MBA Veteran Business Initiatives Manager – Innovation Leadership Program (iLead)

Job Title:

MBA Veteran Business Initiatives Manager – Innovation Leadership Program (iLead)

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

Turn your military experience into a rewarding career with Western Alliance Bank, one of the country’s top-performing banking companies. We recognize the value that veterans bring to an organization, qualities like teamwork, leadership, integrity, reliability and excellence.

The iLead Leadership program gives veterans with MBAs the opportunity to build business skills and develop an innovation mindset at a fast-growing company. Program participants will become trailblazers in their functions, working on projects that will shape the future of Western Alliance Bank. Participants will gain high-impact experience, accelerate their careers as innovation leaders, build their professional network and interact closely with senior executives.

Participants will stretch themselves with hands on experience and accelerate their career progression in the financial industry. Participants will be responsible for attaining established individual goals through business development activities and building new client relationships. In addition, the program incorporates professional and leadership development, mentoring, an innovation project, and access to leading industry professionals. Be a part of an organization that invests in its people, delivers high performance, and creates possibilities for its employees and customers.

Examples of our program tracks include:

• Project Management
• Information Technology
• Cyber
• Risk Management
• Operations

What you'll need:

• MBA or master's degree in a related field
• 2-5 years of related military experience
• Demonstrated history of acting as a change agent and taking initiative. 
• Desire to innovate, disrupt, and improve. 
• Entrepreneurial mindset. 
• Demonstrated leadership, strong interpersonal skills, and ability to work effectively in a team environment. 
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel) and other presentation tools. 
• Ability to work both independently and on cross functional teams. 
• Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment. 
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to diverse stakeholders. 

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

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.

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