Lead Analyst - Analytics & Reporting

Job Title:

Lead Analyst - Analytics & Reporting

Location:

TX - Dallas/Irving

What you'll do:

As a Reporting & Technical Support Lead, you will ensure timely and accurate delivery of reports, dashboards, and data insights. You'll act as the primary point of contact for reporting requests, manage workload distribution, and provide technical guidance to team members. This role focuses on leading development of reporting solutions, maintaining data integrity, and supporting business intelligence initiatives across Commercial Banking. You will also collaborate with partners while performing hands-on work to integrate automated solutions into workflows and support process improvements that enhance scalability.

• Supports the Commercial Bank’s  strategy leading the team in development and implementation of dashboards, scorecards, and automated reporting solutions using BI tools such as Power BI, and SQL-based platforms.
• Act as the primary point of contact for reporting requests, gathering requirements, and ensuring outputs meet accuracy, compliance, and stakeholder expectations. Drive the strategy of process automation and innovation initiatives to improve efficiency and scalability of reporting workflows. 
• Perform hands on development and provide support for Commercial Bank owned and operational applications including electronic form configuration and formatting leveraging integrated AI capabilities within the development tools.;
• Perform and support migrating solutions to production posting and post–go live updates while delivering end to end production support for dashboards and other Microsoft Power solutions.
• Provide and lead UAT and liaison when needed with IT when incident’s occur.    Incident management support; maintain UiPath and PowerAutomate automation workflows; and develop test scripts, release documentation, and deployment activities. 
• Lead the approach of ongoing enhancement, stewardship, maintenance, and development of business automation solutions, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and alignment with evolving business objectives. Support the manager in overseeing data integrity and governance across reporting systems, implementing best practices for quality control and compliance. 
• Provide advanced technical guidance and mentorship to team members on SQL queries, BI tools, and data visualization techniques. Collaborate with management on strategic projects and assist in preparing presentations and insights for senior leadership. 
• Monitor and report on team KPIs, including turnaround times, report accuracy, and stakeholder satisfaction. 
• Foster a collaborative team environment focused on continuous learning and improvement.
• May lead and develop a team; responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development.

What you'll need:

• 5+ years of related experience in Analytics, Reporting, Finance or similar field., Data Analytics & Data Management, Finance (GL Mgmt, Public Reporting, Analysis), Analytics, Reporting, Finance or similar field., Data Analytics & Data Management, Finance (GL Mgmt, Public Reporting, Analysis) or similar field.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.
• Intermediate knowledge of data analytics tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau) and reporting best practices.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience in  business intelligence processes and experience implementing analytical change in growth environments; experience in project management and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience in overseeing automation initiatives or process improvement projects preferred.  Familiarity with workflow optimization and integration of automated solutions is a plus.
• Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
• Occasional travel required.

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 [email protected] 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