Jobs at Western Alliance Bank

Lead enterprise card operations projects by designing and implementing cross-system process solutions. Define business and reporting requirements, manage development/testing/deployment, mentor junior analysts, create training and change management materials, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive data-driven process improvements.

Act as first-line risk professional supporting and executing risk programs. Engage business units to identify and document risks and controls, create process maps, assess control effectiveness, monitor compliance with policies and regulations, and coordinate with subject matter experts on regulatory, legal, and third-party risk issues while delivering timely project deliverables.

Lead and manage the bank's compliance framework and Compliance Management System. Provide strategic direction, second-line oversight, policy development, regulatory guidance, risk mitigation, staffing, training, and collaboration with senior leaders and business units to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and industry best practices.

Support first-line risk programs by collecting data, documenting process maps and narratives, identifying risks and controls, assessing control effectiveness, and coordinating with risk SMEs and business units to remediate gaps and ensure regulatory compliance.

Drive technology risk reporting and analytics for ERM: analyze risk datasets, build Power BI dashboards, integrate IT/IS/third-party data, assess controls using industry frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ITIL, DCAM, DMBOK), support RCSA, and advise business units on risk mitigation and control improvement.

Lead security architecture for products and platforms: develop standards, reference architectures, and design patterns; translate requirements into secure architecture blueprints; evaluate threats and emerging tools; provide governance and review guidance; integrate secure design and DevSecOps practices to meet regulatory and business needs.

Lead cybersecurity governance, risk management, and maturity initiatives. Design and implement governance frameworks, controls, RCSAs, CRI assessments, policies, and automation solutions. Partner with engineering, data, and risk teams to enable AI-driven insights, regulatory readiness, and sustained improvements in control effectiveness and program maturity.

Lead enterprise security architecture across applications, data, cloud, and AI. Define standards, reference architectures, and controls; drive DevSecOps integration, threat modeling, risk assessment, governance, and pilots for emerging AI and data-security technologies while collaborating with business and engineering stakeholders.

Lead design, onboarding, integration, and operation of SaaS security platforms (SSPM/ASM). Build policies, detection rules, and API/event integrations to SIEM/SOAR, IAM, ServiceNow. Monitor platform health, drive remediation of misconfigurations, produce dashboards and runbooks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and regulators to meet compliance and audit needs.

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of deposit and liquidity-related products, driving strategy, roadmaps, business cases, cross-functional delivery, product optimization, risk/compliance alignment, market research, pricing, and team leadership to deliver profitable growth and scalable solutions.

Perform due diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high/moderate risk customers for BSA/AML/KYC compliance. Research customer and business information using internal systems and sanctions databases, evaluate money laundering and sanctions risk, escalate findings, support managers with reports/audit materials, and help develop KYC/AML procedures.

Lead delivery teams building secure, compliant enterprise platforms. Define product and technology roadmaps, ensure platform availability, security, and reliability; manage vendors, drive modernization and automation; partner with architecture and cybersecurity; hire, develop, and budget for teams while enforcing governance and regulatory controls.

Support and execute risk and control programs across business units. Collect and refresh risk data, document process maps and narratives, identify risks and controls, assess control effectiveness, and liaise with risk subject matter experts on issues including third parties, regulatory, and legal matters.

Serve as a first-line risk professional supporting execution of risk and control programs. Collect and refresh risk data, document process maps and narratives, identify risks and controls, assess control effectiveness, engage with risk SMEs, and support remediation and compliance activities across banking operations.

Design, build, and optimize enterprise data platform components and ETL/data pipelines for regulatory reporting. Lead PySpark development, implement Azure DevOps CI/CD, apply TDD, support migration to Microsoft Fabric, perform data profiling, influence data architecture, and mentor data engineers.

Process and resolve debit card inquiries and maintenance requests across internal and external channels, support frontline servicing teams with real-time customer issues, use CRM and queue workflows, and ensure compliance with banking rules and regulations while maintaining strong communication and organization.

Support valuation, risk management, and reporting for MSR and GNMA EBO portfolios. Assist senior team with hedging strategies, build quantitative models for interest rate and prepayment risk, produce risk and performance reports, and help improve risk analytics and infrastructure.

Manage, underwrite, structure, and close complex commercial loans; monitor portfolio credit risk; coordinate loan processing and compliance; support Relationship Managers and Loan Committee submissions.

Design, build, and deliver AI-enabled, cloud-native full-stack solutions for Lending platforms. Lead components, implement APIs, CI/CD, observability, and AI patterns (Prompt Engineering, RAG). Mentor engineers, collaborate with architects and business partners, ensure security/compliance, and produce operational documentation and production-ready code.

Underwrite, structure, and onboard blockchain and digital asset deposit accounts, monitor portfolio and sector risks, coordinate loan processing, ensure regulatory and policy compliance, and support Relationship Managers in credit analysis and client interactions.