Lead Risk & Control Analyst - Hybrid

In this role, you will lead and manage risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies within the first line oversight and risk team. Drive first-line operational risk initiatives, ensure robust control frameworks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and optimize performance. Provide guidance and to other analysts in risk management, control design and operational analysis with a focus to improve efficiency and ensure compliance.

• Lead and guide risk and control analysts on multi-person assignments and projects and provide insight and perspective to reduce risk and positively impact the organization.
• Liaise with leaders across the organization, report risk trends, serve as a key contributor to shape risk processes, and influence priorities and resources.
• Lead first line operational risk oversight for new enterprise initiatives to effectively identify and recommend controls for the associated risks.
• Manage conflict, finds common ground and obtain issue resolution effectively by maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality and discretion.
• Analyze root causes to identify risks and document risk statements and remediation plans. Collaborate with business units to ensure risks are addressed organization-wide.
• Act as subject matter expert to senior stakeholders and other team members to ensure issues are resolved timely and risk appropriately mitigated across the organization.
• Design, implement, and track internal controls to safeguard the organization against operational risks. Ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and comply with regulatory requirements.
• Perform report control test results, identify gaps and actions taken. Monitor the effectiveness of implemented controls and assess their impact on first line risk management.
• Lead initiatives to streamline operations and ensure control integrity.
• Analyze operational processes, identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements work with other teams to improve processes to mitigate risks and enhance controls.
• Prepare and present risk and control reports to management and stakeholders and document assessments, control testing, and mitigations in compliance with audit and regulatory requirements. Maintain operational risks, controls, and associated mitigation strategies records current.
• Remain current with processes, rules and applicable CFPB and NCUA guidelines, State of Illinois guidelines applicable for issues tracking, remediation and monitoring programs.

Compensation & Benefits:

Typical hiring range:‏‏‎ ‎$87,100‏‏‎ ‎-‏‏‎ ‎$123,000 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge. 

Additional Compensation: Annual performance bonus 

‎Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match.

Additional Benefits:

• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs
• Time off including paid personal and sick days
• 11 paid holidays 
• Education reimbursement

*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.

Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.