Risk Officer II - Regulatory Relations (Compliance/ IT/Information Security/Cybersecurity)

First Citizens Bank hiring for Risk Officer II - Regulatory Relations (Compliance/ IT/Information Security/Cybersecurity) jobs in Holly Springs, NC, US

This position will play a key role in Regulatory Relations centralized oversight function by ensuring complex internal information from multiple internal business partners flows efficiently and effectively to primary regulators of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Risk Officer II is responsible for providing examination management expertise for supervisory activities, including regulatory examinations, horizontal reviews and continuous monitoring to ensure the activities are well-coordinated and well-managed. This position requires experience with regulatory examination management activities and strong working knowledge of banking regulations, especially those applicable to large financial institutions. The Risk Officer II must have the ability to develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders by building trust and credibility through strong interpersonal skills, clear communication and consistent actions.

• Manage regulatory exams, reviews and continuous monitoring activities, ensuring complex internal information from multiple business partners flows effectively and efficiently to primary regulators
• Apply examination management expertise to supervisory activities, working with senior leaders and all levels of the organization to build trust and credibility through strong interpersonal skills, clear communication and consistent actions
• Build effective relationships with regulators during exams, horizontal reviews, continuous monitoring activities and supervisory visits
• Dedication to integrity and attention to detail to drive high quality results and meet regulatory deadlines
• Use high degree of judgment to review, address and resolve complex issues with internal stakeholders
• Maintain strong working knowledge of banking regulations and expectations for risk management for large financial institutions

Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Financial Services, Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, Finance, or Accounting OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Financial Services, Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, Finance, or Accounting

Additional Requirements:

Preferred Education: Advanced Degree

Preferred Area of Experience: Enterprise Risk Management or Operational Risk Management

Skill(s): Experience working with Governance Risk and Compliance applications, Knowledge of risk techniques and practices

  Preferred certifications:  CRISC, CISA, CISSP, CISM.

Additional Requirements:

• Experience working in large financial institutions for a minimum of five years.
• Strong understanding of risk management practices, particularly in relation to compliance and regulatory risks.
• Extensive knowledge in Financial Services industry with demonstrated expertise in IT/Information Security/Cybersecurity in a regulatory-facing role.
• Strong understanding in systems architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, technology operations, development life cycle and methodologies, cloud operations and information security.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory environment, requirements and how the risks associated with IT, information security/cybersecurity are viewed by the bank’s regulators.
• Strong organizational skills to manage regulatory interactions and deadlines.

Strong understanding of regulatory activities common to large financial institutions.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in networking, platform computing, cloud services, patch management.
• Strong understanding of technology as a service.
• Experience in areas outlined in FFIEC’s guidance but not limited to Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations (AIO), Information Security and cybersecurity
• Knowledge of standard risk management and control frameworks such as COBIT, ISO, NIST, and ITIL.