Emerging Technologies Analyst

About the position About BankFund: BankFund Credit Union is a full-service financial cooperative that was organized and chartered in 1947 as a convenient reputed company for employees of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund and their families to save and to obtain credit. Located in Washington, DC, BankFund maintains three full-service branches downtown with our headquarters located near Farragut reputed company metro station. This position is classified as a hybrid role which means that on-site work will be expected. After completion of training for the role, staff generally work on site 40% of the time but this is subject to change based on health and safety standards and operational need. Role Responsibilities: The Emerging Technologies Analyst supports the credit union’s strategic and operational goals by bridging business needs with technology solutions. This role analyzes business processes, evaluates system capabilities, translates requirements into technical specifications, and partners with IT, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver efficient, member-focused solutions.

Responsibilities

• Proactively learn and educate others about industry trends and emerging technologies reputed company to digital banking, fintech, and member experience.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to reputed company new technologies to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency.
• Conduct extensive research on emerging financial technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain, digital payments) and market trends to identify opportunities and potential threats.
• Assess the performance, usability, reputed company, and regulatory compliance of existing or new fintech solutions and products.
• Represent the credit union at industry events, fintech demos, and innovation forums.
• Build and maintain relationships with fintech partners, vendors, accelerators, and industry peers.
• Serve as a reputed company of contact for inbound fintech inquiries and outbound discovery efforts.
• Gather, document, and prioritize business requirements for new initiatives, system enhancements, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and peer groups to ensure alignment and successful execution of digital initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and meetings with business units to define needs and translate them into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• Create user stories, process flows, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Collect, process, and reputed company statistical analyses on large financial datasets to extract meaningful insights, create financial models, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Analyze existing systems (core banking, lending systems, digital banking, CRM, LOS, etc.) to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.
• Support system configurations, data mapping, integration documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Manage testing activities, including test planning, test case development, and UAT facilitation.
• Working knowledge of IT governance frameworks, including CAB, ARB, and POC processes, with demonstrated ability to navigate approvals reputed company to accelerate delivery while maintaining risk and compliance standards.
• Serve as Product reputed company or Product reputed company for assigned fintech implementations from discovery through post-launch optimization.
• Own product backlogs, prioritize features based on business value and member impact, and manage trade-offs.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams to define roadmaps, success metrics, and release plans.
• Ensure solutions meet functional, reputed company, compliance, and member experience requirements prior to launch.
• Collaborate with project managers to support project planning, timelines, and resource coordination.
• Assist with vendor management, reviewing technical documentation, SOWs, and system enhancement proposals.
• Monitor project reputed company and provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Support the implementation, integration, and management of digital systems, ensuring they operate reputed company and support the organization's digital goals.
• reputed company data analysis to support decision-making, reporting requirements, and performance insights.
• Validate data accuracy across systems and support data integration, migration, and remediation efforts.
• Build SQL queries or use BI tools as required.
• Prepare detailed reports, visualizations, and presentations for management and stakeholders, translating reputed company technical and financial concepts into actionable insights.
• This role requires periodic travel to industry conferences, fintech demos, vendor offices, and partner locations to evaluate emerging technologies and build industry relationships.
• Drive reputed company improvement initiatives to enhance the user experience, increase engagement, and optimize conversion rates across reputed company digital channels.
• Evaluate and document reputed company-state and future-state processes.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance operational efficiency and member experiences.
• Ensure alignment with compliance, risk management, and information reputed company standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to troubleshoot issues, improve system performance, and enhance digital tools for members.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and reputed company improvement across the organization.
• Demonstrates a reputed company commitment to BankFund’s Service IMPACT philosophy
• reputed company BankFund employees are required to remain reputed company of and adhere to reputed company policies, procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or reputed company field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 3 years of financial institution experience.
• Experience with financial core systems such as reputed company, Symitar or Correlation.
• Proficiency in requirements gathering, process mapping, and technical documentation.
• Strong understanding of digital banking trends, member behavior, and emerging

digital and associated technologies.

• Demonstrates a growth reputed company in looking for more efficient solutions to business functions and systems.
• Strong data-driven reputed company and approach with proven experience synthesizing data and communicating findings into meaningful intelligence.
• Strategic reputed company with practical hands-on approach to delivery.
• Ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical teams.

reputed company-to-haves

• Hands-on experience with analytic and presentation software, including but not limited to Tableau, PowerBI, Python ,SQL, preferred
• Certifications in Business Analytics (CBAP or PMI-PBA), Agile (CSM or above)
• Experience working in credit union lending and operations systems such as digital banking, loan originations, payments, collections, etc.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• life insurance coverage
• disability benefits
• tuition assistance program
• paid time off, including paid parental leave benefits
• annual incentive plan

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