M&T Bank · 1 month ago
First Line Risk Team Lead
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$90K/yr - $149K/yr
5+ years expM&T Bank is a financial institution seeking a First Line Risk Team Lead to implement risk management initiatives within the business unit. The role involves managing risk work, overseeing analysts, and ensuring compliance with risk and control functions while fostering a proactive risk culture.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Foster a proactive risk culture grounded in the Enterprise Risk Framework—emphasizing self-identification, self-curing, and scalable practices. First Line risk management is responsible for risk identification, monitoring, testing, and issue management, as well as contributing to operational risk and compliance initiatives by helping implement less complex efforts within the business
The First Line Risk Team Lead manages and oversees the work of risk analysts
Embraces “The Way We Work” principles—core behaviors that drive agility, collaboration, and customer focus. These principles guide how we operate, improve processes, and deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers and communities
Ownership of the Annual Testing and Monitoring Plan for Enterprise Platforms
Governance of Process Maps across Enterprise Platforms
Building, evolving and maintaining a KRI Inventory and Monitoring Program for Enterprise Platforms
Validation of self-identified and Regulatory Remediation Plans
Responsible for the execution of risk initiatives that this position leads or for which their team is responsible to conduct. Responsible for completely and accurately documenting key business processes. Identify and assess risks and internal controls associated with the key processes under your leadership
Actively participate in the planning, execution and reporting of the business unit's risk-based testing program. Perform control testing as an individual contributor and ensure control testing is performed for the team's risk initiatives in accordance with M&T's First Line of Defense Guidance on Management of Risks & Internal Controls and professional standards
Specific control testing responsibilities will involve the review of testing, and evaluating results to determine if issues exist. Responsibilities may also include independent performance of scripted testing as well as system administrative duties such as the maintenance, validation, and / or updating in the compliance data management system (Archer). Communicate findings to management
Monitor business unit performance with respect to established key risk indicators (KRIs), and recommend enhancements to strengthen risk control structure
Accurately complete Risk Control Self Assessments (RCSAs) and other risk management reporting, recommending enhancements to each. Assist in the reporting and escalation of risk events and loss events
Identify emerging risks and risks associated with new products/ services/ markets/ channels or changes to existing products/ services/ markets/ channels, as well as the control structures needed to mitigate the risks
Provide guidance on the development of remediation plans. Manage the timely completion of remediation plans and other projects to address issues identified internally and by Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Audit or external regulators. Validate the quality of the plans implemented
Provide input to manager with regard to staff performance and growth/development of staff functions and responsibilities for risk initiatives they lead
Adhere to applicable compliance/operational risk controls in accordance with Company or regulatory standards and policies
Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable
Complete other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
5 or more years' relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree
Company
M&T Bank
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10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
René Jones
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Dan Saper
•Co-Founder/Co-Chairman of Welcome to M&T Bank Affinity Group, Western New York Chapter
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