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Mountain West Bank · 15 hours ago

Corporate Senior Third-Party Risk Analyst

Spokane, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$76K/yr - $113K/yr

Mountain West Bank is a regional bank holding company providing commercial banking services in multiple states. The Senior Third-Party Risk Analyst will lead the Third-Party Risk Management program, collaborating with analysts and enhancing risk management processes while ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

The Senior Third-Party Risk Analyst will report to the Corporate Third-Party Risk Manager, who is responsible for the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program

This position serves in a lead capacity and leverages critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills to manage, mature and enhance the TPRM program

The role requires demonstrated experience evolving risk management programs, including assessing current state processes, defining future state requirements, and executing strategic enhancements that drive efficiency, scalability, and enterprise value

The Senior Third-Party Risk Analyst collaborates with other Third-Party Risk Analysts and provides thought leadership across all aspects of the TPRM program, including program governance, regulatory compliance, and the design and implementation of program enhancements

The role plays a key part in the implementation and optimization of third-party risk management technology, including configuring a new TPRM tool to align with regulatory, operational, and business needs while introducing enhanced features, streamlining workflows, and reducing internal and external stakeholder friction

This position also manages and coordinates activities across the full third-party life cycle, including planning, ongoing monitoring, due diligence, and off-boarding

From a company-wide perspective, the Senior Third-Party Risk Analyst supports the program through training, communication, program adherence, and continuous maturation efforts

Responsibilities include coordinating timely ongoing due diligence activities; exercising independent judgment and discretion, supporting risk mitigation efforts, and analyzing vendor financial conditions, business continuity, compliance information security, cybersecurity risk and the overall control environment to ensure alignment with GBCI standards

The role is responsible for identifying areas of risk or concern, recommending and implementing solutions and supporting new automation, system functionality and product enhancements

Additionally, the Senior Third-Party Risk Analyst reviews required contract provisions and information security controls, provides effective challenge, and supports contract execution, and on-going contract management

This role requires significant cross-functional coordination and the ability to influence and gain buy-in from stakeholders across the organization

The position is part of our Enterprise Risk Management team, which supports senior management and the Board of Directors in assessing, identifying, mitigating, and monitoring the corporation's key risks to protect its long-term safety and soundness

The department operates in a fast-paced evolving environment and requires the ability to maintain focus, adaptability, and productivity while managing competing priorities

Qualification

Third-Party Risk ManagementRisk AssessmentRegulatory ComplianceAnalytical SkillsVendor ManagementProblem-SolvingOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsCross-Functional CoordinationAdaptability

Required

Demonstrated experience evolving risk management programs

Experience assessing current state processes

Ability to define future state requirements

Experience executing strategic enhancements that drive efficiency, scalability, and enterprise value

Critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills

Experience collaborating with other Third-Party Risk Analysts

Thought leadership across all aspects of the TPRM program

Experience with program governance and regulatory compliance

Experience in the design and implementation of program enhancements

Experience in implementing and optimizing third-party risk management technology

Ability to configure a new TPRM tool to align with regulatory, operational, and business needs

Experience in managing and coordinating activities across the full third-party life cycle

Experience in planning, ongoing monitoring, due diligence, and off-boarding

Ability to support training, communication, program adherence, and continuous maturation efforts

Experience coordinating timely ongoing due diligence activities

Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion

Experience supporting risk mitigation efforts

Ability to analyze vendor financial conditions, business continuity, compliance information security, cybersecurity risk, and the overall control environment

Ability to identify areas of risk or concern and recommend and implement solutions

Experience supporting new automation, system functionality, and product enhancements

Experience reviewing required contract provisions and information security controls

Ability to provide effective challenge and support contract execution and ongoing contract management

Significant cross-functional coordination skills

Ability to influence and gain buy-in from stakeholders across the organization

Ability to maintain focus, adaptability, and productivity while managing competing priorities