Finance Transformation Program Lead

Bank of America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Discretionary incentive eligible

Job summary

Bank of America in New York is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead a portfolio of finance systems and data transformation initiatives. You will partner with Finance, Technology, Operations, and Global Markets to deliver strategic solutions and ensure delivery through all project phases.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver critical business outcomes while aligning with CFO governance and enterprise priorities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading large-scale programs, projects, or transformation initiatives within Financial Services, Finance, Technology, Operations, or Consulting.
• 5+ years of experience delivering Finance, Global Markets, Regulatory Reporting, Finance Data, or strategic transformation initiatives within a large financial institution.
• Experience working with end-to-end technology platforms, finance systems, data sourcing solutions, and enterprise reporting environments.
• Strong understanding of front-to-back data flows supporting trading, finance, risk, and regulatory reporting processes.
• Experience delivering complex business and technology change initiatives with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Strong project and program management experience, including governance, risk management, financial management, and executive reporting.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions across multiple lines of business.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to executive audiences.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools, including Jira, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and executes deliverables for all phases of the project while working closely with various partners and user community.
• Works with leadership and/or line of business to set strategic direction of the project.
• Assists leadership in the development of solution strategies.
• Demonstrates strong subject matter knowledge about existing financial solutions and processes within scope of responsibility.
• Adheres to Chief Financial Officer Group’s Change Management Governance and Controls Requirements.
• Requires an understanding of Finance, Accounting, Technology, and Project Management.
• Leads complex cross-functional programs involving Finance, Technology, Operations, Data Management, Global Markets, and business partners.
• Develops and maintains project plans, milestones, dependencies, risk and issue management processes, and executive reporting.
• Drives requirements, solution design reviews, testing strategy, implementation planning, and business readiness activities.
• Identifies and proactively manages program risks, key decisions, interdependencies, and change impacts across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Partners with senior leaders to establish priorities, define success metrics, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Facilitates governance forums, steering committee meetings, and executive communications.
• Supports strategic initiatives involving finance transformation, automation, data modernization, regulatory reporting, and operating model changes.
• Ensures alignment across upstream and downstream business processes, systems, data flows, and stakeholder groups.
• Promotes continuous improvement, simplification, and adoption of best project management practices.

Skills

Change Management

Collaboration

Program Management

Project Management

Strategy Planning and Development

Business Acumen

Business Case Analysis

Consulting

Scenario Planning and Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Business Analytics

Presentation Skills

Process Management

Process Performance Measurement

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Bank of America in New York is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead a portfolio of finance systems and data transformation initiatives. You will partner with Finance, Technology, Operations, and Global Markets to deliver strategic solutions and ensure delivery through all project phases.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver critical business outcomes while aligning with CFO governance and enterprise priorities.