Job Title:

Summer 2025 Internship- Phoenix, AZ-Preferred and Small Business Banking

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

Launch your career with Western Alliance Bank in our Summer Internship Program! You’ll gain real-life experience and explore what it’s like to work as part of an organization that exemplifies people, performance and possibilities.

As an intern, you’ll work on challenging projects in your specific area of study and receive support from a mentor. Our interns work alongside world-class professionals in a fast-paced, professional setting, giving you an opportunity to make an impact and apply the knowledge and skills you’ve learned through your education.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is one of the country's top-performing banking companies. Its primary subsidiary, Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC; offers a full spectrum of commercial banking solutions and consumer products. All delivered with outstanding service by banking and mortgage experts who put customers first.

In this paid internship, you’ll be empowered to work on challenging and complex issues in a collaborative environment with other talented interns. Over the 10-week program, you’ll participate in business projects, mentoring, leadership development training and team-building activities designed to set you up for professional success. The summer Internship program runs June through August, with flexible dates available, based on school schedules. Interns who perform well and demonstrate a commitment to our values of integrity, creativity, teamwork, passion and excellence may be extended employment opportunities with Western Alliance Bank.

The intern will work with:
Our Preferred and Small Business Banking teams are the face of client service at Western Alliance Bank. With a focus on leading the sales, service, and operational experience for preferred and small business clients and creating a positive onboarding experience for new clients, our teams provide service to clients through 37 branch locations and several centralized centers dedicated to delivering the full value of the bank to clients. Our mission is to deliver an enhanced client experience by enabling our team to interact seamlessly with clients, upskilling our people, improving processes and driving technological innovation. Our interns can expect to have direct insight into and participate in changes we’re making to enhance the technology, process, and people experience to better serve our clients. Additionally, interns can expect to learn the fundamentals of business banking, have a front-row seat to project and change management as well as leadership management, learning basics around employee performance management, coaching and teaching.

What we are looking for:

Individuals who are passionate and entrepreneurial, just like our clients. Specifically, we’re looking for top-performers interested in pursuing careers in Commercial Banking. 

You may be a fit for the program if you meet certain eligibility requirements, including:

• Undergraduate students currently enrolled in a related field of study
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Strong analytical, conceptual, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to self-motivate and work productively without supervision
• An interest in working in the Commercial Business Banking industry

To be eligible for this program, you must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis.  We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program.  Western Alliance Bank will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit, including Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT).

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 [email protected] 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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