Western Alliance Bank · 1 day ago
Principal Analyst I - Senior Product Owner
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, and they are seeking a Principal Analyst I - Senior Product Owner. In this role, you will lead activities to improve business outcomes, oversee agile delivery teams, and ensure alignment with business strategy while managing data product delivery for Regulatory Reporting.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Lead on programs and expected to lead activities to ensure that both the business outcomes of the project are achieved as well as the outcomes are aligned to our business strategy. This position will also define the work breakdown structure for all involved teams, by setting and meeting deadlines for that work, leading discussions to gather requirements and review artifacts, while working to resolve issues that impede progress
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
You will 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; coaches’ 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
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Ownership stake in the company
Medical and dental insurance
Time off
Great 401k matching program
Tuition assistance program
Employee volunteer program
Wellness program
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
Chief Human Resources Officer
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