Vice President Of Risk Management

Noble Credit Union has grown and expanded over the years as they strive to better serve the needs of communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The credit union is approaching $1.2 Billion in assets and has become a strong, progressive, member focused and community centric financial cooperative with a dedicated team and strong core values. They have twice been recognized by Forbes top ten “Best-in-State” credit unions. It is a true testament to their dedication to serving members. “Noble” is a name that speaks to who they are and what they do. “We treat members with kindness, dignity and honor. We do the right thing by helping members make sound financial decisions.” Noble Federal Credit Union embraces the credit union philosophy with their vision statement “We will earn a reputation among our membership as a trusted, long-term financial partner by embodying values of compassion and honor and be delivering the right product to each member”.

Reporting to the CEO and Supervisory Committee, the Credit Union is in search of an innovative, collaborative, and analytical risk professional to lead Credit Union’s risk management, internal/external audit activities, regulatory compliance, BSA/OFAC reporting/administration and vendor management duties as the Vice President Risk Management. They will be accountable for monitoring the Credit Union’s risk profile and developing and executing risk management strategies to support the Credit Union’s goals, stability, and growth. Responsibilities include implementing and reviewing various compliance and internal control structures and enhancing the Credit Union’s ability to serve the membership while minimizing risk successfully. This role acts as the liaison between the Credit Union and the Supervisory Committee.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Leading a team of risk management professionals responsible for providing oversight and guidance in a changing regulatory environment and ensuring compliance with risk management, BSA, Information Security, and business continuity activities in accordance with enterprise compliance standards.
• Develops and prepares periodic reports to Board and President/CEO regarding department activity.
• Responsible for developing a holistic risk management framework by collaborating with other departments and lines of business to review and evaluate risks and controls.
• Accountable for the leadership, innovation, and governance of the organization’s operational and strategic risks within the current environment and in anticipation of environmental changes, particularly emphasizing operational, information security, and regulatory risks. Also, develops appropriate policies, standards, and procedures to fulfill duties.
• Ensuring the organization's risk management policies and risk strategies follow applicable regulations, industry standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization.
• Performs periodic reviews of risk exposure limits to assess their appropriateness considering changing circumstances and/or credit union tolerance for risk. Facilitates the development of risk response strategies and mitigation plans.
• Developing, executing, and managing the organization’s enterprise risk and risk appetite framework and related processes to achieve the organization’s short and long-term strategic, financial, and operational goals.
• This role supports President/CEO and other Senior Management in communicating and carrying out the Strategic Plan of the Credit Union.

This individual will have a moral fiber, be confident, adaptable, intelligent and possess demonstrated leadership, excellent communication and listening skills, emotional intelligence, and a collaborative approach that embraces continued service excellence, and self-improvement. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success, a passion for the industry and Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; eight to ten years’ experience with risk management related experience (risk, compliance, or audit) and/or training; or equivalent combination of education, experience and training. Must include knowledge of information security and cybersecurity and have at least five years of management experience.