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Western Alliance Bank

<div>Job Title:
SVP, Market Risk Manager
Location:
CA - Westlake Village
What you'll do:
As a Senior Market Risk Trader, you'll play a crucial role in the management of AmeriHome's Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) asset and GNMA Early Buyout (EBO) portfolios. This role sits within Capital Markets and partners business lines across the company to enhance risk analytics, optimize hedging strategies, and provide transparent reporting on portfolio performance and risk exposures.<ul><li>
Help lead the ongoing valuation, risk management and reporting on Amerihome&rsquo;s MSR and EBO portfolios.</li><li>
Develop and implement innovative strategies to improve valuation accuracy, hedging effectiveness, and overall portfolio management. 
Produce high quality risk and performance reporting for senior management, clearly communicating portfolio dynamics, hedging effectiveness, and emerging risks. Contribute to the continuous improvement of risk infrastructure, analytics, and reporting processes.</li></ul>
What you'll need:
<ul><li>10+ years of experience in fixed income or 5+ years of direct experience or similar field.</li><li>
Bachelor's degree in related field required; Masters or MBA in related field preferred.</li><li>
Advanced knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending; including sales, operations, capital markets and/or other residential mortgage products and services.</li><li>
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.</li><li>
Advanced to expert proficiency in Polypaths (or other risk management software), SQL, Bloomberg, VBA, and Python.</li><li>
Advanced to expert knowledge of fixed income markets, including mortgage cash flows, interest rate risk, prepayment and delinquency modeling. Hands-on experience trading TBAs, interest rate swaps, and futures.</li><li>
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.</li><li>
Chartered Financial Analysts preferred.</li><li>
May require up to 25% travel.</li></ul>
Compensation: Salary range for new hires is generally $159,000.00 - $201,569.00 for Westlake Village, CA. Salary amount is determined by specific job location. In addition, the role may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives earned.
Benefits you&rsquo;ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want &mdash; 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&rsquo;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:
AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company. Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC.
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 HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
&copy; Western Alliance Bancorporation</div>

SVP, Market Risk Manager

<div>Job Title:
First Line Risk &amp; Control Testing Manager
Location:
CityScape
What you'll do:
This role is a first line of defense risk professional responsible for support and/or execution of various risk programs and Business Unit (BU) risk activities in adherence with the Company's Risk Appetite and Corporate Strategy. This role is responsible for engaging with the Business Units in management of risks and controls across all risk types, monitoring execution of risk policies, procedures, and/or program requirements, to effectively manage risks, and serving as an effective communication channel between the Risk Management Department and business units.<ul><li>
Support in the development, implementation, and execution of the control testing and reporting programs for both operations and technology
</li><li>Assist in the planning, execution, and reporting of testing results including validation activities
</li><li>Leads the team in performing testers who preform walk-throughs and provides consultation on existing and new controls.
</li><li>Assisting in the development of a robust testing plan to monitor for control health</li><li>
Identifying and evaluating emerging risks and present findings to Product/function leadership.</li><li>
Participating in the development and enhancement of the Control Testing Methodology and Standards for business unit testing, and reporting.</li><li>
Providing briefings as necessary and insight to the Control environment health, and on a quarterly basis to 1st &amp; 2nd line business partners.
</li></ul>What you'll need:
<ul><li>7+ years of related experience or similar field.</li><li>
Bachelor's degree in related field required.</li><li>
Previous leadership experience required.</li><li>
Advanced knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.</li><li>
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.</li><li>
Advanced experience in Compliance, Operations Management, Audit, Risk Management, or related field. Advanced analytical skills to determine key areas of focus, summary of meetings and key decisions and actions.</li><li>
Advanced knowledge of and experience in documenting process maps in process mapping software. Advanced experience in control testing and other risk management activities.</li><li>
Expert speaking and writing communication skills.</li></ul>
Benefits you&rsquo;ll love: 
We offer all the important things you'd want &mdash; 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&rsquo;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 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is 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 HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
&copy; Western Alliance Bancorporation</div>

First Line Risk & Control Testing Manager

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