Bank Of America Operations Manager - Sanctions Screening Center Excellence 

United States, Virginia, Richmond 

231515364

This job is responsible for leading a segment or a small operations unit for a site, region, or product line within the bank's internal operations. Key responsibilities include identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex problems, ensuring compliance with policies, and developing and implementing new processes to improve operating efficiency and ensure accuracy of workflow. Job expectations include overseeing day-to-day activities of employees, including executing transactions and managing the budget, expenses, forecasting, and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Forecasts and manages staffing levels and capacities, provides effective coaching, and shares constructive feedback to drive Operational Excellence
• Applies knowledge of the end-to-end processes and ensures adherence to bank and regulatory policy and procedures when making decisions that impact various operations and product lines
• Develops and analyzes procedures to enhance unit and/or product-related activities and oversees budget and expense management, reporting, and forecasting for designated areas
• Evaluates efficiencies and identifies areas of improvement and growth to the overall process, identifying data, metrics, and key performance indicators to measure process effectiveness
• Aligns bank priorities and strategies to employee metrics and goals and strives to recognize, encourage, and improve team performance to support an inclusive work environment

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Diversity & Inclusion Champion: Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully.
• Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results.
• Risk Manager: Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks.
• People Manager & Coach: Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback.
• Financial Steward: Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines.

Required Qualifications:

• 1+ year leadership experience
• 1+ year experience in Operations or Compliance; Sanctions experience highly desired
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change
• Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Highly motivated to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to develop team members to maximize their potential
• Effective planning, time management and organizational skills
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience & Knowledge of economic sanctions program requirements and disposition of sanctions alerts or extensive background with WTX and/or ACH experience
• Experience in Global Banking & Markets business process
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Manages the risk reward trade off; follows the proper risk routines to get the right outcomes for the business.
• Communicates with impact; communicates effectively (both in writing and when speaking) using clear, concise and simple language
• Demonstrates a commitment for continuous learning; challenges the status quo and is passionate and capable of driving change across the organization
• Is intellectually curious; constantly seeks to learn and advance his/her knowledge
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world
• Monitor work flow and team progress, provide feedback to manager/team
• Monitor escalations received from Lines of business and response in timely manger
• Coordinate with other sites/regions to ensure daily SSCOE goals are met
• Provide training to new hires and up skill training to existing associates
• Ensure existing training is updated appropriate to adjust for changes in environment over time

Skills:

• Business Operations Management
• Customer Service Management
• Performance Management
• Process Performance Measurement
• Talent Development
• Account Management
• Client Management
• Leadership Development
• Process Management
• Relationship Building
• Hiring and Onboarding
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Process Design
• Risk Management
• Workforce Analytics

1st shift (United States of America)