Capital Markets Operations Analyst

Western Alliance Bank; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Tuition assistance

Volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Capital Markets Operations Analyst in Westlake Village, CA to own post-trade processing for MBS and related mortgage assets. You will collaborate with Traders, Accounting, and custodians to ensure accurate settlement, pooling, and reconciliation across the full trade lifecycle.

The role emphasizes SOX controls, data quality, and regulatory compliance, with exposure to securitization and agency execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 3+ years of related experience in capital markets operations.
• Knowledge of mortgage securitization and regulatory compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own post-trade processing for MBS, mortgage‑related derivatives, and whole loan transactions.
• Ensure accurate trade capture, pooling, settlement, and reconciliation.
• Prepare and submit pool and delivery data to agencies and custodians.
• Maintain loan and security position records and investigate data breaks.
• Support SOX controls and internal audit requirements.
• Collaborate with Traders, Accounting, and custodians to manage the full trade lifecycle.

Skills

3+ years experience

SQL

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Title: Capital Markets Operations Analyst

Location: CA - Westlake Village

What you’ll do:

The Capital Markets Operations Analyst owns key post trade processes supporting mortgage backed securities (MBS), whole loan sales, and related hedging activity. This role is critical to ensuring accurate trade capture, pooling, settlement, and reconciliation while maintaining strong internal controls and regulatory compliance.

The analyst partners closely with Traders, Financial Engineering, Accounting, agency counterparts, dealer counterparties, and custodians to ensure timely and accurate execution across the full trade lifecycle, including the creation and delivery of GNMA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac securities.

This role offers hands on exposure to securitization, agency execution, and capital markets risk within a large, bank owned mortgage platform.

• Aggregate and pool eligible loans into GNMA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac securities in accordance with agency guidelines
• Own post‑trade processing for MBS, mortgage‑related derivatives (including TBAs, futures, and swaps), and whole loan transactions, including trade capture validation, position management, settlement, and reconciliation
• Prepare, validate, and submit pool and delivery data to agencies and custodians
• Maintain accurate loan and security position records and investigate data breaks, settlement fails, and other operational discrepancies across the trade lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with SOX controls, documentation standards, and internal audit requirements
• Partner with internal teams to resolve exceptions and improve operational processes
• Support securitization data preparation by monitoring data quality, completeness, and lineage
• Support margin/collateral processes as needed, including coordinating with counterparties and internal teams

What you’ll need:

• 3+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Entry level knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending, including sales, operations, capital markets and/or other residential mortgage products and services.
• Entry level knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
• SQL experience preferred.
• Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.

Compensation: Salary range for new hires is generally $100,370.00 - $126,851.00 for Westlake Village, CA. Salary amount is determined by specific job location. In addition, the role may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives earned.

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:

AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank 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.

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 [e-mail] 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