Western Alliance Bancorporation

Project Manager

Western Alliance Bancorporation • $85K — $100K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in Project Management or related field.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Entry to intermediate knowledge of general banking operations and commercial banking products preferred.
  • Intermediate knowledge of regulatory compliance and industry standards.
  • Intermediate experience in building project schedules with cross-functional teams.
  • Intermediate organizational and multitasking skills.
  • Advanced communication skills in speaking and writing.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with project team members to develop and maintain project plans and timelines.
  • Maintain project documentation and generate regular status reports for stakeholders.
  • Monitor and track resource allocations and report on any issues.
  • Document and track the status of issues and risk mitigation activities.
  • Confirm invoice payment requests align with completed project work.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and an ownership stake in the company.
  • Medical and dental insurance, and a robust 401k matching program.
  • Tuition assistance for ongoing education and development.
  • Employee volunteer program and wellness initiatives.
  • Opportunities to enhance business knowledge and gain practical experience.
Full Job Description
Job Title:
Project Manager

Location:
Block 23

What you'll do:
As a Project Manager in the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) you'll play a vital role in aiding the successful execution of critical enterprise projects to realize enterprise goals and objectives. You'll work closely with business sponsors, business leads, and IT project managers to develop detailed project plans and related documents. You'll be responsible for planning and monitoring the progress of projects throughout their life cycles, working with key stakeholders to help determine and document project scope, create work schedules, monitoring and updating project budget, and evaluate resource capacity. You'll aid the project team to coordinate tasks and track the completion of scheduled tasks and activities to prevent delays. You'll be exposed to a wide variety of enterprise projects and will build a strong working knowledge of commercial banking to support and execute project management initiatives.
  • Collaborate with project team members to build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and tasks. Maintain and update project schedules, ensuring all tasks are assigned and completed on time. Review and monitor project timelines and recommend adjustments as needed to ensure the project stays on schedule.
  • Maintain and preserve project documentation, including project plans, project artifact documents, status reports and project budgets. Generate regular project status reports for distribution to project sponsors and project team members. Document meeting notes, summarize and distribute to project team.
  • Maintain knowledge of resource allocations. Track and monitor allocations to ensure the right team members are assigned to tasks. Report resource availability, over-allocation and trends related to resource assignments to leadership.
  • Monitor, document, and track the status of issues and risk mitigation activities against their target completion dates.
  • Work with the business lead and IT resources to confirm invoice payment requests reflect proper billing amounts for the scope of work that has been completed.


What you'll need:
  • 4+ years of related experience in Project Management or similar field.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Entry level to intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services preferred.
  • Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
  • Intermediate experience in building project schedules and collaborating with cross functional teams.
  • Intermediate organizational and multitasking skills.
  • Intermediate ability to be flexible with adapting requested changes to project scope and schedule.
  • Intermediate experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Intermediate skills in project management software and tools (Workfront).
  • Intermediate knowledge of project management and IT software development methodologies (Waterfall/SDLC) preferred.
  • Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
  • Project Management Professional preferred.


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 Western Alliance Bancorporation

Western Alliance Bancorporation is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking and related services to businesses and individuals. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Western Alliance Bancorporation operates through its subsidiary banks, which include Western Alliance Bank, Bank of Nevada, and Bridge Bank. The company offers a variety of products and services, including commercial and industrial loans, real estate loans, treasury management, and wealth management. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to providing exceptional customer service and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its performance and growth.
Learn more about Western Alliance Bancorporation
Size
3,139 employees
Market Cap
$6.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$506.6 million
5 Year Trend
+18.8%
NASDAQ

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