Information Risk Sr Specialist

Texas Capital is built to help businesses and their leaders. Our depth of knowledge and expertise allows us to bring the best of the big firms at a scale that works for our clients, with highly experienced bankers who truly invest in people’s success — today and tomorrow. 

While we are rooted in core financial products, we are differentiated by our approach. Our bankers are seasoned financial experts who possess deep experience across a multitude of industries. Equally important, they bring commitment — investing the time and resources to understand our clients’ immediate needs, identify market opportunities and meet long-term objectives. At Texas Capital, we do more than build business success. We build long-lasting relationships. 

Texas Capital provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, fertility and family building aids, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans with a generous 401K match, paid leave programs, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). 

Headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, Plano and San Antonio, Texas Capital was recently named Best Regional Bank in 2024 by Bankrate and was named to The Dallas Morning News’ Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex Top Workplaces 2023 and GoBankingRate’s 2023 list of Best Regional Banks. For more information about joining our team, please visit us at www.texascapitalbank.com. 

Brief Overview of Position

The Information Risk function is the Bank’s 2LOD (second line of defense) responsible for independently assessing and monitoring information risks across the organization. The Information Risk Analyst role supports the initiatives of the Information Risk Team identifying, assessing, and helping mitigate potential risks arising from the Bank’s day-to-day operations, which includes information security risks like data breaches, system failures, and unauthorized access to sensitive information. Key activities include, reviewing, validating and / or independently conducting risk assessments, analyzing the potential impact of identified risks, providing recommendations to mitigate risks, and preparing reports to communicate the activities and findings to key stakeholders and decision-making committees (senior, executive and board).

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and effective execution of the Information Risk program, including the identification, management, governance and reporting of information, technology, and cyber security risks within the Bank.
• Monitors adherence to regulations, policies, processes and procedures within function and actively undertakes corrective action where necessary.
• Oversight of adherence of the Operational Risk Framework, methodology, and information governance.
• Facilitate timely collection, adherence to formatting, completeness, and accuracy of information risk management reporting to working group, operational, executive, and board risk reporting functions.
• Collaborate with business control offices, operational, executive, and board risk reporting functions to ensure information risk management reporting is delivered timely and aligns with reporting requirements.
• Gather necessary information risk management documentation and data to support internal and external audit and regulator requests.
• Review and validate first line of defense (“1LOD”) and second line of defense (“2LOD”), e.g., Third Party Risk Management, Business Continuity, etc., documentation and data submitted to internal and external audit, and regulators for completeness and accuracy.
• Collect data from various sources, including enterprise and technical management support systems, governance risk and compliance solutions, security scanning tools, identity and access management solutions, etc., to aggregate, analyze, identify trends, and report findings.
• Translate findings into clear, concise reports for key stakeholders, senior management, and committees, allowing them to make informed decisions regarding risk mitigation strategies and overall risk posture.
• Perform review and challenge of first line of defense risk management processes, data, and reporting (e.g. risk assessments, control evaluations, risk metrics, mitigation plans, risk acceptances etc.).
• Produce detailed reports to inform decision-making and mitigation strategies within the Bank, with a focus on clearly presenting findings to key stakeholders, tailoring the information to their specific needs and understanding.
• Prepare detailed reports summarizing risk assessments, control deficiencies, and mitigation plans for senior management and risk committees.
• Develop clear and concise risk reports highlighting key findings, including potential impacts and mitigation strategies.
• Visualize complex data using charts, graphs, and dashboards to effectively communicate risk levels.
• Perform other duties or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Analytics, Computer Science); or equivalent combination of education, training, experience
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in financial services or a related field
• Strong subject matter expertise
• Specific knowledge of risk management frameworks and corporate governance
• Strong ability to analyze risk concentration areas, risk profiles, and risk data to comprehensively assess risk
• Strong formal business writing skills to create procedures, manuals, and management reports
• Capability to create comprehensive and visually appealing risk reports
• Advanced ability to interact, negotiate and influence at all levels throughout the organization
• Strong attention to detail in a deadline-focused environment
• Advanced analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and influence decision-making
• Ability to identify potential risks and raise to appropriate levels
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and instill trust within the organization
• Advanced knowledge of financial rules and regulations
• Ability to self-direct and manage competing priorities on concurrent large, complex projects, initiatives and
• deliverables
• Strong technical proficiency in the use of MS Office products for reporting, data analytics, and presentations

The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification. The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy.Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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