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Fremont Bank

Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management

Fremont Bank, Livermore, California, United States, 94551

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Title: Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management

Job Location: Livermore, CA

Hiring salary range: $214,700.00 - $250,000.00 annual

Fremont Bank, founded in 1964,

is one of the oldest independently owned banks in the Bay Area and is among the top-rated mid-tier banks in the nation.

Voted a Top Workplace for 2025 and for the past fifteen consecutive years,

Fremont Bank has an immediate opening for a

Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management in Livermore, CA.

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 promoting 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 EVP, Chief Risk Officer.

Role and Responsibilities

Lead the ERM Program by continuously assessing its effectiveness and making necessary improvements in support of the Bank’s Strategic Plan while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Balance strategic thinking with tactical execution, able to navigate ambiguously defined problems, identify major challenges, and develop a roadmap to address them while adapting to changes.

Establish policies and procedures, risk metrics, risk inventory management, risk reports, and enhance risk preparedness through effective communication, training, and risk-based forecasting.

Facilitate ERM Committees at both Senior Executive and Board of Director levels to ensure 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.

Build relationships at all levels of the enterprise, with proven ability to influence 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 in and contribute to various Bank committees at Board and management levels, including GLBA, Strategic Planning, Audit, and Compliance Committees.

Promote a culture of reliability by educating all associates on HRO principles.

Champion process improvement by promoting DIRFT principles, including controls identification, gap analysis, and best practice sharing.

Provide on-demand risk management guidance to colleagues.

Manage the ERM Department, including workload management and performance evaluation.

Monitor external risk landscape for emerging risks.

Minimum Qualifications

15+ years of banking experience

10+ years of risk-related responsibilities, with preference for experience in assessing and monitoring interest rate risk and credit risk.

Demonstrated career progression

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Strong leadership and people management skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent verbal (including presentation) and written communication skills suitable for bank professionals at all levels, including Board and Senior Executives.

Ability to build consensus and relationships

Strong organizational skills

Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously

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