Western Alliance Bank · 1 week ago
Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$155K/yr - $196K/yr
6+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, and they are seeking a Manager for their Corporate Strategy & Planning team. This role will support the executive team in developing technology-enabled business initiatives and drive growth strategies for the bank's Specialty Escrow Deposit business lines.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Partners closely with the Corporate Strategy leadership team and line of business executives to support the development & execution of the bank-wide Strategic Plan utilizing data-informed business insights
Aligned to one of the bank’s Chief Banking Officers to support their strategic priorities for the Bank, develop their annual strategic plans, and proactively identify issues to help mitigate enterprise risks
Partners with LOB Leaders to help identify, assess & lead strategy projects, gathered from the Strategic Planning process, to enhance business performance and drive shareholder value
Serve as a Strategic Business Partner to the Head of Digital Assets to define & advance the bank’s Digital Asset Strategy, maintaining a pulse on the evolving crypto industry to support aligning enterprise capabilities with market trends to shape the LOB Product Roadmap & deliver differentiated customer value
Drive growth strategy by partnering with business units and technology teams to execute strategic initiatives for technology-enabled deposit solutions (HOA banking, Juris Banking & Corporate Trust). Serve as a key liaison to align priorities, identify critical investments, and accelerate business expansion
Foster stakeholder relationships with Corporate Support Functions (Product, Risk, Marketing, HR, & Operations) to drive alignment and enhance business execution that drives growth efforts for the LOB leaders
Gather market research and related analysis to define target markets around potential transactions for organic or inorganic growth opportunities based on evolving environment & industry landscape
Supports the LOB’s Quarterly Business Review meetings to ensure alignment of business initiatives, KPI’s, KRIs, Execution Risk, Operational Plans, and financial planning towards the bank’s Strategic Plan
Provides advisory on relevant trends, emerging technologies & insights from the banking industry to ensure proper alignment of communication to deliver enterprise-wide business solutions
Comfortable with a 10-15% travel schedule to attend offsite executive planning sessions and to attend various banking & industry aligned conferences to gather industry insights
Qualification
Required
6+ years of relevant experience through management consulting, strategy consulting, or internal strategic planning / corporate strategy within the Banking industry – MBA desired
Experience driving large initiatives from framing the problem, conducting research / analysis to building the business & operational plans to drive Digital Asset, HOA Banking, & other Specialty Escrow strategies forward
Practical expertise across payment rails (ACH, wires, SWIFT, RTP) integrating within the digital asset ecosystem
Experience creating & presenting executive level PowerPoint presentations for executive stakeholders while managing ambiguity throughout the creative process
Experience with market intelligence data gathering tools such as S&P Global; various Govt & Global databases
Entrepreneurial and proactive in identifying opportunities and solutions utilizing your strong business acumen and analytical problem-solving skills to help inform decision-making for senior leaders
Preferred
Familiarity with financial evaluations, corporate finance / acquisition modeling, due diligence, and various valuation methodologies for organic and inorganic growth opportunities
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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