IT Project Analyst

Truist Bank • Raleigh, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Manage day-to-day activities supporting the planning, execution and/or maintenance of Project Office processes. Activities include the preparation for, execution of and/or maintenance of: high, medium, and/or low-risk project management processes, merger, acquisition, divestiture and integration process, program management process and/or portfolio management processes. Assist in completion of program/project activities to ensure successful implementation, conversion and/or integration events. Manage small initiatives with limited scope within the program or individual project. Assist in development of new project analyst associates, including interviewing, training, skill assessment and mentoring. Experiences Technical Project Manager responsible for leading infrastructure initiatives with a focus on upgrading existing application infrastructure to the latest versions of operating system and database software. Leverage the project methods and guidelines to facilitate the planning discussions with each application to identify the appropriate approach and timeline. Closely monitor and drive the execution of each application in accordance with the established plan and thoroughly document progress including risks, issues, and decisions. Ability to clear roadblocks and impediments across matrixed teams. For this opportunity: Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.) The teammate that is hired for this position will be required to work in the office daily in one of the following locations. (Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC, Richmond VA or Wilson, NC.)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or IT, or equivalent education and related training
• Four years of professional consulting, project analyst or relevant industry experience, with three years of specializing in systems implementations, merger integration, business transformation and change management
• Strong analytical skills; excellent fact-gathering and business process mapping
• Self-starter, highly-motivated, change agent Strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration and leadership skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products

Nice To Haves

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas: merger integration, Business/IT transformation program/project management, Operations/Process Improvement
• Monitor and drive activities for existing planned upgrades to ensure engineering and application teams are meeting deadlines
• Ability to balance multiple priorities
• Ability to solve problems by leveraging past experiences and knowledge through partnership with applications and operations
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing and explaining project information and status to management, staff, and vendors
• Share lessons learned and proposed improvements with leadership and peers to allow for continuous process improvements across team
• Ability to keep calm under pressure and drive your teams during difficult situations
• Ability to follow predefined processes and procedures, but ability to identify situations where the team needs to be adaptable to be successful

Responsibilities

• Provide development, maintenance and/or navigation of project/program, including scope and objective to ensure all expected deliverables are met; project plans/schedules, by coordinating with team members to identify project charter, key milestones, project activities, meeting agenda and minutes, dependencies, progress, issue/action items, test plan, risks and timelines; detailed planning and/or conducting implementation/conversion/integration events including reserving; producing status and/or decision material for reporting to Executive Management, senior business leaders, staff and/or vendors on a regular basis (such as business measurements, critical success factors and requirements needed for each implementation/conversion/integration event; phase-gate approval/progression (including stakeholder communication and readiness); conduct post-event activities, such as documentation of lessons learned sessions and other program close-out tasks.
• Subject matter expert for project repository and solutions utilized to manage project information. Maintain project information in respective solutions to ensure project information is current, accurate and meaningful.
• Combine standard process knowledge and project/program experiences to contribute though leadership into planning and maintenance of each project event. Ensure continuity of, and compliance with, governance requirements while also considering the unique factors and circumstances of each initiative.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders, team members and service providers in collecting project status and information.
• Remain aware of corporate technology, infrastructure, standards, processes and strategic direction to use these tools to help guide the project in accomplishing project/program objectives.
• Manage small project initiatives with limited scope.
• Program profile - Span of impact: Enterprise; multiple lines of business; Budget impact: merger, acquisition and divestiture (MA&D) programs valued from $10,000,000 to $100,000,000; Timeline: MA&D programs are complex and can range from one year to five years in duration.

Benefits

• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees