, transforming, or complex banking organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end execution of RCSAs across the Bank as part of the second line of defense.
• Conduct senior level meetings to introduce the RCSA program, explain methodologies, and align on definitions and expectations.
• Facilitate working sessions with business leaders and frontline staff to document processes, risks, controls, and control maturity.
• Draft and complete RCSA documentation, ensuring all templates are accurate, complete, and withstand credible review and challenge.
• Review, challenge, and assess evidence to validate control design and operating effectiveness.
• Identify gaps, propose enhancements, and present findings in a manner that drives business understanding, acceptance, and remediation.
• Calculate inherent, residual, and control effectiveness ratings using the established methodology.
• Drive continuous improvement of the RCSA process, tools, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Maintain the enterprise RCSA schedule and prepare clear, timely status reporting.
• Design and deliver executive level presentations and dashboards using Power BI and PowerPoint.
• Support aggregation and reporting of risk themes, trends, and key risk indicators across business units.
• Integrate business continuity and operational resilience considerations into RCSA assessments.
• Partner closely with first line of defense stakeholders to strengthen control environments and risk awareness.
• Coach and mentor team members while promoting strong collaboration and consistent engagement models.
• Serve as the designated alternate to the SVP, providing leadership continuity as needed.
• Support audits, risk reviews, and regulatory exams by clearly articulating RCSA methodology and outcomes.
• Perform additional risk oversight and assessment activities as assigned.
• Involved with interviewing and hiring decisions.
• Prepare and deliver employee performance evaluations, goal planning, and counseling.
• Manage, support, coach and train employees.
• Follow all established policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• You will be eligible to participate in the company’s 401k plan which includes a company match and immediate vesting.
• We offer comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, AD&D, supplemental life, long- term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, and pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Banc of California partners with providers that offer adoption, surrogacy, and fertility assistance as well as paid parental leave and family support solutions including care options for your family.
• Eligible team members receive paid vacation days, holidays, and volunteer time off.
• To support career growth of our team members, we offer tuition reimbursement, an annual mentorship program, leadership development resources, access to LinkedIn Learning, and more.

What This Job Offers

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