Release and Application Control Lead

Bank of America•Jersey City, NJ

21d•$92,000 - $144,600•Onsite

About The Position

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 is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Position Summary: This job is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for release management and application governance within the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) technology portfolio. Job expectations include ensuring timely, efficient delivery of software releases and application risk deliverables while adhering to enterprise polices and standards.

Requirements

7+ years of experience with application governance ideally within AML
Basic knowledge of Oracle SQL for querying and data manipulation
Familiarity with Pega Systems technology for workflow and case management
Hands-on experience with Atlassian Jira Software for project tracking, collaboration, and agile processes
Experience using BMC Remedy IT Service Management for incident and change management
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting
General understanding of technology components (applications, databases, integrations, and infrastructure)
Organized, detail-oriented, and able to drive tasks through completion
Ability to prioritize, lead work efforts and influence outcome in a dynamic environment
Proven experience in release management and application risk control processes
Strong understanding of technology and enterprise change standards
Exceptional organizational and communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively across global teams

Nice To Haves

Experience with continuity planning and testing processes
Project management experience
Experience working with information security and planning vulnerability remediation
Experience working with auditors and providing information for regulatory requests

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end release processes for AML technology
Oversee application risk controls, security patching and ensure compliance with enterprise standards
Responsible for responding to audit/regulatory requests
Coordinate with project, development teams and support partners to deliver high-quality software releases
Serves as the subject matter expert for the Change process with stakeholders to include Risk, Audit and external Regulators
Coordinate with Software owners and support partners to ensure timely action on deliverables
Monitor and mitigate risks associated with application governance
Establish routines and provide updates to senior leadership
Coordinate and communicate application outage events
Provide oversight and guidance to other team members

Benefits

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.
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.
Bank of America is committed to help employees through the transition period when they’re displaced as a result of a workforce reduction, realignment or similar measure.

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