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Senior Capital Markets & Investment Portfoilio Risk Analyst

Western Alliance Bank

Darbydale, OHJob$116–143K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$116–143K/yr
Location
Darbydale, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Capital Markets and Investment Portfolio Risk Analyst supports independent oversight of investment securities, mortgage servicing rights, and loans held for sale. The role monitors market, liquidity, and capital risks; evaluates hedging strategies, assumptions, and stress testing; and reports portfolio trends and emerging risks to executive management and governance committees. It partners with Treasury and Mortgage Capital Markets to strengthen risk governance and oversight.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Asset Liability ManagementInvestment Portfolio OversightMortgage Capital MarketsAnalyticsFixed Income SecuritiesDerivativesHedging InstrumentsRegulatory FrameworksRisk Management PrinciplesSecond Line of DefenseAnalytical MindsetAttention to DetailCollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCFAFRM

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or Related Field4+ Years Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Full job description

Job Title: Senior Capital Markets & Investment Portfoilio Risk Analyst Location: CityScape What you'll do: The Financial Risk Management Group (FRM) provides independent risk oversight of the Company's Treasury and Mortgage Capital Markets activities. This role within FRM focuses specifically on Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Servicing Rights and Loans Held for Sale exposures. The team facilitates effective use of risk appetite to monitor and assess risk-taking activities. The group also plays a key role in keeping senior management appraised of the Company's financial risk profile. This is achieved by using risk measures, proactive application of expert judgement, and limit setting. Activities are centered on risk management and analysis, transparency and escalation of risk, and overall process improvement. As a Senior Capital Markets and Investment Portfolio Risk Analyst, you will serve as a key contributor in monitoring market, liquidity and capital risks associated with the Company's investment securities and mortgage asset exposures. The position partners extensively with Treasury and Mortgage Capital Markets to evaluate risk exposures, challenge assumptions, assess emerging risks, and strengthen the firm's overall risk governance framework. This role is ideal for someone with a strong analytical background who is looking to develop their expertise in financial risk management. - Independently review risk exposures within the investment securities, mortgage servicing asset, and loans held for sale portfolios. Monitor portfolio composition and risk measures including duration, convexity, market value sensitivity, unrealized gain/loss positions, asset yields, valuation risk, and hedge effectiveness. - Monitor and assess hedging strategies and asset portfolio performance under various market conditions including interest rate, spread, liquidity stress scenarios. - Review and validate management assumptions, model outputs, and stress testing used to support risk decisions. - Evaluate emerging market developments and their impact on asset performance and risk exposures. - Produce and enhance risk reporting delivered to executive management and governance committees. Identify portfolio trends, emerging risks, limit concerns, and material market developments requiring management attention. - Monitor adherence to Board-approved risk limits and regulatory requirements. - Build effective relationships across Treasury and Mortgage Capital Markets teams to gather data and support risk oversight activities. - Support the documentation of risk reviews, challenge activities, and oversight processes in accordance with governance standards. - undefined What you'll need: - Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field; CFA/FRM preferred. - 4+ years in Asset Liability Management, investment portfolio oversight, Mortgage Capital Markets, or related field with a strong focus on analytics. - Familiarity with fixed income securities, derivatives, and/or hedging instruments. - Understanding of regulatory frameworks and risk management principles. - Strong understanding of second line of defense principles. - Analytical mindset with attention to detail. - Ability to work collaboratively with different teams. - Good written and verbal communication skills. Compensation: Salary range for new hires is generally $115,915.00 - $143,185.00 for Las Vegas, NV. Salary amount is determined by specific job location. In addition, the role may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives earned and restricted stock. **Benefits you'll love:**We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and

How this job compares

Set against the 800 open Risk Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$116–143K/yr
  • Ohio median$78–116K/yr22 salary ranges
  • US median$94–124K/yr527 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $130K, is 33% above the Ohio median midpoint ($97K) — in the top quarter of Risk Analyst salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 42 open Risk Analyst jobs in Ohio and 800 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Risk Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (640 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 267 of the 800 open Risk Analyst jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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