Phoenix-based bank to create tech hub in Westerville, add 150 jobs
A Phoenix-based bank is creating a tech hub in Westerville, investing $2.2 million in a project that will create 150 jobs.
Western Alliance Bank said Monday it is hiring data analysts, engineers, developers, network operators, management, finance specialists and other positions.
The expansion in Westerville is meant to support the bank's growing products and business segment. The company's information technology division is establishing a workforce in new cities that it says will help it attract and keep workers in data analytics, cyber security, software development and finance.
The bank currently has about 3,400 workers. It operates banks under several names, primarily in the West and none in Ohio. The bank has assets of more than $50 billion.
"We are building a high-performing technology enterprise for our high-performing bank, and we were drawn to this outstanding part of Ohio," Tim Boothe, the bank's chief operating officer, said in a statement. "The robust talent pipeline, concentration of finance and technology companies and competitive business environment in the Columbus region is the type of ecosystem we were looking for when scouting locations across the country.”
The Columbus region is home to a number of banking and insurance companies, ranging from Huntington Bancshares to Nationwide.
Spectrum to add 200 jobs in Columbus
Separately, Spectrum says it is opening a customer service billing center in Columbus, creating 200 jobs by the end of the year.
The office will serve Spectrum customers across the company's 41-state service area. The workers will resolve billing inquiries and account issues, and adjust services as requested for Spectrum internet, television, mobile and voice customers.
Spectrum employs 7,200 workers in the state with major employment centers in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Zanesville.
The positions will be based on Spectrum's facility at 1600 Dublin Rd.
Starting pay for the jobs is $20 an hour along with health benefits, educational assistance and retirement benefits.
In addition to Columbus, Spectrum also is hiring customer service billing representatives at its Zanesville call center.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Western Alliance Bank to create tech hub in Westerville
