Job Description

Job Title:

Interest Rate Hedging Analyst

Location:

Denver, CO

What you'll do:

As an Interest Rate Hedging Analyst, you will help launch a new position to support the growth of the bank’s Interest Rate Hedging Group. This group is focused on hedging interest rate risk for borrowing clients of the bank. You’ll be responsible for a broad range of activities including portfolio management, administration, execution support, reporting, and analysis. In this role, you will be responsible for improving the group’s overall efficiency and expanding capacity for more sales activity.
An ideal candidate will have experience with interest rate hedging or adjacent experience and seek advancement in a hedging advisor role. This position will manage a variety of activities with visibility across all aspects of the business.

• Function as the point person for all client- and internal-related matters regarding the growing interest rate derivatives portfolio.
• Support the activities of the front office, including analytical, operational and system processing activities.
• Ensure the proper production of monthly and quarterly reporting, including ad-hoc reporting when necessary.
• Work with team members to draft and amend procedure documentation for critical functions.
• Work with Loan Operations, ACH Operations, Corporate Treasury, Accounting, Risk and other teams to resolve open matters.
• Support the build-out of the trade execution functions.

What you'll need:

• 2+ years of related experience in Treasury or Middle Office or similar field.
• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Entry level to intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Entry level to intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
• Entry level to intermediate experience in a Foreign Exchange (FX), Trade Finance (L/Cs) or Interest Rate Derivative (IRD) environment as a Trader or a Back Office Specialist. Other general banking experience would prove beneficial.
• Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.
  

Compensation: Salary range for new hires is generally $85,000.00 - $105,489.00 for Denver, CO. 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, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands — Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank — that remain part of the company’s heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, 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.

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