Program Lead​/Project Manager

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!

Supports the strategic initiative planning lifecycle through portfolio analysis, data management, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and technology enablement. Partners across business, product, technology, finance, and program management teams to manage initiative demand, estimation, prioritization, funding analysis, governance, and portfolio visibility. Develops and maintains tools, reporting, and workflow solutions that simplify planning processes, improve data quality, reduce manual activity, and provide actionable insights.

• Support intake, validation, refinement, and ongoing management of strategic initiative demand.
• Support annual and in-year portfolio planning, prioritization, investment, and funding activities.
• Coordinate and track technology estimation activities, identify gaps and exceptions, and help drive initiatives toward planning readiness.
• Support managed backlog processes for unfunded and future-year demand, including visibility to estimation progress, developing costs, status, and planning readiness.
• Maintain high-quality planning data and support governance across planning systems and systems of record.
• Develop and maintain recurring operational, exception, control, and leadership reporting used to manage the planning lifecycle.
• Build and enhance Power BI reporting, data models, Excel-based analysis, and SharePoint solutions that improve planning visibility and stakeholder self‑service.
• Support administration and effective use of Jira, Agile Plan, SharePoint, and related planning and collaboration tools.
• Partner with Program Managers and Executives, Product Owners, Technology, Finance, and other stakeholders to collect inputs, resolve gaps, and move planning activities forward.
• Prepare data, analysis, and reporting that support governance, prioritization, funding, and other portfolio decisions, and help ensure approved decisions are reflected in applicable systems of record.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate spreadsheet‑and‑email‑intensive processes.
• Develop and maintain procedures, job aids, process documentation, and stakeholder communications supporting consistent execution of planning activities.
• Effectively communicate priorities,…