Work Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Hours: 40
Pay Details: $91,000 - $145,600 USD
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Line of Business:
Department Overview: We are seeking a Professional Practices Specialist to support the effectiveness and ongoing enhancement of our Centralized Governance & Controls Testing organization. This individual contributor will provide program management support, strengthen governance processes, drive process improvements, and enhance reporting to support consistent execution and informed management decisions.
The role will partner with testing leaders, testing teams, and key stakeholders to translate program priorities into practical processes, clear reporting, and well-coordinated deliverables. Success requires strong organizational skills, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
Key Responsibilities
Program Management and Execution Support
- Support the planning, coordination, and execution of initiatives across the Business Line Testing organization.
- Maintain integrated work plans, milestone trackers, deliverable inventories, and action logs to provide visibility into priorities, dependencies, and progress.
- Coordinate stakeholder inputs, monitor commitments, and escalte risks or delays that could affect delivery.
- Prepare meeting materials, facilitate working sessions, document decisions, and track actions through completion.
- Support implementation of program changes through stakeholder communications, updated procedures, and execution tracking.
Governance and Professional Practices
- Support the development, maintenance, and consistent application of testing program standards, procedures, templates, and governance routines.
- Coordinate governance forums, including agenda development, materials preparation, decision documentation, and follow-up.
- Maintain program documentation and governance records to support transparency, traceability, and readiness for management reviews.
- Partner with testing teams to identify inconsistencies in practices and support practical solutions that improve alignment.
- Coordinate responses to information requests and track related deliverables in partnership with accountable owners.
Process Improvement
- Assess existing workflows to identify opportunities to simplify execution, reduce manual effort, and improve consistency.
- Gather stakeholder feedback, document current-state processes, and recommend targeted improvements.
- Translate improvement opportunities into actionable requirements, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Partner with relevant teams to enhance tools, templates, workflows, and supporting documentation.
- Monitor the adoption and effectiveness of implemented changes and recommend further refinements.
Reporting and Insights
- Develop and enhance recurring management reports, dashboards, and governance materials.
- Consolidate and validate reporting inputs, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate resolution with data owners.
- Analyze program information to identify trends, execution challenges, and opportunities for management attention.
- Improve reporting definitions, documentation, and production processes to strengthen accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
- Translate detailed information into clear summaries that communicate progress, risks, decisions needed, and next steps.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Build effective working relationships with testing leaders, team members, and cross-functional partners.
- Serve as a coordination point for assigned professional practices initiatives and deliverables.
- Communicate expectations, timelines, and dependencies clearly, and follow through on commitments.
- Balance enterprise or program-level consistency with the practical needs of testing teams.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in financial services, risk management, controls, testing, audit, governance, program management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate initiatives, manage multiple deliverables, and meet deadlines in a changing environment.
- Experience developing procedures, governance materials, management reporting, or process improvements.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate data, identify inconsi