Innovation Leadership Program (iLead) - Phoenix, AZ - Project Portfolio Management - Phoenix Arizona

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Posted On: 01/30/2025

Job Title:Innovation Leadership Program (iLead) - Phoenix, AZ - Project Portfolio ManagementLocation:Block 23What you'll do:Start Date between June 23, 2025 to July 7, 2025This eighteen-month rotational program is designed to develop capabilities and foster innovation to scale the company to meet its next phase of growth. The program participants will become the trailblazers in their functions, working on projects to shape the future of Western Alliance Bank. Participants will gain high-impact experience, accelerate their careers as innovator leaders, build their professional network and interact closely with senior executives. The Change Management department is responsible for designing and leading the Bank's change management framework across the enterprise to ensure alignment to strategic planning, risk appetite and financial / resourcing capacity. The Change Management organization acts in a trusted advisor role providing business leaders expert guidance in developing sound business cases for projects and stewarding the oversight committees and activities in the approval process. The organization plays a critical role in helping to inform bank executives of the project priorities to support decisions about trade-offs to maximize benefits, opportunities, and risk management for the enterprise.The Rotations for Project Portfolio Management are:Rotation 1: Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is responsible to support the design of the Bank's Enterprise Project Portfolio Management framework across the Enterprise. This group helps ensure alignment to the strategy plan and risk appetite remains within the financial and resourcing capacity of the Bank. This rotation experience will expose the participant to project governance, organizational change management, and financial reporting.Rotation 2: Enterprise Project Management Office is a pool of program and project managers responsible to execute a portfolio of prioritized Enterprise Initiatives. They aid with the inner workings of the strategic plan and support the initiatives to execute those objectives. This rotation experience will expose the participant to project management, stakeholder engagement, and executive presentations.Rotation 3: Third Party Management is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining Western Alliance Bank's third-party risk management program in compliance with regulatory expectations. This function occasionally supports with event's strategic sourcing; spend analysis, contract management, and supplier management. This rotation experience will expose the participant to data analytics and reporting, risk assessment, and contract negotiations.What you'll need:

• Completed MBA or master's degree in a related field within three years of program application.
• Two to Five years of related experience in business management, business analytics, risk, finance, accounting, economics, banking, data sciences, MIS, computer sciences, project management, and change management with an understanding of banking and financial services.
• History of acting as a change agent and taking calculated risks.
• Exceptionally proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and other presentation tools.
• Ability to manage and execute multiple complex projects within required timelines. Ability to self-start and self-direct in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge and an ability to master new subjects and processes.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with an attention to detail.
• Affinity to innovate, disrupt and improve.
• Entrepreneurial background.
• Demonstrated leadership and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and on cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable with rapidly changing environment and reprioritization of tasks
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.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 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is 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.-- Western Alliance Bancorporation More...

      

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