Process Improvement Associate

Bring your expertise to a high-visibility internal consulting team where you can shape target-state processes, strengthen controls, and grow your impact across the business.
As a Process Improvement Associate in the Performance Consulting – Process Intelligence team within Consumer and Community Banking, you will partner with business leaders and subject matter experts to analyze end-to-end processes and design ideal target-state workflows. You will apply process improvement skills, critical thinking, and data-driven diagnostics to identify root causes and generate practical solutions that improve efficiency and reduce risk. You will help advance intelligent automation and robotic process automation opportunities, including the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, while communicating recommendations in an executive-ready way.
Job Responsibilities:
Develop detailed process maps, workflows, and documentation to synthesize findings, shape recommendations, and influence senior stakeholders through clear storytelling
Leverage firm-approved artificial intelligence tools and developer copilots to enhance delivery approaches and continuously improve the team’s process intelligence offerings
Partner with project team members to interview stakeholders, analyze process documentation, and gather data to identify improvement opportunities
Lead one or more projects by demonstrating leadership through influence and strengthening team and organizational culture
Collaborate with the team to build hypothesis sets, analyses, and roadmaps while identifying roadblocks, escalating risks, and proposing solutions
Analyze key business processes to identify opportunities for improvement and automation, using data analytics to provide ongoing insight
Contribute to the testing and deployment of process tools and technologies to ensure alignment with operational standards and objectives
Facilitate working sessions to align stakeholders on current-state pain points, target-state design decisions, and ownership for follow-through
Quantify operational, risk, and financial impact opportunities to support prioritization and clarify expected benefits
Embed risk and control considerations into target-state process designs to support well-controlled execution and change readiness
Support change adoption by preparing clear materials and reinforcing new ways of working with partner teams
Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities:
Use process mapping tools (for example, Microsoft Visio, Signavio, or Business Process Model and Notation) to document and analyze workflows
Apply data analytics to interpret models and diagrams and communicate data requirements and assets clearly
Communicate complex ideas, concepts, or data through effective storytelling for diverse audiences
Collaborate with diverse teams with varied experiences, skills, and backgrounds
Operate artificial intelligence tools responsibly, including exposure to data and knowledge work, learning from experience, reasoning and planning, and safe human–artificial intelligence interaction
Demonstrate strong problem-solving, client management, and executive-level communication skills
Own tasks and manage most elements of an end-to-end workstream with appropriate follow-up and accountability
Translate ambiguous problems into structured hypotheses, clear workplans, and actionable outputs
Produce concise, executive-ready materials that connect findings to recommendations and decisions
Practice sound risk awareness when proposing process changes that affect controls, roles, or handoffs
Adapt quickly across multiple initiatives while maintaining quality and attention to detail
Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities: