The Office of Finance’s (OF) Project Management Office (PMO) provides portfolio governance, program management, project management, and business analysis services.   These services support the most critical issuance, servicing, and financial reporting applications used to deliver the OF’s function as the Federal Home Loan Banks’ (FHLBanks) fiscal agent.  The Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager will serve as a critical role in support of the OF’s function as the FHLBanks’ fiscal agent in the analysis, issuance, and servicing of the FHLBanks’ $600+ billion dollar debt portfolio. The accuracy and the availability of the supporting application systems are critical to the successful operation of the OF.

The Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager has the responsibility for ensuring the requirements used to build and maintain mission critical applications and associated infrastructure, as well as the project management applied to the delivery of such applications and associated infrastructure, meet the needs of the OF and contribute to its effectiveness.  The Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager will also support process improvements and core functions of the PMO.

The incumbent is expected to have a thorough understanding of business analysis techniques, project management techniques, and possess hands-on experience working in in a regulated environment, performing business analysis and project management.  The Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager will collaborate heavily with all areas of IT (Applications Development, Operations, Networking and Security, Enterprise Architecture) and Business Units (such as Capital Markets, Debt Services, Financial Reporting, Risk Management, and Human Resources).  

We’re proud of the way our teammates have a positive impact on everything we do. Our employees are committed to and exemplify our Core Values:

• Integrity through accountability, consistency, transparency and trust
• Agility through adaptability, continuous improvement, expertise, and flexibility
• Partnership through collaboration, communication, leadership, and teamwork
• Inclusivity through diversity, relationships, respect, and support

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of mission critical applications of the OF.
• Work closely with product managers assisting them in breaking out features for mission critical applications into manageable user stories factoring in current and future business needs, as well as capabilities offered by existing applications across various product lines.
• Create and maintain business analysis deliverables such as process maps, user story maps, requirements documents, use cases, GUI prototypes, wire frames, UI specifications.
• Provide timely and accurate estimates to support ongoing portfolio runway planning.
• Create and maintain project management deliverables including project charter, project schedule, contracts, vendor artifacts, status reports, issues, risks, communication plan, project portfolio data, project KPIs, and cost reports.
• Proactively communicate project status and work on helping the team to identify and remove impediments to esnrue the Agile team stays on track with their sprint goals 
• Maintain alignment of all assigned tasks and documentation with applicable OF policies, procedures, and regulatory expectations.
• Assist with PMO audits and IT portfolio reporting.
• Support the OF’s diversity and inclusion strategy by following policies and procedures that ensure opportunities for employees and diverse business partners.

PRINCIPAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of combined business analysis and project management experience.
• 2 years of experience as a financial analyst, software development architect, technical lead, software developer, or QA analyst.
• PMP, CSM, or any other BA certification required.
• Demonstrated skills and track record practicing agile methodology in project delivery.
• Experience gathering and writing requirements for mission-critical applications, preferably for debt settlement and servicing, fixed income capital markets, mortgage loan accounting, financial analysis, and risk modeling applications.   
• Experience managing projects involving software development, infrastructure upgrades, COTS and SaaS implementations with in-house staff and external vendors.
• Experience managing a large number of concurrent projects in a product-oriented environment. 
• Ability to articulate requirements, issues, and risks verbally and in writing. 
• Proficiency in creation of business analysis, user stories, and project management deliverables. 
• Ability to gain institutional knowledge quickly and become self-sufficient as an expert user for critical business applications that support debt issuance and servicing.
• Proficiency in MS Visio, MS Project, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
• Experience working in a DevSecOps environment using portfolio management, requirements management, and application lifecycle management processes and tools.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems independently, to initiate and complete work assignments effectively with minimal supervision.
• Ability to listen and integrate ideas from diverse views, build and maintain respectful relationships, collaborate with others, and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Knowledge of fixed income finance and accounting principles, preferred.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States.