VP, Portfolio Management Leader — Lending

Western Alliance Bancorporation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 212,547; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership stake in company

Medical and dental insurance

401k matching program

Tuition assistance program

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Vice President, Portfolio Management Team Leader in San Diego to drive day-to-day lending team execution and cross-functional collaboration. You will manage a team of portfolio managers and analysts supporting Juris Banking Lending and Deposit Sales, underwriting and originating loans to law firms and related businesses while ensuring adherence to lending policies.

The role requires 8+ years in portfolio management, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Portfolio Management or similar, with advanced knowledge of underwriting commercial credits at a bank.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Advanced knowledge of general banking operations (deposits, loans, treasury).
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and legal compliance obligations.
• Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
• Ability to deal with difficult problems involving multiple facets, variables in non-standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Manage workflow of portfolio managers and credit analysts. Own end-to-end loan execution for your team, including prioritization, resource allocation, and delivery against timelines. Drive process improvements and workflow efficiency.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for standard transactions and portfolio risks.
• Partner closely with the sales team to develop new and maintain existing client relationships while ensuring a timely credit process from start to finish.
• Interface with clients in-person, over the phone, and email to assess their credit needs and determine the best structure and items needed for analysis. Complete prescreening of loans to quickly assess the Bank's ability to potentially lend.
• Review work from portfolio managers and credit analysts, including prescreen memos, loan presentations, risk rating reviews, financial analysis, action plans and other common portfolio management requirements, as necessary.
• Supervise a variety of general portfolio management activities, including credit concentration reviews and portfolio optimization, critical analysis of trends and factors impacting various projects.
• Lead and develop a team; responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development.
• Reinforce superior customer service through your own example along with appropriate follow‑through with involved customers and employees.

Skills

Leadership

Portfolio management

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Underwriting knowledge

Bank operations knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Vice President, Portfolio Management Team Leader in San Diego to drive day-to-day lending team execution and cross-functional collaboration. You will manage a team of portfolio managers and analysts supporting Juris Banking Lending and Deposit Sales, underwriting and originating loans to law firms and related businesses while ensuring adherence to lending policies.

The role requires 8+ years in portfolio management, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of