Senior Director of Bank Risk Management

Ameriprise Financial Services is hiring a Senior Director of Bank Risk Management! This strategic leadership role offers the opportunity to shape and support the Bank Risk Office’s operations and initiatives. You’ll lead planning and execution for risk committee meetings, support business communications, and help ensure the bank maintains a strong risk management framework. As a trusted partner to senior leadership, you’ll represent executives in meetings and collaborate across teams to drive meaningful action. If you’re a results-oriented professional with a passion for risk strategy and operational excellence, we encourage you to apply now!

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for working across the Bank to ensure all logistics are appropriately managed for the committees, including calendar management, scheduling, materials collection and assembly, tracking of attendance and documents, meeting minutes, and all other preparation for and execution of committee meetings.  Role will be responsible for escalating risks and issues to leadership and committee chairs as necessary. 
• Oversight and execution of the Change Management process and related reporting
• Drive annual review of policies, standards, charters and risk appetite statements to support the Bank’s risk management framework
• Guide 2nd line risk office evolution to ensure the needs of the expanding Bank and expectations of the regulators continue to be met
• Prepare presentations and communications for leader, which will include presentations to senior and executive leadership and various Bank committees, regulatory agencies, and employee/management groups; ensure preparation and pre-work readiness for meetings and facilitate productive and decisive meetings/conversations.
• Represent the leader on key strategic and tactical initiatives with others (in absence of the leader).  Monitor progress of operational and strategic objectives. May lead broad, cross-organizational initiatives for which the direct leader has been assigned accountability; these may include initiatives related to business transformation, business strategy or development.
• Initiate activities to maximize organizational effectiveness such as driving process improvements, provide direct or indirect leadership to direct reports/others as needed and requested. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 10+ years related experience
• Strong communication skills to work all levels of the organization, represent the senior leader internally and externally.
• Proven project management skills to maintain order and ensure deadlines are met.
• Strong analytical, judgment and problem-solving skills to analyze data, develop compelling solutions and/or recommendations.
• Demonstrated strength in influencing at all levels and building effective relationships in order to work collaboratively across diverse units/staff functions. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure with undefined processes, tight deadlines and frequently changing priorities.
• Proven strategic leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting banking teams and management committees.

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $147,000 - $198,500 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex,