Compliance Assistant Manager

7 days ago


Calgary, Alberta, Canada Western Alliance Bank Full time

Job Title:

Compliance Assistant Manager

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

As a Compliance Assistant Manager you'll be a "subject matter expert", and provide advice, oversight and guidance related to regulatory compliance risks, control effectiveness, root cause analysis, and issue review and validation. You'll provide leadership and direction in identifying the applicability and impact of regulations on the Bank's products, services and lines of businesses. In addition, you'll assist in the review and interpretation of new regulations or changes to existing regulations, including conducting impact assessments. In this role you'll provide oversight, monitor, test and effectively challenge various regulatory compliance activities. You'll support the Compliance programs, and perform risk and control assessments (RCSA) in line with methodology, scope, and frequency. You'll will also conduct compliance risk assessments (CCRA) in the firm's GRC platform, ensuring accurate ratings and rationale for Inherent Risk (IRR), Quality of Risk Management (QRM) and Residual Risk (RRR).
  • Effectively synthesize and communicate compliance information, identify root cause(s) of potential compliance risk, and provide various reports to management.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the Bank to gain insight into compliance risks associated with various line of business activities, objectives, practices, processes, and the overall control environment.
  • Partner with subject matter experts in the lines of business to formulate an integrated and independent view of the business area risks and risk management practices. You will also work with Compliance team members to develop compliance risk management guidance for the lines of business.
  • Raise issues and collaborate in the development and implementation of new compliance policies, practices and tools.
  • May lead and develop a team: responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development.

What you'll need:

  • 5+ years of related experience in Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit or similar field.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field required.
  • Previous leadership experience preferred.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
  • Intermediate to advanced experience in Regulatory and Compliance as it related to Banking is preferred.
  • Intermediate to advanced understanding of MS Office with specific focus in Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
  • Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager preferred.

Benefits you'll love:
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

About the company:

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 or call 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.

Western Alliance Bancorporation



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