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Chief Compliance Officer

THIRD COAST BANK
1 hour ago
Full-time
Remote
United States
Chief Compliance Officer

Position Title: Chief Compliance Officer (CRCO)

Department: Risk Management

Location: Remote

Manager: Chief Executive Officer

About Us:

Established in March of 2008, Third Coast Bank, SSB (“TCBX”) is a publicly traded community bank seeking sound

growth to increase long term shareholder value. TCBX is seeking qualified experienced candidates to support our

commercial banking platform. Our bank's success depends upon our ability to attract and retain people committed to

teamwork, continuous improvement, and exemplary customer service.

Third Coast Bank SSB is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees based

on race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, genetic information, or disability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Compliance:

• Ensure that an effective compliance risk management program is established that is appropriate for the size and

complexity of the Bank’s business practices and objectives

• Foster a positive compliance culture, protecting the brand and integrity of the firm

• Manage regulatory examinations and respond to regulatory inquiries

• Maintain current knowledge regarding regulatory issues, rules proposals, guidance etc.

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Job Description: Chief Compliance Officer

• Advise the Firm regarding compliant business practices

• Conduct Firm reviews and mock examinations

• Deliver annual compliance meetings

• Develop and manage professional relationships with regulatory personnel

• Provide monthly and ad-hoc reporting including monthly metric / status reports and escalate any breaches to

internal and/or external parties

• Provide strategic oversight of the Compliance Program and create an annual compliance plan

• Promote early detection of compliance risk issues

• Identify significant compliance risks

• Encourage the Business Lines to implement, when feasible, strong preventive compliance controls in

collaboration with 1st line and 2nd line of risk colleagues

• Promote efficient compliance risk mitigation processes

• Assess the Bank’s compliance risk exposure and provide ongoing reporting on the level and direction of that risk

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The

requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations

may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong knowledge of Federal and state banking regulations pertaining to risk management, auditing, regulatory

reporting and compliance

• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated persistence and willingness to take calculated risks

• Exceptional analytical and reasoning skills

• Willingness and ability to accept responsibility and possesses the desire and capability of motivating and directing

the activities of others

• Demonstrates effective organizational and planning skills and the ability to successfully guide projects through to

completion

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate strategies into risk management tactical objectives and projects

• Strong initiative and decision-making abilities, with the ability to advance the strategic planning, direction, and

goal setting for the company in collaboration with senior management.

• Ability to successfully build strong working relationships and interact with associates and management at all

levels of the organization

• Ability to effectively challenge management responses when necessary and resolve issues in the best interest of

the company

• Ability to establish to departmental policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the

organization

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Education and Experience:

Job Description: Chief Compliance Officer

• BA/BS degree in Risk Management, Finance or Business.

• 15 years of financial institution management experience, focused on risk management, legal, compliance and/or

internal audit, with increasing responsibilities for multi-faceted direction and planning

• Minimum ten years management experience

• Experience partnering with executive management

• Experience developing and/or overseeing risk management for financial institutions with assets size exceeding

$10 billion preferred

Position Type:

This position is a full-time, exempt position. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel:

Some travel between Third Coast Bank SSB offices may be required.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional officeenvironment. This position uses officeequipment such as computers, phones, copy

and fax machines, calculators, filing cabinets and printers.

Physical Demands:

This position will be responsible for writing, typing, speaking, listening, lifting (up to 50 pounds), driving, carrying, seeing

(such as close, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), sitting, pulling, walking, standing,

squatting, kneeling, and reaching.

Mental Demands:

The incumbent in this position must be able to accommodate to reading documents or instruments, detailed work, problem

solving, customer contact, reasoning, math, language, presentations, verbal and written communication, analytical

reasoning, stress, multiple concurrent tasks, and constant interruptions.

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