Regulatory Relations Specialist

Bank of America•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The Regulatory Relations Specialist executes the overall strategy for regulatory engagement and enterprise-wide standards, including assisting with the management of regulatory examinations, inquiries, and meetings. The role partners with Global Regulatory Relations (GRR) and Front-Line Unit / Control Function (FLU/CF) stakeholders to manage regulatory matters and apply enterprise-wide standards. It supports consistent regulatory examination practices, successful execution, and reduction of company risk exposure. The specialist helps ensure timely responses to regulatory inquiries, supports ongoing supervision meetings, assists with preparing regulatory responses, and tracks, reports, and escalates regulatory activity. The role maintains quality records and documentation throughout the regulatory lifecycle, including deliverable status, meeting notes and recaps, and archived examination evidence. It also supports logistics such as building and systems access, site and room reservations, and delivering examination evidence through approved portals. In partnership with GRR colleagues, the specialist shares best practices and identifies regulatory themes and emerging issues.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in risk management, an enterprise-wide role, managing regulator activities, project management, or a combination of these areas.
Experience planning and supporting large-scale projects.
Ability to drive projects toward critical milestones and identify potential roadblocks.
Strong project management skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive projects to conclusion.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders, prioritize workflow, and deliver under pressure and time constraints.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to balance daily tasks, project work, and ad hoc requests.
Proven verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to synthesize information and summarize key themes.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to work calmly under pressure and tight deadlines, and escalate appropriately.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships.
Self-starter who is motivated and reliable, and can work seamlessly within a team without continuous high-level guidance.
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Webex, and Teams.
Skills include active listening, administrative services, attention to detail, collaboration, written communications, critical thinking, prioritization, problem solving, project management, quality assurance, issue management, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

Partner with Global Regulatory Relations and Front-Line Unit / Control Function stakeholders to manage examinations, inquiries, and other regulatory matters in accordance with enterprise-wide standards.
Collaborate with FLU/CF stakeholders to execute enterprise-wide standards.
Support regulatory examinations to promote consistent practices, successful execution, and reduced risk exposure.
Ensure timely responses to regulatory inquiries.
Support ongoing supervision meetings and preparation of regulatory responses.
Track, report, and escalate regulatory activity.
Maintain regulatory lifecycle records and documentation, including deliverable status, detailed meeting notes and recaps, and archived examination evidence.
Coordinate regulatory lifecycle logistics, including building and systems access, site and room reservations, and delivery of examination evidence through approved portals.
Partner with GRR colleagues to share best practices and identify regulatory themes and emerging issues.
Plan and support large-scale projects, drive milestones, identify potential roadblocks, and bring projects to conclusion.
Manage multiple tasks and stakeholders, prioritize workflow, and deliver results under pressure and time constraints.