Executive Strategy & Operations Lead (Hybrid)

M&T Bank; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY is seeking a highly analytical Strategic Operations professional to help leaders plan, track, and deliver a portfolio of high-priority work across multiple businesses and functions.

You will turn “what we need to do” into a clear plan and a set of decision-ready updates—building simple but durable project artifacts, translating data into concise insights, and creating executive-ready materials for senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years’ proven project management experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years’ project management experience.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing complex projects, initiatives, or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders or functional areas.
• Experience translating complex information into clear insights, recommendations, presentations, or executive-level updates.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, influence stakeholders, and bring structure to evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution, including defining scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder roles.
• Bring structure to ambiguous business problems by clarifying priorities, organizing workstreams, identifying key decisions, and establishing a practical path forward.
• Analyze data, updates, and business context to identify trends, risks, gaps, and non-obvious insights that inform decision‑making.
• Develop executive-ready materials including presentations, briefings, project updates, recommendations, and decision support for senior leaders.
• Partner with stakeholders across business lines and functions to gather requirements, align priorities, manage expectations, and drive initiatives forward.
• Monitor project performance and execution risk including scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, issues, change controls, and corrective actions.
• Exercise sound judgment and influence by determining when to elevate, when to independently resolve issues, and when to respectfully challenge assumptions or direction.
• Support strategic transformation and operational improvement through process enhancement, change management, reporting, and execution support.
• Maintain adherence to risk, regulatory, audit, compliance, and internal control standards in accordance with M&T Bank requirements. Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Structured thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

4+ years project management experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY is seeking a highly analytical Strategic Operations professional to help leaders plan, track, and deliver a portfolio of high-priority work across multiple businesses and functions.

You will turn “what we need to do” into a clear plan and a set of decision-ready updates—building simple but durable project artifacts, translating data into concise insights, and creating executive-ready materials for senior leaders.