At Bank of the West, our people are having a positive impact on the world. We’re investing where we feel we can make the most impact, like advancing diversity and women entrepreneurship programs, financing for more small businesses, and promoting programs for sustainable energy. From our locations across the U.S., Bank of the West is taking action to help protect the planet, improve people’s lives, and strengthen communities. We are part of BNP Paribas, a global leader supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yes, we’re a bank, but as the bank for a changing world, we are continually seeking to improve the ways we help our customers, while contributing to more sustainable and equitable growth. Job Description Summary The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Sr. Lead Business Analyst will have responsibility for leading our Production Security strategy across IAM applications and tools, implementing it to the highest level of detail across various teams and business functions. You will work collaboratively within the IAM product team, our IAM technology and business operations groups and with technology partners across the organization to prioritize development needs in our IAM products. You will also seek feedback from our IAM application end-users to identify, document and decision enhancement needs based on their experiences. Essential Job Functions • Maintains regular touchpoints with product stakeholders • Understands and drives the product vision; represents the customer’s voice and adjusts to meet the changing needs of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) stakeholders • Analyzes potential enhancements and requests, to determine the best way to develop and build the best solution in the time available, setting the expectations for the delivery of new functionality • Partners with team to estimate backlog and then prioritizes into ongoing sprints to maintain Roadmap • Takes backlog refinement seriously and spends time refining the backlog, adding detail as they go • Knows how and when to say no and ensures good backlog management by creating a manageable backlog with items that likely will get realized • Oversees/manages detailed information gathering from the business teams and specialist teams (UX, Analytics etc.), preparing the handover of requirements to Scrum teams in the form of EPICs and User Stories. Ensures Scrum meetings allow for honest and direct feedback, provides sprint goals, completes planning, and gets feedback via retrospectives • Validates the delivery of acceptance criteria and ensures it is aligned with quality of delivery for “Definition of Done”. Observes, analyzes, and learns the market, customers, and end users of the product • Communicates roadmap to align with dependent teams and stakeholders • Impacts business change and guides switch from tactical execution to broader business-wide thinking • Measures value delivered to customers in each development iteration Qualifications • Ability to delivers results, with a track record of achievement, accountability and translating complex strategies into actionable plans • Analytical, planning and organizational skills and a talent for managing competing demands is a plus • Time-management, with a proven ability to set priorities, manage deadlines, and make data-driven decisions • Judgement and problem-solving skills, demonstrating sound judgement in assessing risks and making decisions that balance a variety of factors while always maintaining the integrity of the core values and business strategy • Relationship building, stakeholder management, communication skills and being an engaged influencer • Identity and Access Management product experience • Competency with Minimal Viable Product (MVP), project life cycles, structured analysis and process methodologies • Experience writing user stories for scrum teams, and delivering business value leveraging your training • Knowledge of at least one lifecycle tool such as Jira / CA PPM (Clarity) / CA Rally • 10+ years of relevant experience and 5 to 7 years of Agile experience Education • Bachelor’s degree Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Bank of the West is an Equal Opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers without regard to any status protected by applicable law. Bank of the West is also an Affirmative Action employer - Minority / Female / Disabled / Veteran. Bank of the West will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance subject to the requirements of all state and federal laws and regulations.