Product Operations Manager, Association Banking at Western Alliance Bancorporation

Job Title:

Product Operations Manager, Association Banking

Location:

AZ - Chandler 3075

What you'll do:

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Product Manager to lead our CRM transformation initiative using Microsoft Dynamics. This role is central to modernizing our operations and delivering scalable, user-centric solutions across service and sales workflows. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to define, build, and roll out CRM capabilities that drive business impact. The ideal candidate is a strong product thinker with a solid grasp of CRM workflows and is driven by a passion for enabling change and fostering user adoption. This role will also ensure smooth execution of transformation initiative by updating operational processes, desktop procedures, and driving training and documentation efforts in partnership with various subject matter experts.

Serve as the Product Owner for CRM transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs.
Define and maintain the product roadmap for Dynamics 365 enhancements, prioritizing features that deliver measurable business value.
Translate business requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog items for development teams.
Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, sales, and customer service to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), coordinate training sessions, and champion end-user adoption of new CRM features.
Monitor and report on feature performance, user feedback, and adoption metrics to inform continuous improvement.
Partner with operations subject matter experts to review and update desktop procedures and operational plans to reflect new CRM enhancements and launches.
Partner across the Product Management team to execute the Bank's strategic plan, to lead efforts to develop and operate profitable banking products. Meet all product development objectives, manage product health, and respond to market dynamics.

What you'll need:

5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner, preferably in CRM platforms.
Bachelor's degree in related field required.
Strong understanding of CRM workflows, case management, and customer service processes. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics is highly preferred, experience with other CRM platforms is acceptable.
Ability to translate business needs into actionable product requirements and deliver value through iterative releases. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with experience running effective outcome-based meetings with cross-functional teams.
Strong understanding of operational workflows and process documentation and ability to create and manage operational documentation, internal FAQs and user guides.
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
Advanced knowledge of banking products, including treasury management, credit cards, as well as pricing dynamics. Market specific awareness.
Advanced experience with Product Management Methodology including new product launches, road mapping, business cases, product enhancements, communication and marketing plans, and robust executive management presentations and reporting development.
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 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.