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Bank of America

Strategic Initiatives Lead

Bank of America, Pennington, New Jersey, us, 08534

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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!

Role Overview Join a high-impact team at the forefront of transformation within Legal and Public Policy. We are seeking a visionary leader who thrives in complexity, brings clarity through compelling storytelling, and drives innovation through data, technology, and process excellence.

The Legal and Public Policy Business Strategy & Initiatives team leads the development and execution of a wide range of strategic initiatives, including operational excellence, technology enablement, and process and data transformation across the Legal and Public Policy organization.

As the Strategic Initiatives Lead, you will be responsible for assessing, designing, executing, and overseeing process improvement and transformation initiatives that support both short- and long-term goals. This role requires a forward-thinking mindset, strong analytical and leadership capabilities, deep process design expertise, and a passion for translating complex information into actionable insights through visual storytelling.

You will play a critical role in shaping the future of legal operations, enabling executive decision-making, and driving enterprise-wide alignment through thoughtful strategy and flawless execution.

Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Transformation

Lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders to drive strategic transformation

Design and implement transformational strategies to ensure adoption of new processes and technologies

Partner across business and technology teams to ensure the strategy is insight-driven, business-aligned, and future-ready

Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in governance and AI/ML; provide recommendations to inform strategic planning

Business Execution & Stakeholder Engagement

Build and/or execute business initiatives and/or processes, while partnering with stakeholders and partners

Solve complex problems and deliver on business initiatives and processes by applying subject matter expertise and technical knowledge of the business

Engage with key stakeholders, partners, and business leadership to deliver on business objectives

Analytics & Planning

Perform analytics, assessments, and/or interpretation of data and/or information to identify business opportunities, derive insights, and measure outcomes

Develop strategic and tactical plans to drive progress towards business goals and objectives

Required Qualifications Experience & Expertise

5–8 years of experience in Process Engineering, Business Analytics, and Project Management & Support

Proven ability to develop strategic objectives aligned to business goals and data priorities

Experience developing content that enables C-suite leadership alignment and decision making

Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving

Engineers solutions to complex problems in support of performance plan objectives to resolve issues and risks, optimize efficiency, reduce variability, and improve controls, effectiveness, quality, and sustainability

Demonstrates intellectual curiosity with the ability to read and understand complex matters, anticipate risks, and summarize key information

Ability to overcome obstacles and solve problems quickly and efficiently; self-starter with excellent anticipation skills

Communication & Storytelling

Strong communication skills and executive presence: able to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally, and deliver insights and recommendations to senior management

Ability to transform complex information and data into clear, concise, and visually engaging slides

Strong data visualization, design, and storytelling abilities

Execution & Collaboration

Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines and quality standards

High attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Demonstrated dependability and sense of urgency; comfortable working with people at all organizational levels

Ability to work well under pressure, adapt unexpected events, prioritize, and multi-task in a deadline-driven environment

Ability to navigate in a highly matrixed environment

Comfortable taking initiative and being resourceful/entrepreneurial

Desired Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning exposure, experience, or training

Bachelors Degree

Shift 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week 40

Pay Transparency details US - NJ - Pennington - 1500 American Blvd - Hopewell Bldg 5 (NJ2150) Pay and benefits information Pay range $119,900.00 - $165,800.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. Discretionary incentive eligible This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company. Benefits This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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