VP, First Line Risk and Compliance

# VP, First Line Risk and Compliance Forbright Bank Full Timevp Chevy Chase, Maryland, US $130k – $160k Posted Yesterday##

Role Overview Forbright Bank is hiring a VP, First Line Risk and Compliance. This is a full-time role in Chevy Chase. posted yesterday. The posted range is $130k to $160k. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.## Resume Keywords to Include Make sure these keywords appear in your resume to improve ATS scoring

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DESCRIPTION:

Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.

COMPANY CULTURE:
We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.

COMPANY MISSION:
We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future.

JOB SUMMARY:

The VP, First Line Risk and Compliance, Commercial Lending is responsible for strengthening and operating the first line control environment for the Bank’s commercial lending activities, with an emphasis on disciplined credit risk practices across the end‐to‐end lifecycle (origination, underwriting, closing, servicing, and portfolio management). This role partners closely with Commercial Lending, Credit Administration, Legal, Compliance, BSA, and Enterprise Risk Management to ensure key risks are proactively identified and controlled through clear procedures, effective controls, monitoring, timely issue remediation, and reporting aligned to the Bank’s risk appetite and regulatory expectations.

The position enables safe and sound growth of the commercial lending portfolio by embedding consistent credit standards, data quality, and control execution into day‐to‐day operations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Serve as the primary first line control leader for Commercial Lending Operations, including creating and maintaining procedures to ensure consistent execution of credit policies and applicable regulatory requirements
* Oversee control activities across commercial lending with a focus on reducing credit and operational losses through adherence to underwriting standards, collateral/valuation documentation, and data accuracy
* Design, implement, and maintain first line controls, key control indicators, and monitoring routines focused on credit quality drivers (exceptions, overrides, documentation defects, covenant compliance, etc.)
* Partner with second line functions (Enterprise Risk Management, BSA, and Compliance) and internal/external audit to support control testing, regulatory exams, and remediation tracking for commercial lending processes
* Execute first line risk management responsibilities in accordance with the Bank’s Risk Management Framework, including performance of risk assessments, business continuity planning, and third‐party risk reviews; adherence to risk appetite; timely identification and escalation of issues; and clear reporting to governance forums
* Lead issue identification, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and…