What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Programs Leader position at Bremer Bank?
Why Work at Bremer?
Are we a bank? Absolutely. But when it comes to careers, you'll find that there's a lot more to our business than you might expect. We’re passionate about helping customers throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota succeed and grow. Our commitment to authentic and enduring relationships starts by taking time to listen and learn about our customers’ goals, and innovate to solve their challenges, not only through financial resources but also deep knowledge, insights and ideas.
We expect, encourage and reward entrepreneurial thinking from our employees. We have a shared purpose of cultivating thriving communities, inspired by our founder, Otto Bremer, who spent his lifetime supporting the communities that his banks served in new and unexpected ways. That commitment to community and creative problem-solving contributes to Bremer’s culture.
If you want the next chapter in your story to be one where you make a real difference for our customers, communities and economies, we’re the bank to join. We foster diversity, equity and inclusion, building on the legacy of our immigrant founder. If you’re curious, enjoy collaborating, and start each day with the customer in mind, we invite you to join our team!
Job Description
As a Risk Programs Leader, you are responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risk. The Risk Programs Leader will oversee the team responsible for risk identification, assessment and mitigation.
- Identifying, measuring, controlling, and monitoring operational risk, and providing early warning of risk indicators.
- Through the implementation of risk reduction strategies or by insuring the organization against loss you will establish acceptable risk tolerance and quantify potential risks and seek to limit liability or exposure.
- Measuring risk and set operational risk management strategies and policies.
- Develop and oversee implementation of loss prevention strategies meant to protect the organization’s assets.
- Establishing policies and protocols to limit exposure due to internal process failure, human error, external events, information system threat, data integrity and fraud.
- Developing systems to control and monitor assets in terms of operational risk.
- Evaluating alternative means of reducing the firm’s exposure to financial loss, damage to the organization’s reputation and loss of business continuity.
- Ensuring compliance with risk related legislation.
- Establishing strategic plans; your strategic decisions are critical to functional performance.
- Your primary focus on high level operational execution for the function with contribution to broader organizational planning.
o Estimated 50% tactical and 50% strategic – erroneous decisions will result in decline of overall organization performance.
- Managing change and developing risk mitigation plans.
- Serve as an expert resource to internal and external constituencies.
- Using advanced logic to make highly complex judgments with a noticeable impact on functional results.
- Setting timelines, expectations and proactively negotiates within and outside of organization.
- Developing staff for current and long-term organizational opportunities.
- Interacting strategically with all levels of the organization and Board of Directors.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as Business Administration/Management, Finance, or Quantitative Analysis.
- Minimum 15 years related experience including risk management and strategy in a financial services organization.
- Experience reporting to senior leadership and engaging with regulators and board members.
- Advanced Degree or Professional Certification (MBA, CPA, CIA or similar)
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Bremer Values & Benefits
Our Values
Collaboration: We work elbow-to-elbow with our customers, making a difference for them in good times and bad. We share our skills, knowledge and experience to support each other every day.
Commitment: We’re deeply invested in the places we live and work, and we’re always ready to do whatever it takes to help our neighbors and communities thrive and grow.
Creativity: Imagination and innovation are essential to helping our customers and Bremer succeed. If there’s a better way to do something, we’ll find it or create it.
Our Benefits
At Bremer, we are committed to supporting and growing the communities we call home. Our people understand that they represent our name and reputation in every conversation, and that they’re backed by an organization that values finding a better way to get things done. Let’s talk about benefits. Not just the 401(k), pension plan, healthcare, and vacation kind (we’ve got those), but the kind of everyday benefits that get you excited for what each day holds.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Bremer Bank is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We’ve built an organization of experienced, intelligent and collaborative people from a range of all backgrounds, and all of them contribute something essential to helping our customers thrive and grow.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Miscellaneous Items to Note
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without Bremer sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, EB-2)
- Notice to Third Party Recruiters - Bremer Bank, National Association, including its affiliates, does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed agreement for recruiting or placement services, Bremer will have no obligation and will not agree to pay any referral or recruiting fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a candidate for consideration, Bremer explicitly reserves the right to pursue and/or hire any such candidate(s) without any financial or other obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, will be deemed to be the property of Bremer.
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