Bank Of America Release Train Engineer - Agile/JIRA Adoption Lead 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

6606896

Job Description:

Job Description:

Contributes to programs/projects specific to corporate change initiatives that have significant impact on how the company does business, provides a product or service, or executes a function. Assesses the adoption risk associated with the change effort. Identifies, develops and executes strategies and supporting tactics to engage and influence all stakeholders to make needed behavioral changes. Partners with the business to develop and transition plans, including ongoing success measures, to sustain the change. Responsible for tracking project milestones while developing, maintaining and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan. Experience with BAC Change and Project Management tools and processes. Responsible for Clarity and PCM updates and project documents. Effectively communicates with managers, peers and business partners on deliverables, timelines and support needed from them. Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines. Typically 1-3 plus years of project or program management support experience.

Global Risk Analytics (GRA) and Enterprise Independent Testing (EIT) are sub-lines of business within Global Risk Management (GRM). Collectively, they are responsible for developing a consistent and coherent set of models, analytical tools, and tests for effective risk and capital measurement, management and reporting across Bank of America. GRA and EIT partner with the Lines of Business and Enterprise functions to ensure the capabilities they build address both internal and regulatory requirements, and are responsive to the changing nature of portfolios, economic conditions, and emerging risks. In executing their activities, GRA and EIT drive innovation, process improvement and automation.

Role Overview

Required Education

• Undergraduate or masters degree from an accredited college or university
• GPA of 3.5 or higher is preferred
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification, including PSM Levels 1, 2, and 3
• Completion of the Certified Scrum Developer course
• Experience with ServiceNow and using Jira for Agile project management techniques
• Common areas of study include but are not limited to: Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Process and Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, Accounting, Business Administration, Audit Management, Risk Management

Required Qualifications

• Expert JIRA/ Scrum/ Agile experience on large scale complex programs. Experienced in setting up and executing Program Increments
• Technology Change Management (CRQ) & Release experience on large scale complex program(s)
• Strong Agile understanding with a comprehensive combination of execution and training in Scrum methodology
• Expert knowledge of an Agile framework or method (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and understanding of software development lifecycle models
• Experienced in establishing automated reports & metrics leveraging JIRA for tracking/ forecasting & managing work efforts across programs/teams
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and understanding facilitation techniques
• Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills
• Ability to influence, remove obstacles, and motivate people without direct line management authority
• Strong communication skills and the ability to quickly address issues or problems
• Ability to coach and build a collaborative team of diverse individuals
• Ability to assign and delegate tasks appropriately, ensure alignment with priorities and schedule, and ensure the team is fully deployed and productive
• Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles
• Outstanding facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
• Proficiency in refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
• Experience in planning and problem-solving with product management and delivery teams

Desired Qualifications

• Coding experience in Python leveraging systems such as GIT/Bitbucket
• Proficiency in leveraging Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Risk management background/experience
• Data testing experience (across capture, transport and use: i.e. conformance, transaction, transport, controls and/or compliance/surveillance testing)

1st shift (United States of America)