Sr Operations Project Manager

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for managing large projects for an operations department or Line of Business. Key responsibilities include directing the research of existing operations, procedures, workflow, product, and service requirements and managing the analysis of assembled data to define problems, including cost/benefit analysis and scope of the project. Job expectations include overseeing end-to-end project status, project health, mitigation, and timely escalation and working directly with senior management to set and maintain strategic project direction.

Responsibilities:

• Determines testing methods needed for assigned projects, educates resources, partners with all testing teams engaged, and analyzes reporting and assembled data to define problems
• Manages and directs project parameters, costs, project testing execution, resource allocation, and cost/benefit analysis
• Partners with operations management on creating project impact and providing direction and guidance to internal teams
• Coordinates development of key project deliverables in partnership with various key internal and external business partners
• Manages and leads the execution of multiple and often competing priorities to meet deadlines and adhere with policies and procedures
• Establishes project status routines and tracks critical path deadlines and overall business measures for success
• Oversees defect resolution and roadblock clearing efforts to enable successful completion of testing

Required Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of project/program management experience
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Ability to identify and propose the tasks & deliverables that will be necessary to achieve the desired outcome
• Strong business centric mindset with ability to utilize sound business judgment and tailor approach to drive optimal business outcomes
• Ability to manage and communicate with stakeholders
• Knowledge of structured project management methods
• Requires an in-depth knowledge of the bank and overall operations environment
• Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders at senior levels
• Ability to lead cross-functional workgroups and champion initiatives
• Competent with MS products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio
• Strong presentation development skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Global Operations

Skills:

• Risk Management
• Attention to Detail
• Critical Thinking
• Customer and Client Focus
• Prioritization
• Performance Management
• Active Listening
• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Planning
• Business Case Review
• Project Management
• Process Mapping
• Change Management
• Conflict Management

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