Bank Of America Sr Operations Project Analyst 

United States, New Jersey 

755447798

This job is responsible for supporting project or testing activities in an operation department or Line of Business, researching and documenting organizational reviews, and conducting workflow analysis, data preparation, and triggering. Key responsibilities include pulling testing output and comparing to

Responsibilities:

• Supports the Testing team in gaining an understanding of changes being executed, writing and executing scripts, completing data preparation, and conditioning and triggering events
• Leads the resolution of defects, providing necessary documentation, and communicating with Development resources and project stakeholders on resolution and retest statuses
• Coordinates with the business to execute on defined project tasks, including tracking of deliverables and their statuses, measuring progress against ongoing success measures, and escalating roadblocks in a timely manner
• Analyzes current state processes, operations, procedures, and workflows and discovers pain points to develop approaches for potential solutions, including building a business case for improvement recommendations and driving the execution of implementation
• Manages and administers key activities to support medium to large projects, such as coordination of change related activities, reporting, and testing
• Communicates at all levels with business owners, stakeholders, and subject matter experts on all matters related to projects, such as the project plan, risks, issues, scope, assumptions, gap analysis, business requirements, and development of test plans and scripts
• Provides leadership and support for major project assignments which are intended to resolve business problems and/or capitalize on business opportunities for all phases of the project life cycle.
• Prepares formal business requirements for new systems to address business needs, including all Agile related tasks, including new MRA Testing requirements.
• Develops, coordinates, and executes testing in support of Technology enhancements across multiple business units for all releases which includes lower lane testing as well as post-production testing and monitoring.
• Interfaces with internal and external businesses and systems areas to analyze, design, and provide project management support through all phases of the project life cycle as well as identify opportunities to enhance processes.
• Provides ongoing production support and facilitates resolution as needed for identified production issues.
• Communicates and provides training for new system functionality and enhancements.

Skills:

• Attention to Detail
• Written Communications
• Active Listening
• Collaboration
• Oral Communications
• Prioritization
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Risk Management

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Required Skills:

• 1+ years of project management participation and/or User Acceptance Testing experience
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• An understanding of project management, technology, and ability to utilize that understanding to problem solve and recommend process improvements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to facilitate meetings and document next steps
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization (written and verbal)
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Ability to work effectively with Operations and Technology groups throughout the firm
• Must be adaptable, independent leader capable of assessing business problems, project deliverables and interdependencies holistically, and managing and escalating issues/risks to key stakeholders and leadership in a timely fashion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where business needs/ priorities may change
• Excellent time management skills and ability to juggle multiple competing priorities

Desired Skills:

• System development or Agile project management experience is an advantage
• Strong User Acceptance Testing (UAT) experience
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
• BS/BA​