Senior Product Risk Specialist

Job Title:

Senior Product Risk Specialist

Location:

City Scape What  you'll do:

As a Senior Product Risk Specialist you'll oversee and coordinate product development projects, ensuring delivery within scope, time, and budget while aligning with business goals and customer needs. You'll partner with the Product Management Team to develop and execute on the Bank's strategic roadmaps which includes organizing strategic goals and objectives into executable programs and projects. You'll assess the impact to the Bank's strategic road maps based on potential competitive and regulatory changes including new products, enhancment of existing products, and lead efforts in the adoption of new technologies.

You'll develop and implement strategies to mitigate or eliminate identified risks, including quality control procedures, and regulatory compliance measures.

Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders and develop detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.

Drive facilitation of Products and Services Risk Assessments for assigned product groups including the creation of First Risk Council meeting materials, PSRA evidence tracking, and 1

LOD Product Risk reporting.

Assist with product-owned issue management resolution.

Play a key role in ensuring enterprise-wide policy adherence and monitoring plan.

Lead KPI creation, tracking, and reporting to measure product performance, adoption, and operational effectiveness.

Act as a primary point of contact for stakeholders, provide updates, manage expectations and facilitate communication between cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, compliance, and customer support.

Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.

Collaborate with product owners to define product requirements and prioritize features based on customer feedback and market analysis. And oversee the product development lifecycle, from concept to launch.

Coordinate cross-functional launch readiness activities, ensuring communications, training, and KPI tracking are aligned and executed prior to product release.

What you'll need:5+ years of related experience in Product Management or similar field.

Bachelor's degree in related field required;
Masters or MBA in related field preferred.

Previous leadership experience preferred.

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of product development, quality assurance, risk assessment methodologies, and relevant regulations.

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of data analytics to analyze data and identify trends related to product risks.

Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.

Benefits you’ll love:

We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands — Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank — that remain part of the company’s heritage, as well as Ameri Home Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email  or call .

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