[Hiring] ALM Manager @Upstart

Role Description

As the ALM Manager, you will own the Bank's first-line asset and liability management and interest rate risk management framework. Reporting to the Bank Treasurer, you will:

• Own the Bank's asset and liability management and interest rate risk measurement framework, including net interest income simulation, economic value of equity sensitivity, repricing gap analysis, and other measures used to assess earnings and capital exposure across changing rate environments.
• Lead implementation, configuration, and ongoing administration of the Bank's ALM platform, including data mapping and staging, source-to-model reconciliations, model controls, change management, vendor coordination, and issue resolution.
• Develop, document, and regularly evaluate behavioral and market assumptions, including deposit betas and decay, loan prepayments and curtailments, repricing characteristics, funding rollover behavior, yield curves, and product optionality; perform sensitivity analysis, backtesting, and outcomes analysis.
• Design and evaluate parallel and non-parallel rate shocks, ramps, curve twists, and business-plan scenarios; identify key drivers of risk, monitor limits and early warning indicators, and explain period-over-period changes in the Bank's interest rate risk profile.
• Recommend balance sheet, product pricing, funding, investment, and hedging actions to manage interest rate risk within approved appetite and limits, and partner with business leaders to assess the ALM implications of new products and changes in balance sheet strategy.
• Prepare clear, decision-useful ALM and IRR reporting for the Asset and Liability Committee, executive management, the Board, Internal Audit, and regulators, while supporting policy administration, model risk management, independent validation, examinations, audits, and continuous improvement of Treasury reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in bank treasury, asset and liability management, interest rate risk management, balance sheet management, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience working within a commercial bank, community bank, or bank holding company and applying bank ALM and interest rate risk concepts in a regulated environment.
• Hands-on experience operating an ALM platform and producing net interest income and economic value sensitivity analyses under multiple rate and balance sheet scenarios.
• Experience developing and governing model assumptions, reconciling source data to model inputs, analyzing model results, monitoring policy limits, and preparing ALM or IRR reporting for senior management or an Asset and Liability Committee.

Requirements

• Experience presenting ALM and interest rate risk analyses to an Asset and Liability Committee, executive management, a Board or Board committee, auditors, and bank regulators.
• Knowledge of applicable bank regulatory guidance for interest rate risk and model risk management, including OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC supervisory expectations.
• Experience with fixed-rate consumer lending, retail and wholesale deposits, investment securities, derivatives, and the balance sheet dynamics of a de novo or rapidly growing bank.
• Advanced spreadsheet and financial modeling skills; proficiency with SQL or similar data tools; and familiarity with ALM platforms such as Empyrean, QRM, BancWare, Moody's Analytics, or similar systems.
• Experience supporting independent model validation, assumption backtesting, model change governance, hedging analysis, or funds transfer pricing; CFA, FRM, or another relevant professional credential is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.
• Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only).
• Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
• Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only).
• Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements.
• Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country).
• Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources.
• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only).
• Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you.
• Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from.
• Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).
• Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!).