Synovus Financial

Process Automation & AI Program Manager (Onsite in Birmingham, AL or Atlanta, GA)

Synovus Financial • $110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Project Management, or related field.
  • 10 years of experience in business process improvement, project/program management, business analysis, or related disciplines.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing stakeholders across multiple business units.
  • Knowledge of process improvement methodologies and project management principles.
  • Familiarity with change management and user adoption strategies.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business leaders to analyze workflows and identify efficiency improvement opportunities.
  • Oversee AI initiatives from concept to implementation, ensuring alignment with business goals.
  • Foster awareness and adoption of AI solutions by engaging associates and gathering feedback.
  • Act as a liaison between the business and centralized AI teams to identify and manage high-value opportunities.
  • Support training and user readiness to integrate AI solutions into regular business processes.
  • Assist team members to ensure distinctive service delivery.
  • Monitor compliance with policies and regulations within the functional area.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic, AI-driven environment.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
  • Professional development through training and user readiness initiatives.
  • Potential for career advancement in a growing field.
  • Contribution to meaningful operational efficiencies and enhanced client experiences.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

This onsite position will be in Birmingham, AL OR Atlanta, GA. The position requires proven experience translating business strategy into AI-enabled solutions, including identifying high-value use cases, implementing AI capabilities, and driving measurable business outcomes. Serves as a strategic liaison between the business and centralized AI teams, identifying and prioritizing opportunities to improve operational efficiency, client experience, and employee effectiveness through AI and automation. The position analyzes workflows, leads AI initiatives from concept to implementation, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, and drives adoption of AI-enabled solutions through change management, training, and user engagement. By combining process improvement, project management, and stakeholder collaboration, the role accelerates responsible AI adoption while delivering measurable business value and operational efficiencies.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Works closely with business leaders and team members to understand how work flows across the department and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery /client experience, and employee effectiveness. Through interviews, workflow analysis, and observation, documents current-state processes, quantifies time spent on manual activities, and identifies operational pain points. Evaluates opportunities based on business impact, feasibility, and alignment with strategic objectives, creating a prioritized pipeline of AI and automation initiatives.
  • Oversees AI-related initiatives from concept through implementation, ensuring projects remain aligned with business goals and deliver measurable value. Coordinate stakeholders, establishes project plans, manages timelines, and facilitates communication between business, operations, technology, and AI teams. Breaks complex initiatives into manageable workstreams, maintains momentum, and proactively resolves obstacles that may impact execution.
  • Fosters awareness, trust, and adoption of AI-enabled solutions throughout the business. Engages associates throughout the development process, gathers feedback, communicates benefits, and helps teams understand how new tools can improve their day-to-day work. Supports training, user readiness, and ongoing adoption efforts to ensure AI solutions become integrated into regular business processes and generates sustained value.
  • Acts as the liaison between the business and the centralized AI team, helping identify high-value opportunities, manage implementation efforts, and drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions. Combines process improvement expertise, project management discipline, stakeholder engagement, and close coordination with AI teams, will accelerate the responsible use of AI across the business while delivering measurable operational efficiencies and enhanced client and associate experiences.
  • Meets all the client's financial needs, both business and personal, and refers clients to other specialty areas such as Trust, Investments, Insurance, Treasury Management, etc. as appropriate.
  • Assists other team members as needed to ensure delivery of distinctive service.
  • Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
  • Each team member is expected to be aware of risk within their functional area. This includes observing all policies, procedures, laws, regulations and risk limits specific to their role. Additionally, they should raise and report known or suspected violations to the appropriate Company authority in a timely fashion.

The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Project Management, or related field.
  • 10 years of experience in business process improvement, project/program management, business analysis, operations management, technology implementation, or a related discipline including experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing stakeholders across multiple business units; documenting workflows, identifying efficiency opportunities, and implementing process improvements; and driving organizational change, user adoption, training, or communications initiatives.
  • Knowledge of process improvement methodologies and project and program management principles
  • Knowledge of change management and user adoption strategies
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
  • Attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
  • Attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

About Synovus Financial

Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company that provides banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers in the Southeastern United States. The company operates through its banking subsidiary, Synovus Bank, which has over 250 branches in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Financial Corp. was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia.
Learn more about Synovus Financial
Size
4,907 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$373.7 million
Founded
1888
5 Year Trend
+10.1%
NASDAQ

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