Western Alliance Bank · 2 months ago
Principal Analyst I - Senior Product Owner
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. As a Principal Analyst I - Senior Product Owner, you will lead activities to improve business outcomes and drive the implementation of data solutions, while managing a team of data professionals and ensuring alignment with business strategy.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Lead activities to review current processes and metrics that support operational effectiveness, identify constraints or opportunities that inhibit or accelerate the business and technology strategy
Develop options or approach to improve business outcomes, and drive implementation of solutions to achieve desired results
Accountable for the development and review of artifacts to ensure they accurately describe current state processes, practices, and/or metrics, determining root cause for constraints in the process
Take part in the identification of alternative processes and practice options with associated impact on KRIs/KPIs or Operational Metrics
Track and communicate enhancements to the current process and practices as to whether the desired results are being realized using data, metrics, and other quantitative measures
Engage with enterprise subject matter experts and stakeholders to tackle complex issues or opportunities that require significant coordination and alignment across different business units
Accountable for understanding the problem statement or opportunity, capturing current state insights while also providing options and recommendations to the identified stakeholders
Identify, socialize, and gather necessary approvals for the upkeep of KRIs, KPIs, and Operational Metrics
Lead the continuous delivery teams responsible for the data solutions required by our Regulatory Reporting program
Facilitate the use of agile best practices and continuous improvement in delivering internal data flows and analytics data products associated with Large Financial Institution (LFI) reporting and standard Regulatory Reporting requirements
Accountable for the daily operations, agile ceremonies, and Epic/Feature/Story work breakdown for multiple scrum teams
Ensure the backlog and committed work are properly defined, groomed, and organized
Lead daily stand-ups, run retrospectives, facilitate sprint demos, and work closely with the Data Platform Product Manager to ensure data products delivered meet stakeholder expectations
Develop list of critical documentation and artifacts to meet project objectives, complete high-quality deliverables, and effectively communicate learnings, findings, impacts, and next steps with subject matter experts or project stakeholders
Use deep understanding of Microsoft Office tools, Diagramming Software (e.g. Lucid, Visio, etc.), and/or other appropriate technical tools in review of Banking processes, functions, or organizational models within a specific domain or functional area utilizing critical thinking skills and strong communication skills to develop clear and concise narratives or communications
Leverage Risk Management experience from a large financial institution subject to heightened standards, specifically in risk, compliance, or corporate governance
Act as a servant leader for your team(s) in coordinating the delivery and scrum activities impacting all facets of data product delivery
Accountable for managing the Azure DevOps board for all data related Regulatory Reporting Epics and Features and prioritizing all backlog for Delivery Team execution
Publish information and verbalize clear communication to management and to the team regarding process, obstacles, changes, and key milestones for quarterly team commitments
Coordinate evaluation of scope change, estimates, priority, and trade-offs with Business and Technical Stakeholders
Establish Sprint schedule, ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews & retrospectives), evaluate and introduce sprint execution velocity and lead/coordinate corresponding activities
Actively plan for, participate in and contribute to PI Planning events
Ensure adherence to standard (Agile) process, use of tools, established project delivery standards
Champion continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity; coach teams to conduct continuous improvement events, including business and technical stakeholders
Work with required teams for environmental readiness needed for the project completion
Collaborate with Dev, QA, UAT, business teams, and production support team to achieve established data product delivery goals
Qualification
Required
8+ years of related experience of running projects and teams using the scrum, agile, or scaled agile methodology
Bachelor's degree in related field required
Expert in using Azure DevOps or JIRA for planning and execution
Experience in executing product vision and goals as well as communicating product workflow to keep colleagues informed
Experience promoting the agile mindset including challenging and removing organizational and cultural impediments, constantly guiding teams in discovery and learning
Experience with facilitating the discussions of complex, high value IT delivery projects that require the coordination of development work or technology work on multiple platforms to achieve desired outcomes
Able to work/collaborate across the organization, internally and externally, to ensure alignments, dependencies, and support
Experience in interaction at Board/Executive management level of businesses
Experience working in an onshore-offshore model
Advanced to expert in process and data analysis within one or two domains or functional areas with deep critical thinking skills
Experience working as a SME across one or two domains or functional areas
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
Occasional travel required
Preferred
Agile/SAFe Certifications is preferred
Experience working in RTE and/or Product Owner roles is preferred
Experience running data management programs and products is preferred
Previous leadership experience preferred
Advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
Company
Western Alliance Bank
Western Alliance Bank is a banking firm that offers commercial and business banking solutions.
Founded in 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2005-06-30IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Kennedy
CHRO, EVP
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