VP, Enterprise Risk Management - United States

Title: Vice President, · Enterprise Risk Management · Job Location: Livermore, CA · Hiring salary range: $214, $285,900.00 annually · Position Summary · Fremont Bank — one of the Bay Area's most respected and long-standing · financial institutions — is seeking a strategic, hands- ...

Job description

Title: Vice President,
Enterprise Risk Management

Job Location: Livermore, CA

Hiring salary range: $214, $285,900.00 annually

Position Summary

Fremont Bank — one of the Bay Area's most respected and long-standing
financial institutions — is seeking a strategic, hands-on professional to join
and help advance our Enterprise Risk Management team. This is a high-impact
opportunity to contribute to the success of a mission-driven organization
committed to excellence, community service, and strong client relationships.

If you're energized by purpose-driven work, collaboration, and delivering
meaningful results, we'd love to connect.

Why Fremont Bank?

Founded in 1964, Fremont Bank is one of the oldest independently owned
banks in the Bay Area and has been consistently recognized as a Top Workplace
for the past 15 consecutive years. Our foundation is built on relationships —
with our clients, our associates, and our communities.

We offer:

• A people-first culture grounded
  in inclusion and excellence
• Deep community involvement and
  local reinvestment
• A mission-driven workplace where
  values and performance go hand in hand

The Fremont Bank Way

• Full-Service Banking with comprehensive financial
  solutions, advanced technology, and exceptional service
•  No-Compromise Approach — we help clients get to
  "yes"
•  Core Values:
  o   Go above and beyond for clients
  o   Foster a supportive and empowering environment for associates
  o   Deeply invest in the well-being of our local community

Position Overview

The Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is responsible for leading the Bank's identification and awareness
of risk and improving the overall risk culture. The Vice President will manage the Bank's
ERM Program while continuing to promote bank wide initiatives, including High Reliability Organization (HRO) and Doing It Right the First Time (DIRFT). The Vice President of ERM will report to the
bank's President.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead the ERM Program by continuously
  assessing the Programs' effectiveness and making necessary improvements in
  support of the Bank's Strategic Plan whilst ensuring regulatory
  compliance.
• Experienced
  at balancing strategic thinking with tactical execution. Able to sort
  through ambiguously defined problems, identify big challenges, and develop
  a roadmap to address such challenges while adjusting to sudden and
  frequent changes.
• Establish policies and procedures,
  risk metrics, risk inventory management, risk reports and improvements in
  risk preparedness through effective communication, training and risk-based
  forecasting.
• Facilitate ERM Committees
  at both Senior Executives and Board of Director level meetings to ensure
  the Bank's risks are properly identified, measured, reported and
  mitigated.
• Report high-level risks to
  the Board of Directors and lead discussions to ensure awareness and proper
  monitoring.
• Relationship-builder at
  all levels of the enterprise, with proven ability to influence business
  level managers to improve risk management practices.
• Identify, monitor and
  investigate risks to the Bank, both internally and externally.  
• Partner with Internal
  Audit and Compliance Departments to protect the Bank.
• Participate and actively
  contribute to various Bank committees at both Board and management levels,
  including GLBA, Strategic Planning, Audit and Compliance Committees.
• Improve the Bank's
  cultural of reliability by creating, promoting and educating all
  associates on HRO principles.
• Champion process
  improvement through promotion of DIRFT related principles, including
  controls identification, gap analysis and best practice sharing.
• Provide on demand risk
  management guidance to fellow associates
• Manage ERM Department,
  including development, managing workload, and performance management
• Continually monitor
  external risk landscape for potential new and emerging risks.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of banking
  experience
• 10+ years of risk-related
  responsibilities, preference will be given to candidates with experience
  assessing and monitoring interest rate risk and credit risk.
• Demonstrated career progression
• Bachelor's degree in
  related field
• Strong leadership and
  people management
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong and effective
  verbal (including presenting) and written communication skills to bank
  professionals at all levels up to Board and Senior Executives.
• Ability to build consensus
  and relationships
• Strong organizational
  skills
• Self-motivated and ability
  to work autonomously

What Makes Fremont Bank Associates
Thrive?

• Team Players who go above and beyond to
  support their colleagues
• Action-Oriented professionals who challenge the
  status quo and seek improvement
• Purpose-Driven individuals who understand and
  champion the bank's community impact

Benefits Snapshot

Health & Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision
  insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA,
  Dependent Care, Health Savings)

Financial & Retirement

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  (ESOP)
•  401(k) with employer match
• Performance-based bonuses or
  incentives

Work-Life & Perks

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick
  time
• Free personal checking and
  savings accounts
• Home loan rate discounts
• Tuition reimbursement and
  professional development resources
• On-site gym and discounted health
  club memberships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fremont Bank is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are
committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of
race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national
origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Salary Range

The hiring salary range for this position is $214, $285,900.00 annually,
based on factors such as experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Compensation decisions are made in consideration of these factors and in
alignment with Fremont Bank's compensation philosophy.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a way for Fremont Bank to
contribute to the financial well-being of associates by making a contribution
to their retirement account. In addition, the ESOP provides associates an
opportunity to share in the growth and prosperity of Fremont Bank.

Note to Search Firms:

Fremont Bank does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or
agencies without a signed service agreement. Unsolicited resumes will be
considered the property of Fremont Bank, and no fees will be paid.