Business Analyst (SkillBridge Opportunity)
Western Alliance Bank
About the Role
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. The role is intentionally developmental, focused on learning how sales platforms, analytics, and project governance practices are used to drive banker productivity, execute initiatives, and support informed decision-making, under the guidance of senior analysts and leaders. This program provides exposure to business analysis, sales automation support, analytics, and project administration within a commercial banking environment. Participants will build transferable skills in requirements documentation, data analysis, reporting, project coordination, and stakeholder communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn and Support day-to-day administration and optimization of commercial banking sales applications (e.g., CRM, pipeline tools, reporting platforms)
- Assist with user access requests, issue tracking, and basic configuration support
- Monitor application adoption, usage trends, and data completeness
- Document workflows, business requirements, and improvement opportunities
- Business Insights & Analytics
- Assist with development and maintenance of dashboards and recurring reports
- Perform analysis to identify trends, variances, and performance insights
- Support data reconciliation across multiple source systems
- Conduct data quality checks and maintain documentation standards
- Project Administration & Initiative Support
- Provide project administration support for sales and optimization initiatives
- Track project plans, milestones, risks, and dependencies
- Maintain status updates, action logs, and meeting materials
- Coordinate follow-ups across stakeholders and functional teams
- Assist with documentation of decisions, requirements, and change requests
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
- 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