Project Research Analyst

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Full Time Rockledge, FL, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $72,000.00 Annually

Project Research Analyst

The primary function of this position is to assist Community Credit Union of Florida in living out our Mission, “Always improve the financial well‑being of our members and make a positive difference in the communities we serve.”

The Project Research Analyst partners with the Project Management Office (PMO) to support enterprise initiatives through structured research, vendor evaluation, and data‑driven analysis. This role enables informed project approval and solution selection by conducting market research, facilitating requirements gathering, developing business cases, and supporting governance processes across the project lifecycle. The Project Research Analyst works closely with project sponsors, executive stakeholders, project managers, and Finance to ensure recommended solutions align with strategic priorities, performance standards, and value realization goals.

Community Credit Union of Florida is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and supports a drug‑free workplace.

• Support the PMO intake and governance process by reviewing project requests from business owners and executive stakeholders to determine appropriate sourcing approaches (RFP, RFI, RFQ).
• Conduct comprehensive market and vendor research using multiple channels to identify best‑in‑class solutions aligned with approved project objectives and portfolio priorities.
• Facilitate and document stakeholder working sessions to elicit, define, and validate business, functional, and operational requirements for proposed projects.
• Perform peer and industry analyses to assess solution adoption across comparable organizations and inform Project Governance Committee (PGC) decision‑making.
• Conduct benchmarking analyses to define success criteria, expected performance outcomes, and measurable indicators for proposed solutions.
• Coordinate vendor prescreening efforts, including outreach and initial qualification calls, to confirm alignment with PGC‑approved minimum viable and governance requirements.
• Plan and lead vendor demo and discovery sessions in partnership with business owners, stakeholders, and executive sponsors by developing structured agendas that align with stakeholder needs and evaluation frameworks.
• Develop standardized vendor evaluation scorecards to support objective comparison, transparency, and auditability in PGC recommendations.
• Obtain baseline pricing and partner with the Finance team to perform financial, cost‑benefit, and value analyses in support of funding and prioritization decisions.
• Support business owners and executive stakeholders during contract negotiations by providing analytical insights, pricing comparisons, and vendor performance data.
• Update and maintain project business cases with detailed analysis of the vendor landscape, solution capabilities, risks, and trade‑offs, documenting final recommendations for PGC and executive approval.
• Following project approval, assist project managers and PMO leadership in defining success metrics and tracking benefits realization to measure delivered value against approved objectives.
• Ensure documentation, research artifacts, and recommendations align with PMO standards, templates, and project lifecycle controls.
• Drives innovation and continuous improvement across financial operations, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and adaptability in support of the Credit Union’s mission.
• Follows policy and procedures related to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Customer Identification Program (CIP), and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) daily to ensure compliance with current regulations.
• Demonstrates enthusiastic support of corporate mission, core values, and long‑term objectives by performing job duties within our bylaws, regulations, Board of Directors policies, established internal and external service standards, and our work procedures while possessing adequate product…