AVP, Enterprise and Operational Risk Management

AVP, Enterprise and Operational Risk Management

Job location:

Linthicum, Maryland headquarters 1-2 days per week.

Who we are:

At SECU, we put our employees first, recognizing that their well-being and professional development are vital to our success. By fostering a supportive and empowering work environment, our employees are committed to helping members achieve long-term financial security. They are also inspired to give back to the communities we serve by volunteering and spreading kindness, which reflects our core values and who we are as an organization.

Every employee at SECU contributes to our member’s financial well-being, and we’ll always do what’s right for our members, employees, and communities.

Feel good about what you do. Belong to a place where you matter and can make a difference.

The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Enterprise and Operational Risk Management (EORM) will support the VP, EORM with the daily operation and administration of the SECU enterprise risk management program. This includes responsibilities for key operational risk functions such as Business Continuity, Third-Party Risk Management, and Corporate Insurance. This position, through specialized knowledge and skill, provides support to the organization on all matters relating to EORM policies, procedures, processes, and reporting.

The AVP adheres to regulations and organizational policies, maintaining awareness and knowledge required to perform the duties of the position, including all aspects of the Bank Secrecy Act and related regulations, such as OFAC, and the USA Patriot Act, Fair Lending, and Information Security.

• Identifies key emerging risks, assesses their potential impact on SECU, and discusses risk mitigation with appropriate business units.
• Ensures that SECU’s various planning processes consider the risks of key products, processes, and strategies.
• Develops and maintains organizational EORM playbooks, policies, procedures, process-flows and reference material to ensure all processes are documented, organized, and scaled to current and future state.
• Develops comprehensive risk analytics, reporting, and presentations for all EORM program areas, including risk appetite metrics development.
• Coordinates and facilitates training to all levels of the organization on the EORM program, ensures program documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Supports remediation efforts of audit, exam, compliance, and issues management findings.

• Evaluates and recommends various business continuity strategies, plans, and programs.
• Identifies key emerging risks, assesses their potential impact on SECU, and discusses risk mitigation with appropriate business units.
• Ensures that SECU’s various business continuity planning processes consider the risks of key products, processes, and strategies.
• Coordinates and facilitates business continuity meetings and tabletop exercises.
• Present tabletop exercise and risk assessment results to senior leadership.
• Leads updates to business continuity risk assessments.
• Coordinates and facilitates annual training, program reviews and ensures program documentation is accurate and up to date.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework.
• Ensure third-party compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Establish governance models, policies, and procedures for vendor oversight.

• Establish and maintain a framework to manage and evaluate corporate insurance programs.
• Oversee end-to-end insurance claims management, serving a central liaison between insurers, brokers and SECU.
• Lead all aspects of annual corporate insurance renewal cycles.
• Assess emerging risks and coverage needs, monitor and evaluate performance and recommendations to risk transfer strategies.

• Interact and support CUSO partners and credit union partners
• Serves on various projects and performs other duties as assigned

• Advanced Degree in Business Administration, Banking, Finance, and/or Law preferred.