Job Title: Senior Credit Administration LFI Manager
Location: CityScape
What you'll do: The Senior Credit Administration LFI Manager supports the execution of strategic credit transformation initiatives, with a focus on Large Financial Institution (LFI) Readiness. Reporting to the Senior Credit Administration Director of LFI Readiness, this role leads cross-functional efforts across credit governance, project execution, and strategic planning.
A key responsibility includes supporting Credit Administration's product management needs by interfacing with Lines of Business and internal stakeholders to define requirements and guide enhancements to the Enterprise Production Tracker (EPT), the Bank's proprietary credit operations platform. The ideal candidate brings strong project leadership, analytical acumen, and an understanding of credit processes and regulatory expectations.
Credit Governance
- Support execution of LFI roadmap gap closures across all milestones
- Maintain alignment between the Credit Operations Strategic Plan and LFI roadmap
- Manage and update the LFI ClickUp project plan to ensure timely delivery and accountability
Support Execution of the Credit Operations Strategic Plan
- Lead monthly status updates and executive reporting
- Maintain and update project documentation and dashboards
- Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics
- Provide strategic guidance and support to initiative and pillar leaders
Product Management Support - Enterprise Production Tracker (EPT)
- Act as a product liaison between Credit Administration and Lines of Business to gather and refine business requirements for EPT enhancements
- Collaborate with Credit Admin leaders to prioritize features and improvements aligned with strategic goals
- Provide guidance on EPT functionality, usability, and integration with credit processes
- Support testing, rollout, and training efforts for new EPT features or updates
- Ensure EPT supports LFI readiness, DRR, and broader credit transformation initiatives
Lead Credit Transformation Projects
- Manage cross-functional teams to deliver credit transformation initiatives
- Lead credit application rationalization efforts, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
- Develop and maintain business requirements, process flows, and solution architecture diagrams
Change Management
- Support change management efforts related to credit transformation and LFI readiness
- Develop communication plans and training materials to support adoption of new processes and systems
Analysis and Reporting
- Conduct data analysis to support decision-making and identify areas for improvement
- Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership and stakeholders
What you'll need: - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in banking, financial services, or credit operations
- Advanced knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
- Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
- Advanced experience with CreditLens, FIS and Dynamics 365 systems preferred.
- Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
- Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional projects
- Strong understanding of credit processes, systems, and regulatory requirements
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., ClickUp, MS Project) and Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent analytical, and organizational skills
- Previous leadership skills required.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in strategic planning and roadmap execution
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance in large financial institutions
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
Compensation: Salary range for new hires is generally $153,000.00 - $192,358.00 for Seattle, WA. Salary amount is determined by specific job location. In addition, the role may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives earned and restricted stock.
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 or call . 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.
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