Enterprise Portfolio Management Office - EPMO Senior Project Analyst

Job Title: EPMO Senior Project Analyst

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Supervisor - EPMO Delivery Manager

Department: EPMO

Job Code: 10089

Pay Range: $93,700.00 - $ Annually

Location: Hybrid in Sacramento, CA

Golden 1 Credit Union is among the top credit unions in the country. As a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative, Golden 1 is guided by the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” We are committed to empowering our members and uplifting our communities as we create a more equitable and financially inclusive California. We welcome all who embrace our Core Values.

You are passionate about helping businesses grow by delivering lending solutions that support long‑term success. You excel at balancing sound credit practices, operational excellence, and relationship management while leading teams toward shared goals. Your leadership, business acumen, and commitment to quality help drive sustainable growth and exceptional member experiences.

• The SPA supports the successful execution of enterprise projects by leading business analysis efforts, driving project planning and reporting, requirements management, maintaining stakeholder engagement, and supporting risk, change, and governance processes. The role bridges the gap between strategy and execution, delivering insights, structure, and alignment across project teams, while championing continuous improvement and ensuring compliance with EPMO governance. The SPA role spans the full project lifecycle, from intake and feasibility through requirements definition, traceability and validation, performance monitoring, stakeholder management, and post‑delivery validation.
  
  The SPA collaborates with business leaders, project managers, and technical teams to ensure projects are scoped realistically, governed effectively, and adopted successfully. In addition to supporting individual initiatives, the role contributes to compliance enforcement, reporting excellence, and ongoing improvements across the EPMO.
• * Project Planning, Feasibility, Reporting, and Readiness Support
  * Analyze project scope, costs, risks, feasibility, and resource needs to ensure projects are positioned for success.
  * Leads project teams to elicit current state workflows and develops desired future state that addresses business problems or emerging business needs.
  * Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify operational readiness, training, communication, and user adoption needs.
  * Collect, analyze, and synthesize project and portfolio performance data for leadership reporting.
  * Produce executive dashboards, status reports, and key metrics aligned to EPMO standards.
  * Adapts to ambiguity and ensures artifacts and deliverables adhere to EPMO governance, and quality standards.
  * Maintain a thorough understanding of state and federal laws and regulations related to credit union compliance including bank secrecy and anti‑money laundering laws appropriate to the position.
• Requirements Management, Traceability, and Validation
  * Create and lead feasibility assessments by evaluating requirements against operational constraints, technical complexity, and business readiness to inform early go/no‑go discussions.
  * Elicit, document, and validate complex or cross‑functional requirements.
  * Facilitate business requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders and SMEs to ensure completeness, clarity, and alignment to business outcomes.
  * Establish and maintain requirements traceability throughout the lifecycle, ensuring alignment between business needs, functional requirements, and testing artifacts.
  * Validate requirements by reviewing solution design documentation, change requests, and test results to ensure they reflect stakeholder…