Federal Reserve Bank

Business Operations Analyst

Federal Reserve Bank$80K — $92K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in administrative support or business operations roles
  • Experience managing complex executive schedules
  • Strong calendar management skills for high-volume meetings
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging with all management levels
  • Proficiency in MS Office and enterprise applications like SharePoint
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and sound judgment

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support to the Markets Group leadership and teams
  • Manage and coordinate schedules, resolving conflicts for executives
  • Oversee domestic and international travel arrangements
  • Monitor and maintain travel budgets and staffing activities
  • Plan and execute team events, managing all logistics
  • Assist in preparing presentations and reports for stakeholders
  • Manage office supplies and maintain digital workplace tools

Benefits

  • Educational assistance and career development tools
  • Comprehensive health insurance plans and wellness programs
  • Parental leave and childcare resources
  • Pension plan and 401(k) with match
  • Subsidized transportation program and financial planning resources
Full Job Description

Our Unique Work:    

The Markets Group is looking for a detail-oriented, highly motivated, and energetic Business Operations Analyst to join the Markets Business Services team providing support to the Markets Leadership Team in Richmond, Virginia.  This position will be responsible for coordinating, integrating, and administering a range of diverse support functions. This position offers the opportunity to support the organization through relevant business operations, business processes, administrative, and analytical focused assignments.

How You’ll Make an Impact as a Business Operations Analyst:

Administrative Support & Coordination

  • Provide high-level support to the Markets Group leadership, teams, and departments

  • Manage and coordinate complex schedules for multiple executives, resolving conflicts and prioritize meetings with internal and external stakeholders

  • Maintain function/team calendars and shared mailboxes with precision

  • Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements using online tools and travel consultants

  • Provide backup coverage for the Business Services Support staff, including potential support to the Executive Assistant (EA) of the Markets Group Head

Business Operations & Process Management

  • Monitor and maintain staffing activities and workforce planning initiatives

  • Prepare, monitor, and track travel budgets and current-year travel expenditures

  • Maintain SharePoint Travel Page and other digital workplace resources

  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the development of efficient workflows

  • Respond to inquiries regarding operations and processes within your coverage area

  • Oversee office space planning and equipment management

Event Planning & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Plan and coordinate team events, meetings, and activities; manage all logistics to ensure successful execution

  • Facilitate meetings in virtual, onsite, and hybrid environments

  • Assist in the preparation of reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders

  • Collaborate effectively with team members across the organization

Office Management

  • Perform centralized administrative duties including mail distribution, pantry maintenance, and supply management

  • Maintain inventory and place orders for office supplies and other materials

  • Manage SharePoint sites and digital workplace tools for the team

The Unique Skill Sets We’re Looking For:

  • Professional administrative assistant and business operations experience

  • Self-starter with exceptional attention to detail and follow-up skills

  • Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and coordinate multiple calendars simultaneously

  • Strong calendar management experience, including scheduling high volumes of internal and external meetings

  • Strategic thinking skills with ability to prioritize assignments, requests, tasks, and projects effectively

  • Excellent customer service orientation with ability to take initiative and proactively accomplish requests

  • Independent worker who can also collaborate effectively as part of a team with minimal supervision

  • Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment in resolving day-to-day administrative matters

  • Professional communication skills to engage appropriately with all levels of management, including senior executives and external visitors

  • Discretion and judgment in handling sensitive data and confidential information

  • Technical proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams)

  • Experience with enterprise applications such as Workday, AI tools and SharePoint

  • Travel 5% of the time to the NY office

Other Things to Know:  

Salary Range: $80000- $92000 / year  

We believe in transparency at the New York Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you’re stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions.

How We’ll Support You:  

Our programs and  are designed to support you through all your life stages: 

  • Learning & Growing: Educational assistance, career development tools, and stretch opportunities 

  • Supporting Your Family: Parental leave, adoption assistance, back-up dependent and elder care, college planning resources, and more 

  • Managing Your Health: Comprehensive insurance plans, leave policies, onsite Health & Wellness Center, and onsite Fitness Center 

  • Optimizing Your Finances: Pension plan, 401(k) with generous match, financial planning resources, and subsidized public transportation program 

Our Culture is deeply grounded in our Touchstone Behaviors— By working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your ability to Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership. These competencies shape our culture here at the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success and set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career.     

Apply now if you’re ready to join us in strengthening the U.S. economy together. Want to consider our other opportunities?  to see all our open roles. 

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

This position requires access to confidential supervisory information (CSI) and/or Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) information. Access to CSI and FOMC information is limited to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, individuals who meet the definition of protected individual under 8 U.S.C. a7 1324b(a)(3), and certain other nonimmigrants. All non-U.S.a0citizens authorized to access CSI and/or FOMC information must sign a declaration of intent to expeditiously become a lawful permanent resident and thereafter a U.S. citizen when eligible.



Full Time / Part Time
Full time


Regular / Temporary
Regular


Job Exempt (Yes / No)
No


Job Category
Operations Family Group


Work Shift
First (United States of America)

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