Business Analyst (SkillBridge Opportunity)

What You'll Do

The Business Analyst – Sales Applications, Business Insights & Project Administration (SkillBridge) supports the Commercial Bank’s sales technology ecosystem, business insight capabilities, and project execution efforts. This role is designed for transitioning service members to gain hands-on experience supporting sales applications, analyzing business performance data, and providing structured project administration support for cross-functional initiatives.

• Supports day-to-day administration and optimization of commercial banking sales applications (e.g., CRM, pipeline tools, reporting platforms).
• Assists with user access requests, issue tracking, and basic configuration support.
• Maintains application adoption, usage trends, and data completeness.
• Documents workflows, business requirements, and improvement opportunities.
• Assists with business insights and analytics, including development and maintenance of dashboards and recurring reports.
• Performs analysis to identify trends, variances, and performance insights.
• Supports data reconciliation across multiple source systems.
• Conducts data quality checks and maintains documentation standards.
• Provides project administration support for sales and optimization initiatives.
• Tracks project plans, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Maintains status updates, action logs, and meeting materials.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and functional teams.
• Aids in documenting decisions, requirements, and change requests.

Required Qualifications

• Active-duty U.S. military service member eligible for the DoD SkillBridge program.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience.
• Interest in business analysis, analytics, sales operations, or project coordination.
• Prior banking, analytics, or project experience helpful but not required.

Skills & Capabilities

• An analytical and structured problem-solving mindset.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and follow-through skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to support multiple initiatives and manage priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

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.