Business Risk Team Lead - Community Markets

Location: Hybrid position in Buffalo, New York, United States of America; other listed locations include Baltimore, Maryland; Wilmington, Delaware; New York, New York; and Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Salary: $89,600.00–$149,300.00 annual USD.

Company

M&T Bank is a banking organization operating within regulated financial services.

What you will do

• Lead first-line-of-defense risk initiatives and complex, highly visible risk management projects.
• Document key business processes and identify, assess, and strengthen associated risks and internal controls.
• Plan, execute, review, and report business-unit risk-based control testing, including scripted testing and Archer data maintenance.
• Monitor key risk indicators, complete Risk Control Self-Assessments, and support risk-event and loss-event reporting and escalation.
• Identify emerging risks related to new or changing products, services, markets, and channels, and guide remediation plans.
• Oversee policies, procedures, audit points, regulatory issues, and compliance with operational risk controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant work experience, or a combined minimum of 9 years of higher education and/or work experience, including at least 5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least 2 years of experience in risk identification, risk mitigation, risk and control self-assessment, or related disciplines.
• Experience with risk and control functions, control testing, risk reporting, remediation management, and applicable compliance and regulatory standards.

Nice to have

• Understanding of Corporate Services, including Third Party Risk Management and Corporate Real Estate, or Community Markets, including CRA, Foundation, and Sustainability.
• Knowledge of the related compliance and operational risks.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Work is performed within M&T Bank’s Enterprise Risk Framework and First Line of Defense guidance.
• Role supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Compensation is market-informed, with the specific amount determined by knowledge, skills, and experience.