Senior Counsel - Deposit & Bank Operations

What You'll Do

Senior Counsel working within the Deposit & Bank Operations practice group reports to the Deputy General Counsel and works alongside other attorneys and staff on a wide variety of financial institution activities, including operational, compliance, and customer matters.

• Advises company’s management on bank operations (including deposits, collections, and credit cards)
• Deposits
• Payments and funds transfers
• Digital asset banking
• Banking as a service/open banking (including APIs)
• Treasury management sales and services (including foreign exchange)
• Product management
• Risk management
• Legal process
• Bank regulatory and compliance (including BSA/AML)
• Consumer lending and mortgage compliance
• Litigation including oversight of external counsel
• Reviews and drafts complex documents including banking forms and agreements and general contracts

What You'll Need

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in Arizona or another U.S. Jurisdiction
• 6-10 years of relevant experience in private practice or in-house
• In-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory, and operational aspects of the U.S. banking industry and payments systems, including bank deposits, money transmission/money services businesses, funds transfers, check/ACH/wire processing, and payment cards
• Relevant experience should include working knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code (with particular emphasis on Articles 3, 4, and 4A), Nacha Operating Rules, and Regulation E
• Strong drafting and negotiating skills across a range of complex commercial contracts and the ability to analyze and identify core legal issues
• Experience negotiating and drafting commercial agreements with technology partners
• Excellent writing and drafting skills
• Advanced ability to review legal research and analyze and summarize findings as necessary
• Excellent oral, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization and multitasking skills, practical and effective problem-solving skills, strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability and drive to take ownership of projects and tasks
• Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
• Thorough and detail-oriented, able to prioritize, and juggle multiple projects and demands

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Ownership stake in the company
• Medical and dental insurance
• Time off
• A great 401k matching program
• Tuition assistance program
• An employee volunteer program
• A wellness program

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.