Project Manager I

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:Performs qualitative and quantitative business analysis encompassing banking, functional design and systems issues within scope of assigned project. Typically coordinates successful resolution of issues arising during course of project to ensure timely completion of critical tasks. Ensures project objectives are achieved on schedule and monitored through detailed project work plan. Ensures projects are within scope of strategic and marketing plan for the Asset Management Group.The Workplace Benefits Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives, facilitate cross-team coordination with senior leaders and with clients, and develop plans with business and support partners to sustain the changes. The project facilitated by this role will have direct support of Workplace Benefits strategic plans and will have significant exposure to senior leaders inside and outside of the line of business. The role will require project management and business integration leadership spanning multiple projects and multiple product lines. The candidate will be required to work closely with not only internal working groups such as Global Technology and Operations (GT&O), Contact Centers and client service functions but also with external groups such as third-party providers and Institutional Retirement Clients.Role Responsibilities:• Report, facilitate and/or lead all phases of project lifecycle.• Lead/co-lead or participate in internal and external meetings/calls as required, inclusive of meeting material preparation and maintenance.• Ability to build relationships across project workstreams and multiple lines of business.• The following subtasks will be performed: Create project plan based on direction from Project Champion• Adheres to Enterprise Change Management’s standards.• Ensure project plan is updated and on schedule.• Co-lead project team meetings and prepare meeting minutes.• Validate impact of changes during project lifecycle• Ensure all applicable functions are represented.• Ability to work across the project to negotiate, follow up, escalate items appropriately.• Assist Project Champion to document, standardize and validate business workflows.• Ensure product training needs are identified; documentation, vehicle, impacted areas (i.e., FAs, CRMs, CSMS, Call Center, etc.), ongoing maintenance, etc.• Ensure communication and reporting needs are identified; population, vehicle, frequency/timing, approvals.• Ensure Laws rules and regulations are identified and supported, i.e. contracts, letters, approvals, etc.• Identify/track open issues to closure.• Identify/track risks to closure.• Manage issue/risk escalation process.• Determine impact across other ongoing projects.• Determine impact to existing products and services.• Implement ongoing product/project metrics.• Provide management reporting.• Coordinate final project report.Skills:• Strong organizational and time management skills• Excellent problem-solving skills• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills• Knowledge of various project management methodologies (e.g., agile/scrum)• Ability to communicate effectively with an executive presence to all audiences (line of business, operations, technology, vendors, peers, and management)• Proficient in MS Word, Visio, Power Point, MS Project, SharePoint, and Excel• Ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects and tasks with overlapping deliverable dates.• Demonstrates initiative: is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibilityRequired Skills:• Minimum of 3 years Project Management experience• Proficient in MS Word, Visio, Power Point, MS Project, SharePoint, and ExcelDesired Skills:• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent work experience.• Knowledge of Institutional Retirement products• Change Management background• Strong communication skills with multiple level of leadership throughout an organizationMinimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalentShift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:40