Enterprise Risk Management – Senior Advisor

MidFirst Bank

MidFirst Bank occupies a unique position within the banking industry. With assets totaling $42.8 billion, MidFirst Bank is the largest privately owned bank in the United States. This combination of scale and private ownership enables us to deliver sophisticated products and services comparable to larger financial institutions while maintaining the personalized service, agility, and flexibility of a community bank.

Enterprise Risk Management

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) department provides independent oversight and strategic support for enterprise-wide risk management activities. ERM partners with business and functional leaders to promote a strong risk culture, effective governance, and sound decision-making across the organization.

ERM responsibilities include:

• Enterprise risk assessment development, implementation, and maintenance


• Risk advisory and consultation services


• Product and service change governance


• Model risk management oversight


• Coordination of regulatory agency relationships


• Board policy governance and administration


• Aggregation, analysis, and reporting of enterprise risks to senior leadership and the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted risk advisor to business and functional leaders, promoting effective risk management practices.


• Facilitate risk committees, RCSAs, risk event analyses, operational risk reporting, issue management, and remediation planning.


• Provide independent assessment of business risks, control effectiveness, and emerging risks.


• Partner with leadership to identify, assess, and address operational, compliance, strategic, and reputational risks.


• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the Three Lines of Defense framework.


• Support governance activities and committee structures aligned with regulatory expectations.


• Build strong partnerships with Audit, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders.


• Develop recurring risk reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and KRIs.


• Analyze business processes, identify control gaps, and recommend improvements.


• Contribute to the continued maturation of the Bank’s enterprise risk management framework.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; relevant certifications are a plus.


• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.


• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex information, identify root causes, evaluate risks, and recommend practical solutions.


• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.


• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.


• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.


• Ability to influence stakeholders, build consensus in a matrixed organization, and demonstrate strong leadership skills.


• Experience working with Legal, Compliance, Audit, Finance, Accounting, Credit, Technology, and Operational Risk teams.


• 7+ years of experience in risk management, audit, compliance, controls, legal, banking operations, consulting, or project management.


• Proficiency with reporting, analysis, and presentation tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.


• Demonstrated experience supporting risk management, internal controls, compliance, or audit functions.


• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to execute initiatives, manage timelines and deliverables, promote accountability, and build effective processes, partnerships, and solutions.