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Banking :: Wealth :: Retirement
Retirement Process Improvement Senior Specialist
Location
Arizona + 2 moreAll locations: Arizona | North Dakota | Minnesota
Posted
127 days ago
Salary
$60K - $85K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Retirement Process Improvement Senior Specialist
Alerus
• Lead process improvement efforts for small and medium scope projects, including current state assessment, future state design, and implementation planning • Own assigned workstreams within larger initiatives and coordinate timelines, deliverables, and communication • Analyze business processes to identify inefficiencies, pain points, and risk, and use data to support sound recommendations • Review trends and metrics that inform decisions and help monitor outcomes of process changes • Develop and update process documentation, SOPs, workflows, and templates that support training and consistency • Facilitate working sessions with subject matter experts to map processes, identify root causes, and create practical solutions • Partner with leaders and team members across departments to understand operational needs and align improvements with ARB objectives • Prepare and deliver communication that summarizes findings, recommendations, and project status for varied audiences • Support training and change management activities for updated processes, including job aids and walkthroughs • Monitor implemented changes, gather feedback from end users, and recommend adjustments that support long term adoption
Job Requirements
- Minimum of five years of experience in process improvement, operations, business analysis, or related work
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with both qualitative and quantitative data
- Skill with data analysis and process mapping tools, with the ability to turn complex workflows into clear visuals and documentation
- Ability to collaborate across functions, build relationships, and influence outcomes without direct authority
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting and work session facilitation
- Experience creating and maintaining SOPs, process documentation, and training materials
- High attention to detail and strong organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Comfort working in an environment where processes and systems evolve
- Curiosity about how systems and processes connect, with interest in understanding upstream and downstream impacts
- Demonstrates a strong ability to learn new systems quickly, explores unfamiliar tools with confidence, studies how components fit together, and designs workflows that support consistent and efficient processes
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package providing a wide range of health and well-being benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) and ESOP for retirement savings
- Generous paid time off programs such as flexible time off, company-paid holidays, parental and bereavement leave
- Learning and development resources for personal and professional career development, and advancement opportunities
- Access to financial experts for guidance, financial wellness tools, and discounts on Alerus products and services
- Support for the communities we live in through paid volunteer time and a company donation match opportunity
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