First Hawaiian Bank

Senior Enterprise Risk Manager

First Hawaiian Bank$99K — $169K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in enterprise risk management or related leadership roles
  • Experience leading enterprise-level risk initiatives
  • Strong executive communication and senior-level reporting skills
  • Proficient in leveraging technology for insights and governance
  • Ability to set vision and execute with a builder's mindset
  • Strong analytical skills aligned with enterprise goals
  • Skilled at navigating ambiguity and structuring complex issues

Responsibilities

  • Drive management of McKinstry's strategic enterprise risks affecting performance
  • Collaborate with executives to define mitigation strategies and accountability
  • Transform complex risks into actionable plans with clear timelines
  • Highlight emerging risks to facilitate timely executive decisions
  • Balance strategic direction with hands-on execution of initiatives
  • Integrate risk and opportunity into strategic planning and major decisions
  • Evolve and strengthen the ERM program with effective governance

Benefits

  • 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • Family formation benefits including adoption assistance
  • Paid community service time
  • Learning and advancement opportunities
  • Pet insurance
  • Onsite gyms or remote work reimbursement options
Full Job Description
The Opportunity with McKinstry

We are currently seeking a Senior Enterprise Risk Manager to join our Corporate team in Seattle, WA. The Senior Enterprise Risk Manager protects and enables McKinstry's long-term performance, reputation, and growth by translating enterprise risk from framework into decisive action. This role leads the identification, prioritization, and management of the company's most critical risks - partnering with senior leaders to drive accountability, resilience, and informed decision-making. Sitting at the intersection of strategy, operations, and executive leadership, this role ensures risk thinking is embedded into how McKinstry plans, invests, and delivers work - and uses technology and AI-driven insights to advance enterprise risk intelligence. Responsibilities include:

Lead Strategic and High-Impact Enterprise Risks
  • Own and drive the management of McKinstry's most strategic enterprise risks - those with the potential to materially affect performance, reputation, or long-term growth
  • Partner directly with executive leaders and risk owners to align mitigation strategies, clarify accountability, and ensure measurable progress
  • Translate complex enterprise risks into structured action plans with defined owners, timelines, and outcomes
  • Elevate emerging risks with clarity and confidence, enabling informed and timely executive decisions
  • Operate as both strategist and doer - setting direction while advancing priority initiatives hands-on

Embed Risk into Strategy & Business Decisions
  • Ensure risk and opportunity thinking are integrated into strategic planning, business development, capital decisions, and major operational initiatives
  • Identify where risk signals reveal not just exposure, but areas ripe for innovation, competitive differentiation, and smarter ways of working
  • Help the business see around corners - surfacing patterns and emerging dynamics that inform where McKinstry should move, evolve, or double down
  • Influence growth and investment decisions by making risk a strategic lens, not a filter that slows things down

Advance and Operationalize the ERM Program
  • Drive continued evolution of the ERM program - strengthening governance, accountability, and risk-informed decision-making across the business
  • Build and maintain core ERM tools: risk registers, heat maps, KRIs, and practical playbooks that teams actually use
  • Lead enterprise risk workshops and scenario planning that deepen strategic dialogue across the business
  • Deliver clear, compelling executive-level reporting that connects risk exposure to strategic objectives
  • Leverage technology and AI to generate insights, identify patterns, and develop dashboards that translate operational data into actionable business intelligence


What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry
  • 7+ years of experience in enterprise risk management, operational risk, insurance strategy, legal risk, or related leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-level risk initiatives or complex cross-functional programs.
  • Strong executive communication skills and experience preparing senior-level reporting. Comfort with influencing without authority.
  • Experience leveraging technology to enable reporting, insights, and governance processes.
  • A builder's mindset - energized by setting vision and ability to execute.
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to ensure plans and action meet the enterprise goals.
  • Ability to operate in ambiguity and skill in bringing structure to complex, cross-functional issues.


PeopleFirst Benefits

When it comes to the basics, we have you covered:
  • Competitive pay
  • 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing plan
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision with low or zero deductible options and low out of pocket maximums

People come first at McKinstry, and we go beyond the basic benefits with:
  • Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • Transgender inclusive benefits
  • Commuter benefits
  • Pet insurance
  • "Building Good" paid community service time
  • Learning and advancement opportunities via McKinstry University
  • McKinstry Moves onsite gyms or reimbursement for remote workers

See benefit plan documents for complete details.

If you're driven by our vision to build a thriving planet together, McKinstry is the place to build your career.

The pay range for this position is $99,270 - $169,900 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location.

About First Hawaiian Bank

First Hawaiian Bank is a bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. The bank was founded in 1858 and is the oldest and largest bank in Hawaii. First Hawaiian Bank offers a range of banking services, including personal and business banking, wealth management, and investment services. The bank has over 50 branches throughout Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan. First Hawaiian Bank is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, a French multinational bank and financial services company.
Learn more about First Hawaiian Bank
Size
2,000 employees
Market Cap
$3.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$185.7 million
5 Year Trend
+1.2%
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