Risk Analyst at First Horizon Bank

Location: New Orleans

About the Role:

As a Senior Risk Analyst at First Horizon Bank, you will play a critical role supporting large-scale transformation initiatives aimed at increasing revenue, optimizing expenses, and improving our clients’ experience.

You will serve as a key partner to business transformation initiatives, helping to embed first line risk practices and robust controls, and guiding projects through our internal risk assessment process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with transformation associates and leadership to ensure risk and control considerations are integrated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the documentation, and monitoring of effective first line risk practices and controls within transformational projects.
• Partner with our compliance and legal teams to safeguard projects from being out of compliance.
• Help move projects efficiently through risk processes by coordinating with relevant stakeholders, preparing submission materials, and managing the risk assessment process.
• Analyze data using SQL, Power BI, and Databricks to identify risk trends, control gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop clear, actionable risk and control recommendations to support project success and ongoing operational excellence.
• Ensure comprehensive and organized risk documentation and provide timely updates to leadership and associates.
• Collaborate with second and third-line risk associates to align on risk policies, standards, and best practices.
• Stay current on regulatory expectations and industry best practices related to risk management in the banking sector.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Risk Management, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in banking risk management, internal controls, or a related analytical role.
• Strong command of risk and control frameworks, particularly in a banking context.
• Proficient in writing SQL queries and using analytical tools like Power BI and Databricks.
• Exceptional organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, with a commitment to proactive collaboration across teams.
• Experience supporting projects through risk assessment or governance processes is highly desirable.
  
  

About Us

First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.

Benefit Highlights

• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
  
  

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