Business Strategy & Initiative Manager - Enterprise Credit Analytics & Transformation Strategy

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. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for supporting the development and execution of strategic initiatives and/or processes aligned to priorities within a functional area and/or business. Key responsibilities include defining, developing, executing, monitoring, and/or refining strategic initiatives and processes in close collaboration with key stakeholders and internal partners.

This role is responsible for building out the platform strategy and technology investment roadmap for Enterprise Credit.  The individual will partner closely with Technology and Credit subject matter experts to document the capabilities needed by each credit unit and identify target state platforms that best meet those needs. Additionally, the role will develop business cases and secure funding for technology initiatives that improve the credit underwriting process.

“Internal employees who are currently working from home are still eligible to apply. However, if selected for the role, you may be required to work onsite in accordance with the workplace excellence policy.”

Responsibilities:

• Builds and/or executes business initiatives and/or processes, while partnering with stakeholders and partners

• Solves complex problems and delivers on business initiatives and processes by applying subject matter expertise and technical knowledge of the business

• Engage with key stakeholders, partners, and business leadership to deliver on business objectives

• Performs analytics, assessments, and/or interpretation of data and/or information to identify business opportunities, derive insights, and measure outcomes

• Develop strategic and tactical plans to drive progress towards business goals and objectives

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Financial Services Industry

• Experience in Credit, Credit Operations, Transformation / Strategy, or Process Design role

• Interest in learning new platforms and technologies

• Ability to build strategic end-to-end plans for platforms

• Ability to create and maintain partnerships with multiple stakeholders

• Strong written and oral communications skills

• Ability to communicate vertically and horizontally and to distill complex subject matter into concise summaries and recommendations

• Candidate must be highly organized with excellent analytical and reporting skills with the ability to create and execute project plans

Desired Qualifications:

• 8+ years’ experience in Financial Services Industry

• Experience in Credit, Credit Operations, or Transformation/Strategy Role

• Interest in learning new platforms and technologies

• Familiarity with Agile software development process

• Problem solver; ability to think critically and offer creative solutions

• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn technical specs

• Self-starter who is comfortable operating independently

• Strong organizational skills with ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a dynamic environment

Skills:

• Business Acumen

• Critical Thinking

• Customer and Client Focus

• Result Orientation

• Analytical Thinking

• Collaboration

• Oral Communications

• Stakeholder Management

• Adaptability

• Innovative Thinking

• Planning

• Prioritization

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - IL - Chicago - 110 N Wacker Dr - Bank Of America Tower Chicago (IL4110)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$135,000.00 - $216,500.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.