Business Initiatives Manager - Corporate Strategy & Planning - Innovation Leadership Program (ilead)

Western Alliance Bank

Phoenix, AZ, United States
Innovation-focused mindset
Process optimization concepts
Emerging uses of ai
This development program helps participants strengthen their business acumen, build practical credit skills, and develop an innovation‑focused mindset

Job Summary

  • This development program helps participants strengthen their business acumen, build practical credit skills, and develop an innovation‑focused mindset.
  • Participants will gain a strong grounding in credit fundamentals, enhanced through a targeted development track that strengthens their credit expertise and prepares them to lead with insight and innovation.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

This development program helps participants strengthen their business acumen, build practical credit skills, and develop an innovation‑focused mindset.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • innovation-focused mindset
  • process optimization concepts
  • emerging uses of AI
  • change management essentials
  • strategic decision-making
  • market dynamics analysis

Nice-to-have

  • entrepreneurial and proactive
  • desire to innovate, disrupt, and improve
  • strong interpersonal skills
  • comfortable in rapidly changing environment

Key Requirements

  • MBA or master's degree completed within last 3 years
  • 2-5 years strategy consulting experience
  • 2-5 years management consulting experience
  • 2-5 years investment banking experience
  • 2-5 years corporate strategy experience
  • Demonstrated history as change agent
  • Highly proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Ability to work independently and in teams
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Expert in Microsoft Office
  • Experience with S&P Global, FactSet, Pitchbook
  • Experience with Copilot, PowerBI, Adobe Suite
  • Experience creating executive level presentations
  • Experience driving large initiatives
  • Strong understanding of general banking operations
  • Familiarity with financial evaluations
  • Familiarity with corporate finance modeling
  • Familiarity with acquisition modeling
  • Familiarity with due diligence
  • Familiarity with valuation methodologies

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