Risk Manager
CurrentThough my Job Title is Risk Manager, I’m learning that at the Community Banking level, the title is only PART of the equation. You have to wear a lot of hats and I thrive in this environment as there is no shortage of opportunities to learn from and partner with my co-workers on projects, assessments, committees, etc. I constantly raise my hand when capacity is an issue for others. I’ve been impressed with our leadership team and how willing they are to sit down to teach me on a variety of topics and talk strategy. Specifically, I’ve been focused on:• Building a Risk Management Framework with the foundation built on strong procedures that help us understand our processes, risks, controls, and operational efficiency opportunities • KlariVis (Data Analytics Platform) implementation and adoption across the organization to identify relationship enhancement opportunities, simplify reporting, encourage collaboration and so much more • Actively participating in community outreach including providing workshops at a local high school for developing an Elevator Pitch, Interview Prep, and Resume tips along with providing Fraud scam education and strategies to avoid becoming a victim of fraudulent scams• Remediating our Business Continuity and Physical Asset Security gaps• Reporting Fraud statistics, leading the Fraud Committee, and communicating with the broader Bank with emerging risks, trends, and updates to our controls based on the current and future landscape• Partnering with our Chief Credit Officer to standardize our commercial lending procedures including defined roles & responsibilities, Relationship Transfer practices, Imaging expectations and utilizing new technologies (Fintive) to semi-automate the origination process• Developing a plan and executing compliance for FDICIA standards for an organization moving from the $500M Asset to $1B+ Asset financial institution• Partnering with the CFO and CCO in broader strategic planning activities