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Send an email to Accessibility (careers@truist.com?subject=Accommodation%20request)_ _(accommodation requests only; other inquiries won't receive a response)._ **Regular or Temporary:** Regular **Language Fluency:** English (Required) **Work Shift:** 1st shift (United States of America) **Please review the following job description:** The purpose of this role is to successfully execute investment projects and programs with operational and technical excellence, compliance with Truist processes and guidelines, and a high degree of financial discipline. This role provides oversight of a wide array of projects to provide quality and expertise to project and technology delivery teams. Additionally, the Strategist will provide insights and subject matter expertise to technology leaders through regular reporting and portfolio presentations. 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.) **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. 1. Manages the intake, planning, execution, technology readiness, and financial management of large change initiatives within the Enterprise Payments and Wholesale Technology portfolio. 2. Leads and influences cross functional teams to effectively deliver project objectives including a successful communication and training plan. 3. Oversees and/or prepares and maintains necessary project materials and artifacts. Ensures project documentation has appropriate level of traceability, tracking all impacts to completion. 4. Provides executive-level reporting and commentary on portfolio performance, trends, challenges and opportunities. Proactively identifies value-add insights and elevates overall transparency of portfolio accomplishments. 5. As appropriate, systematically review components of processes/programs to identify potential areas of improvement based on cost/benefit analysis, client impact and/or regulatory requirement. Identify and systematize best practices to reduce unneeded process variation and improve service quality and efficiency. 6. Establishes and maintains relationships with all stakeholders ensuring coordination across cross-functional teams and obtains leadership support and buy-in of delivery plan. 7. Will serve as an individual contributor with ownership of multiple complex project portfolios and will have indirect leadership of junior level internal and external resources, directing their day-to-day project activities and reviewing their work including providing project-related performance reviews to their direct leader. May manage a team providing a cohesive, inclusive, team-oriented culture aligned with the Truist purpose, mission, and values. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Required Qualifications:** The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Bachelor's degree and five to seven (5-7) years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience to include general business management, consulting-type work, or other disciplines related to business management and/or technology. 2. In-depth and broad knowledge within own professional discipline, such as finance, project management, change management, strategy development, etc. 3. Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges, and apply best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Ability to lead projects of significant complexity and risk exposure. Ability to exercise judgment in solving technical, operational, and organizational challenges. 4. Experience managing a team, including identifying and recruiting talent, managing performance, and making decisions about resource allocation. 5. Executive level communication skills, including negotiation, persuasion and ability to influence others to adopt a new perspective and handle interpersonal issues with tact and diplomacy. **Preferred Qualifications:** The requirements listed below are represent the ideal candidate and what will be required to excel in this role. 1. Bachelor's degree and eight to twelve (8-12) years of direct experience of program and project execution and general business management. 2. Proven ability to elevate project and program execution from basic tracking and management to an insight-driven and value-focused executive level reporting function. 3. Ability to apply independent problem-solving and organizational skills to foster cross-functional solutions. Proactively manage key relationships and build credibility through close knowledge of portfolio details and interpersonal relationships with key program stakeholders. 4. Proven commitment to development of a deep and thoughtful professional culture and brand. Someone who can embrace a servant mindset for the benefit of Technology Delivery Teams, Leaders and Executives. 5. Proven, demonstrated executive level communication skills, including leadership of strategic planning workshops, executive level (CIO) written and verbal communications, and comfort representing complex ideas to audiences of wide-varying expertise, virtually, over the phone, over email and physically in-person. **OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS** **Sitting** Constantly (More than 50% of the time) **Standing** Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time) **Walking** Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time) **Visual / Audio / Speaking** Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone. **Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding** Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers. **Availability** Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need. **Travel** Minimal and up to 10% **General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:** All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. 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. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site (https://benefits.truist.com/) . 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. 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