Financial Risk Senior Analyst - Investment Portfolio Oversight

Job Title :

Financial Risk Senior Analyst - Investment Portfolio Oversight

Location : CityScape

What you'll do :

The Market Risk Team within Financial Risk Management Group (FRM) oversees risk-taking activities of Treasury focusing specifically on Interest Rate Risk and Investment Portfolio exposures. The team facilitates effective use of risk appetite to monitor and assess risk-taking activities. The group also plays a key role in keeping senior management appraised of the Company's market risk profile. This is achieved by using risk measures, proactive application of expert judgement, and limit setting. Activities are centered on risk management and analysis, transparency and escalation of risk, supervision, and overall process improvement. As a Financial Senior Risk Analyst, you will support the oversight of the company's investment portfolio and hedging activities. You'll help monitor risk exposures, review risk reports, and assist in ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. This role is ideal for someone with a strong analytical background who is looking to develop their expertise in financial risk management.

• Risk Monitoring : Assist in reviewing investment portfolio exposures and hedging strategies, including basic scenario analysis and stress testing. Monitor portfolio exposures (duration, convexity, liquidity, credit risk) and validate stress testing results.
• Help prepare risk reports and summaries for management and risk committees.
• Work with Treasury, Mortgage Banking, and Asset Liability Management teams to gather data and support risk oversight activities.
• Support the documentation of oversight processes and help ensure adherence to risk limits and regulatory requirements. Review hedge performance metrics (e.g., Earnings at Risk, and Economic Value of Equity)
• Prepare risk oversight reports for senior management and risk committees.
• Ensure compliance with Board-approved risk limits and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain documentation of oversight processes and challenge activities.

What you'll need :

Benefits you'll love :

We offer all the important things you'd want - 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'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.

Western Alliance Bancorporation