Western Alliance Bank · 1 month ago
Program Manager - EMPO
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. As a Program Manager in the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), you will help lines of business develop and execute strategic roadmaps, manage program portfolios, and establish trust with business partners while ensuring compliance and risk management best practices are followed.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Develop trust with your assigned business lines and help draft their strategic plan in line with the organization's objectives through collaborative discussions with business partners, shared services, and risk management. Decompose strategic plans into programs/workstreams. May include complex multi-workstream Bank strategic initiatives. Manage and utilize change management techniques to execute according to defined timelines keeping in mind time and expense usage
Help manage and track the Program Portfolio. Provide program-level metrics to assess and track financials, risk, resources and other key Program Management functions to the businesses you support as well as leadership. Identify, document, and resolve dependencies related to people, product, and processes across all WAB Program efforts
Help direct and evaluate Program Management vision and build out of executable projects for inclusion in the master plan/schedule of Enterprise Programs/Projects the EPMO maintains and manages. Provide assistance and coaching to other project managers to ensure sound and feasible plans, compliance, risk mitigation, communication and relationship building
Continually assess risk at multiple levels leveraging Enterprise Risk Management best practices and collaboration with the 2nd line of defense. Document and drive continuous process improvement for Program Management as well as other maturity opportunities as outlined in the strategic plan
May lead and develop a team; responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development
Qualification
Required
7+ years of related experience in Project Management or similar field
Bachelor's degree in related field required
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
Advanced experience working on project-based teams
Advanced experience in various EPMO functions including governance, resource capacity management, talent development and technology program management
Advanced experience drafting strategic plans
Advanced experience communicating with various stakeholder levels, including senior leadership
Advanced influencing skills and ability to gain buy-in across multiple customers/stakeholders
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
May require up to 25% travel
Preferred
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 preferred
Advanced financial industry experience preferred
Project Management Professional preferred
ADKAR certification preferred
Benefits
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
A 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
CHRO, EVP
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