What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Asset Liability Management position at First Technology Federal Credit Union?
The Senior Director, Asset Liability Management leads the execution, implementation, and adherence of First Tech’s Interest Rate Risk model via the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO). This role is also responsible for collaborating cross functionally and strategically with all necessary areas of the business in order to successfully execute the goals of First Tech and the Capital Markets team.
Here's what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:
Job Duties
- Lead content creation for cohesive strategy facilitation in ALCO to gain approval to execute.
- Develop implementation plan for processing interest rate risk reports monthly
- Ensure ample liquidity on and off balance sheet exists and can be accessed in a timely manner
- Develop executable strategies to help mitigate interest rate risk and augment earnings
- Lead a team of high-performing and engaged employees through effective people leadership practices including regular communication of performance expectations and feedback to employees to maintain high team performance; provide coaching and corrective action as required; actively support employee professional growth and development
- Meet established department metrics; update leader on all major projects and goal progress; research, resolve and communicate operational and employee issues to leader or other business units as appropriate
- Manage the output process of Interest Rate Risk reports and identify opportunities to optimize Balance Sheet in accordance to the financial plan and report/recommend to the ALCO on a monthly basis
- Oversee and ensure interest rate risk model assumptions and methodologies are properly documented
- Collaborate with internal and external business partners (ALM 1st, Moody’s, and Temenos) to facilitate, execute, and model all profitability metrics to the broader credit union
- Lead across all levels of the organization to identify and optimize our strategy and report on product modeling methodology changes, funds transfer pricing, and annual model validation process
- Coordinate among business partners to provide necessary data to make the appropriate pricing decision to reach business plan production and yield expectations
- Model a variety of strategies to evaluate and guide First Tech’s strategy related to earnings, capital, liquidity and interest rate risk
Essential Skills
- Minimum 10 years of experience with Interest Rate Risk models such as, ZM (Moody’s), QRM, Profitstars, IPS Sendero, BancWare, including support of balance sheet management functions, preferably in the financial services industry
- Minimum 7 years’ experience leading high performing teams
- Experience with effectively allocating capital and managing earnings at risk metrics
- Strong knowledge of concepts and applications of duration, interest rate sensitivity, price elasticity
- Ability to work closely with a large number of business units to ensure proper production levels in support of balance sheet optimization
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to express ideas concisely and logically to all levels
- Ability to foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to anticipate needs and prioritize projects in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and high-volume peaks while producing high-quality work
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Strong knowledge of non-Excel analytical tools such as Python, R, or SAS
- Advanced SQL skills and understanding of relational databases
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business Administration
Location: Hillsboro, OR 97124 | (HYBRID)
Target Compensation in Hillsboro, OR: $170k - $190k annually annual bonus
Benefits options include:
- Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401K matching up to 5% per pay period
- Accrue up to 17 days of Paid Time Off your first year of employment
- 11 paid federal holidays
- Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility for special employee pricing is subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria)
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Salary : $170,000 - $190,000
