Job Title:
Vice President Relationship Banking, Digital Assets

Location:
IL – Chicago LPO

What you’ll do:
As a Vice President; Relationship Banker Digital Assets, you will support day-to-day banking activities from Business development through delivery of the banking services necessary to service our digital asset/cryptocurrency clients. You will leverage your banking expertise to enhance Western Alliance Bank portfolio of services. To accomplish this, you will partner with the Digital Asset Banking Team to communicate and execute the strategy to grow and service clients within this emerging market.

What we are looking for:

Develops new business channels for the Digital Asset Banking team in the digital asset market
Meet with digital asset banking customers to identify their needs and collect information for banking services, including credit applications
Interview applicants to define banking eligibility and establish banking needs
Reject banking applicants and explain deficiencies to applicants
Operate in compliance with laws and regulations

What you need to have:

Bachelor’s degree in finance or a similar field
A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a financial institution in a direct banking function and/or digital asset market
Solid understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital asset market
Highly proficient in banking software and client presentation skills
Solid understanding of local, state, and federal loan regulations
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

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 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.