Global Credit Operations- Business Partner & Operations Relationship Manager

Bank of America; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America in the United States is seeking a Relationship Manager within Global Credit Operations to connect designated business partners with the right teams, guiding priority initiatives and coordinating cross-functional actions. You will advise senior leaders, manage escalations, and ensure timely delivery across multiple programs.

This role emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and strategic alignment with business partner roadmaps, AI initiatives, and platform modernization efforts

Qualifications

• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior leaders and business partners.
• Sound judgment and the ability to manage sensitive issues with discretion.
• Strong coordination, organization, and follow-through across multiple priorities.
• Ability to work across functional boundaries and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Problem-solving skills with a focus on ownership, accountability, and timely resolution.
• Ability to identify patterns, connect related issues, and surface improvement opportunities.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear actions, owners, and next steps.
• Comfort managing escalations, competing priorities, and time-sensitive deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison for designated business partners, managing ongoing engagement, communications, meetings, and follow-up activities.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and provide clear, timely updates on priorities, risks, and issues.
• Translate business priorities into coordinated cross-functional actions, deliverables, and issue resolution
• Own intake and coordination for client escalations and drive issues toward resolution.
• Monitor commitments and ensure functional owners remain accountable for execution.
• Identify recurring themes and stakeholder feedback to recommend process, control, and collaboration improvements.
• Serve as the connection between Business Partner strategies and Operations priorities, ensuring plans, investments, and roadmaps remain aligned.
• Maintain visibility into strategic initiatives, transformation programs, AI adoption efforts, platform modernization activities, and organizational changes across both Business partners and Operations.
• Identify and proactively address misalignment, overlapping initiatives, conflicting priorities, or competing investment decisions before they impact execution.
• Promote enterprise thinking by identifying opportunities to leverage common solutions, shared capabilities, AI initiatives, and best practices across business lines and operations teams.

Skills

Relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Ownership & accountability

Prioritization

Time management

Influence without authority

Escalation handling

Tools

LoanIQ

Credit Center

GFS

Alfa

Stucky

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.

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 and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.
We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.
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 managing multiple operations segments or divisions for a site, region, product line, or business group within the bank's internal operations. Key responsibilities include resolving broad operational issues, ensuring compliance with policies, and leading implementation of opportunities to improve process performance and operating efficiency. Job expectations include coordinating activities and processes with Lines of Business and other operations segments to set strategic direction and promote ideas, and managing two or more levels of managers.

LOB Description:

The Relationship Manager serves as the primary liaison for designated business partners and connects them with the appropriate Global Credit Operations teams. This role provides a single point of contact for issues, initiatives, escalations, and priorities that cross functional boundaries. The Relationship Manager coordinates responses, clarifies ownership, supports senior leaders, and helps drive work to timely resolution.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary liaison for designated business partners, managing ongoing engagement, communications, meetings, and follow-up activities.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and provide clear, timely updates on priorities, risks, and issues.
• Translate business priorities into coordinated cross-functional actions, deliverables, and issue resolution
• Own intake and coordination for client escalations and drive issues toward resolution.
• Monitor commitments and ensure functional owners remain accountable for execution.
• Identify recurring themes and stakeholder feedback to recommend process, control, and collaboration improvements.
• Serve as the connection between Business Partner strategies and Operations priorities, ensuring plans, investments, and roadmaps remain aligned.
• Maintain visibility into strategic initiatives, transformation programs, AI adoption efforts, platform modernization activities, and organizational changes across both Business partners and Operations.
• Identify and proactively address misalignment, overlapping initiatives, conflicting priorities, or competing investment decisions before they impact execution.
• Promote enterprise thinking by identifying opportunities to leverage common solutions, shared capabilities, AI initiatives, and best practices across business lines and operations teams.
  

Required Qualifications:

• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior leaders and business partners.
• Sound judgment and the ability to manage sensitive issues with discretion.
• Strong coordination, organization, and follow-through across multiple priorities.
• Ability to work across functional boundaries and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Problem-solving skills with a focus on ownership, accountability, and timely resolution.
• Ability to identify patterns, connect related issues, and surface improvement opportunities.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear actions, owners, and next steps.
• Comfort managing escalations, competing priorities, and time-sensitive deliverables.
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Global Credit Operations knowledge and/or experience
• Understanding of common platforms utilized by Global Credit Operations (LoanIQ, Credit Center, GFS, Alfa, Stucky, etc.)
  

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40