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Resumes
August 13, 2026
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Real-world risk management resume examples across enterprise risk leadership and market risk associate roles, with the frameworks, exam results, loss reductions, and reporting improvements that firms look for.
Odessa Merriweather
(502) 555-0156 ◇ Louisville, KY
odessa.merriweather@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/odessa-merriweather ◇ odessamerriweather.com
Objective
Enterprise risk manager with 11 years in banking risk and audit, currently leading enterprise risk management for a regional bank with $14B in assets and 2,800 employees. Built a risk appetite framework with 32 board-approved limits, cut overdue issue remediation from 64 items to 9, and led the bank through 2 regulatory exams with 0 risk management findings. Helps business leaders take the right risks with clear eyes.
Education
M.S. in Finance, Bluegrass Crown University 2013 – 2015
Coursework in Financial Risk Management, Banking, Econometrics, and Corporate Governance.
Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), GARP and IIA 2018, 2016
Holds a B.S. in Accounting from Ohio River Line University (2013).
Skills
Enterprise Risk Management
Risk appetite frameworks, risk and control self-assessments, key risk indicators, emerging risk reviews, risk taxonomy, board and committee reporting
Risk Types
Operational risk, credit and concentration risk oversight, third-party risk, model risk, compliance risk, technology and cyber risk
Governance and Assurance
Three lines of defence, issue management, regulatory exam management, stress testing support, policy writing, internal audit coordination
Tools & Platforms
Archer, MetricStream, AuditBoard, Power BI, SQL, Excel, SharePoint
Experience
Enterprise Risk Manager 05/2021 – Present
Derby Crown Bank Louisville, KY
- Lead enterprise risk for a $14B bank with 2,800 employees and a risk team of 7.
- Built a risk appetite framework with 32 board-approved limits and monthly key risk indicator reports.
- Cut overdue issue remediation items from 64 to 9 and led 2 regulatory exams with 0 risk findings.
Operational Risk Manager 03/2018 – 04/2021
Ohio River Line Financial Louisville, KY
- Ran risk and control self-assessments for 18 business units covering about 600 key controls.
- Cut operational losses 38% in 3 years by fixing control gaps in wire transfers and account opening.
- Built a third-party risk programme covering 240 vendors, tiered by criticality.
Internal Auditor, then Senior Auditor 06/2015 – 02/2018
Churchill Crown Bancorp Louisville, KY
- Completed about 14 audits a year across lending, deposits, and technology.
- Reported 85 findings with a 96% agreement rate from business management.
- Built data analytics tests in SQL that covered full populations on 6 audits instead of samples.
Projects
Risk Appetite Framework. Worked with the chief risk officer and 9 executives to set appetite statements and 32 limits across credit, liquidity, operational, and compliance risk, with a monthly dashboard to the board risk committee, which was approved by the board and cited as strong in the next regulatory exam.
Issue Remediation Clean-Up. Set up a single issue tracker in Archer with owners, due dates, and monthly executive reviews for 140 open issues, which cut overdue items from 64 to 9 in 12 months.
Wire Transfer Control Redesign. Mapped the wire transfer process with operations and found 5 control gaps, adding call-back checks and dual approval, which cut wire fraud losses by about $1.1M a year.
Extra-Curricular Activities
- Member of a risk management association chapter, serving on its programme committee.
- Volunteer treasurer for a youth arts nonprofit with a budget of about $900,000 a year.
- Guest speaker on bank risk careers at a university finance class 2 times a year.
Leadership
- Lead a risk team of 7 analysts and managers, with 2 promoted to manager since 2021.
- Present the enterprise risk report to the board risk committee every quarter.
- Chair the operational risk committee of 12 business and control leaders.
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