GPS Strategy Lead

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 leading and supporting a broad range of strategic efforts across Global Payments Solutions. Key responsibilities include consulting with senior management to define and lead projects that encompass and impact many associates and assisting with the execution of key strategic initiatives. Job expectations include having knowledge of general bank policies, programs, procedures, financial and accounting practices, with the ability to evaluate emerging digital asset and payment models including consideration of strategic, operational, risk, and control implications.

• Provides insightful analytics to promote business optimization and informed decision-making, including considerations related to emerging digital asset and payment trends.

• Leads routine reporting processes to deliver timely data to decision makers; identifies and develops new methodologies for report production and delivery, while leveraging the latest reporting technology

• Participates in the business and strategic planning process, while developing and leveraging business acumen to inform decisions across sub-Lines of Business, including management of strategic reviews by senior leadership

• Supports evaluation of emerging digital payment instruments and network models (e.g., stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and payments-oriented digital asset schemes)

• Communicates complex or technical concepts, including digital asset related topics, in a clear and concise manner to a broad set of stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Provides insightful analytics to promote business optimization and informed decision-making

• Leads routine reporting processes to deliver timely data to decision makers

• Identifies and develops new methodologies for report production and delivery, while leveraging the latest reporting technology

• Participates in the business and strategic planning process, while developing and leveraging business acumen to inform decisions across sub-Lines of Business, including management of strategic reviews by senior leadership

Required Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of related experience

• Relevant business experience and comfort with basic financial modeling (i.e. corporate finance, corporate strategy, consulting)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (comfort with Excel and PowerPoint are required)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to navigate a large, matrixed organization

• End-to-end ownership of strategy and initiatives

• Project management and risk governance

• Ability to problem solve and work innovatively within the constraints of a regulated organization

• Intellectual curiosity with an ownership mentality

• Collaborative and able to bring cross-functional teams together

• Familiarity with digital assets, tokenization and blockchain infrastructure

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with traditional payments infrastructure

• Experience communicating with senior executives (written and verbal)

Skills:

• Attention to Detail

• Business Analytics

• Business Intelligence

• Data and Trend Analysis

• Reporting

• Analytical Thinking

• Data Management

• Data Mining

• Presentation Skills

• Research

• Continuous Improvement

• Data Visualization

• Innovative Thinking

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$98,300.00 - $134,000.00 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.