Western Alliance Bank

Senior IT Project Manager

Western Alliance Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Phoenix • Arizona, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AzureCloudPMPSDLC

About the role

  • Lead and deliver complex, high-impact IT projects that align with organizational goals.
  • Work on end-to-end project management, planning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
  • Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards while managing risks and driving continuous process improvement.
  • Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Manage end-to-end delivery of IT projects, ensuring adherence to SDLC/PMLC standards.
  • Develop detailed project plans, budgets, and resource plans and allocation.
  • Identify dependencies and prioritize tasks to optimize project delivery timelines.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and outcomes.
  • Facilitate effective communication and decision-making across teams and leadership.
  • Lead cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior project managers and team members.
  • Ensure project documentation is up-to-date and accessible for future reference.
  • Optimize resource utilization to maximize project efficiency.
  • Identify opportunities for improving project management processes and methodologies.
  • Drive execution of digital transformation initiatives working with cross functional technical teams.
  • Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to have a fair understanding of technical designs, data flows and integrations.
  • Ensure alignment of project deliverables with design, architecture and technology standards.
  • When working with Agile teams, facilitate scrum ceremonies, partner with Scrum Masters/RTEs, and promote the culture of continuous improvement.
  • Partner with business stakeholders, IT leadership, and external vendors to ensure alignment and management of cross functional dependencies.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; maintain compliance with governance frameworks.
  • Prepare and present risk reports and escalation plans to leadership.
  • Communicate effectively with senior executives and cross-functional teams.
  • Influence decision-making and drive consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Provide regular status reporting to all stakeholders, ensuring alignment across the board.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of related experience in Project Management or similar field.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field required.
  • Previous leadership experience preferred.
  • Experience and knowledge of Financial Services or Banking is preferred.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards, and practices.
  • Advanced experience in IT project management managing large, complex projects with a proven track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
  • Advanced experience working with project management tools (e.g., Workfront, MS Project, Planview, Jira, Azure DevOps or similar).
  • Strong understanding of IT systems, software development life cycles (SDLC), and cloud technologies.
  • Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives in a regulated environment.
  • Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
  • Preferred experience with digital transformation, digital conversion or projects emerged from M&A activities.
  • Project Management Professional Certification, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent certification.
  • May require up to 25% travel.
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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementSDLCPMLCdigital transformationrisk managementresource allocationprocess improvementAgile methodologiesscrum ceremoniesfinancial services
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationmentorshipinfluencedecision-makingaccountabilitystakeholder managementproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Project Management Professional CertificationCertified Scrum Master (CSM)Professional Scrum Master (PSM)