GCB Strategic Program Executive

Bank of America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America seeks a Strategic Product Owner to lead large-scale Global Commercial Banking transformation, translating business needs into epics, features and user stories, and owning vision, roadmap and backlog for multi-year initiatives.

You will partner with GCB and Technology, drive delivery across multiple platforms, manage interdependencies, and report progress to senior leadership while balancing speed with regulatory and architectural constraints.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner on large scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Commercial Banking products, client journeys, and operating models.
• Deep working knowledge of Agile SDLC and tools (JIRA, Confluence, AgileView, Horizon, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and technology leaders without direct authority.
• Strong executive level communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the execution of defined project tasks through tracking of deliverables and their statuses, developing project plans, and measuring progress against ongoing key performance indicators.
• Influences timelines, helps to prioritize work amongst team to meet deadlines, and uses business judgment to tailor approaches and drive optimal business outcomes while managing external and reputational risk.
• Orchestrates and drives the successful and timely completion of programs to achieve business goals, including the identification and resolution of risks and issues which impact program delivery.
• Engages and drives relationships with business partners through strategic leadership, execution of key priorities, thoughtful challenge, and insightful analysis.
• Reviews investment strategies, applies and deep understanding of business cases, and the proposed work to articulate outcomes and benefits of the investments.
• Facilitates, coordinates, and arbitrates cross-functional macro level topics with key stakeholders, including senior management.
• Leads the adoption and sustainment of change and program initiatives and assesses adoption risks.

Skills

Product Manager

Product Owner

Agile SDLC

Stakeholder Influence

Executive Communication

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

AgileView

Horizon

Job description

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. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for overseeing programs andprojects specific to corporate change initiatives thatimpacthow the bankdoes business, provides a product or service, or executes a function. Key responsibilities include serving as the primary contact to executive management for critical change initiativesanddefining scope and business impact of programs while communicating, influencing, and negotiatingvertically and horizontally.Job expectations includedeliveringboard levelupdates and materials onresults aligned to program strategy, simplification,and new capabilities.

Team Specific Job Description:

• Strategic business led Product Owner responsible for end-to-end product definition and delivery for large scale GCB transformation initiatives
• Primary liaison between Global Commercial Banking (GCB) and Technology, ensuring business intent is translated into clear, prioritized, and executable requirements
• Delivery oriented leader accountable for outcomes across multi year, multi platform transformation programs

Responsibilities:

• Oversees the execution of defined project tasks through tracking of deliverables and their statuses, developing project plans, and measuring progress against ongoing key performance indicators
• Influences timelines, helps to prioritize work amongst team to meet deadlines, and uses business judgment to tailor approachesanddrive optimal business outcomes while managing external and reputational risk
• Orchestratesand drivesthe successfulandtimely completion of programs to achieve business goals, including the identification and resolution of risks and issues which impact program delivery
• Engagesand drivesrelationshipswith business partners through strategic leadership, execution of key priorities, thoughtful challenge, and insightful analysis
• Reviewsinvestment strategies, applies andeepunderstanding of business cases, andthe proposed workto articulateoutcomes and benefits oftheinvestments
• Facilitates, coordinates, and arbitratescross-functional macro level topics with key stakeholders, including senior management
• Leads the adoption and sustainment of change and program initiatives and assesses adoption risks

Team Specific Responsibilities:

• _ Product Ownership: _
• Owns vision, roadmap, and backlog for assigned GCB transformation initiatives
• Defines clear business outcomes, success metrics, and value realization targets
• _ Business–Technology Translation: _
• Partners with GCB leaders to surface, structure, and prioritize business needs and translates strategic objectives into epics, features, and user stories consumable by Technology teams
• _ Transformation Delivery: _
• Drives delivery across complex, multi generation platforms (data, AI, workflow, client experience)
• Manages interdependencies across programs, vendors, and shared services
• _ Stakeholder Management: _
• Acts as the single point of accountability for business requirements across GCB, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Operations
• Communicates progress, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership with clarity and precision
• _ Agile Execution: _
• Operates as Product Owner within Agile delivery models, managing backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and release readiness in line with Enterprise SDLC, governance and control standards
• _ Value and Risk Management: _
• Balances speed to market with regulatory, operational, and architectural constraints
• Identifies delivery risks early and drive mitigation plans in partnership with Technology and Control functions

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner on large scale enterprise transformation initiatives
• Strong understanding of Commercial Banking products, client journeys, and operating models
• Deep working knowledge of Agile SDLC and tools (JIRA, Confluence, AgileView, Horizon, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and technology leaders without direct authority
• Strong executive level communication skills, both written and verbal

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience delivering multi‑year, multi‑LOB transformation programs within large financial institutions
• Working knowledge of modern data platforms, AI/analytics capabilities, and digital architectures (business fluency, not hands‑on development)
• Exposure to operating model design, process re‑engineering, and change management initiatives

Skills:

• Business Intelligence
• Consulting
• Presentation Skills
• Program Management
• Project Management