Senior Director, SBA Banking

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10+ years of related experience. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Previous leadership experience required. Expert knowledge of general banking operations,

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Senior Director, SBA Banking

CA - San Diego, 450 B St

Responsibilities

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As a Senior Director- SBA you'll be in a senior-level leadership position responsible for executing the division's strategic plan and guiding your team in its efforts to meet the Bank's annual growth and customer retention targets. You'll lead a group of Commercial Bankers, Business Development Officers, and Portfolio Management staff to expand our market share, grow the portfolio, and deepen the relationship with our customers. You'll be responsible for leading the growth and development of the team's general portfolio, as part of the greater Regional Banking business line. While Senior Directors spend a significant portion of their time working their own network and top-tier customers in the portfolio, much of your time will be devoted to supporting your team in credit structuring discussions, portfolio health management, and market dynamics responsiveness.
  • →Responsible for supporting the Head of Business Banking in executing the Bank's strategic plan, with specific focus of leading the efforts to grow the loan and deposit portfolio of the assigned region or business line.  They are measured on their team's success in meeting sales objectives, portfolio health, and management of market dynamics.
  • →Execute the tactical strategy outlined by the Head of Business Banking regarding transaction pitches and negotiation of term sheets. Guide the credit structuring development process, customer assessment, and presentation to senior and divisional loan committees.
  • →Responsible for the team's success in managing portfolio health, and the team's efforts to pro-actively address deteriorating loan performance, mitigating risk from market developments, complications in service delivery, and product adoption.
  • →Foster strong, healthy working relationships with executive and senior leaders in partner departments (including Credit Administration, Risk Management/Compliance, Loan Administration, and other internal support departments, and third-party services), and facilitates the team's contribution to and compliance with technical processes and requirements, risk mitigation, efficiency, and customer service.
  • →Lead and develop a team; responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development.

  • 10+ years of related experience.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Previous leadership experience required.
  • Expert knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management and/or other commercial banking products and services.

Compensation: Salary range for new hires is generally $169,410.00 - $209,270.00 for San Diego, CA. Salary amount is determined by specific job location. In addition, the role may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives earned and restricted stock.

What We Offer

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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 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.

© Western Alliance Bancorporation

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Posted
September 28, 2026
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October 11, 2026
Last seen
October 11, 2026

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Senior Director, SBA Banking