Compliance Risk Governance Manager

Essential Functions

• Oversee the design, administration, and ongoing enhancements of the CMS, including governance standards, policies, procedures, documentation, and defined roles and responsibilities.
• Lead the identification, tracking, and socialization of applicable state and federal regulatory changes, Coorassess relevance to Northwest Bank’s existing risks and controls, and drive execution of gap identification, control design, testing, and validation of control effectiveness where enhancements or new controls are required
• Provide oversight of compliance issues and corrective action plans including status, aging, root-cause themes, and remediation progress. Escalate material delays or risks to the Chief Compliance Officer.
• Guide and challenge the first line of business in performing gap analysis and remediation following law/regulation changes
• Partner with business leaders, compliance officers, and risk management teams to ensure consistent application of the CMS framework across the bank
• Coordinate compliance governance forums, including Compliance Risk Committee materials and written content for Executive Leadership and Board reporting. Ensure significant compliance issues and emerging risk trends are clearly documented and escalated.
• Ensure periodic reviews and testing of CMS components are completed. Track and implement enhancements resulting from regulatory feedback, audit results, testing, and industry developments.
• Oversee compliance risk metrics (RAMs, KRIs, EWIs) and dashboards to ensure timely and accurate quarterly reporting. Analyze and prepare clear and actionable reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Leadership, and Board committees.
• Manage documentation and evidence materials for compliance examinations and audits, ensuring all materials and documents are complete, accurate, well organized, and delivered on schedule.
• Support the Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Leadership in preparing responses to formal examinations and audits
• Monitor compliance governance processes and workflows to identify control weaknesses, emerging concerns, and opportunities for process improvement
• Utilize strong organizational skills to coordinate workflows, maintain accurate records, and support seamless team operations
• Leverage data, reporting tools, technology, and approved Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to strengthen oversight and enhance decision making.

• Ensure compliance with Northwest’s policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
• Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
• Work as part of a team
• Work with on-site equipment

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Work Experience:
  
  5 – 6 years banking compliance and/or relevant years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the role.

• Ability to identify existing and potential problems, obtain and evaluate relevant information, identify possible causes of the problems, and suggest an alternative course of action including innovative or creative approaches
• Ability to allocate and effectively use information, personnel, time, and other resources necessary for implementation of Northwest’s strategic plans
• Ability to make decisions, render judgments, and take action on tasks within the scope of given authority in a timely fashion
• Ability to develop, evaluate, and implement alternative courses of action, based on correct assumptions concerning…