Vanessa Gonzalez

About Vanessa Gonzalez

Project Manager and Sr. Business Analyst with 9 years in FinTech and Banking, a strong record of delivering complex, enterprise initiatives across analytics, regulatory compliance, and system transformations. Earned a 2025 Performance Rating of 5/5 – Significantly Exceeds Expectations for driving measurable business outcomes. Led high-impact projects onboarding of 3 major enterprise systems, including critical reporting from Excel to Power BI, eliminating 100% of reporting risk, and automating large-scale data processes to deliver up to 85% time savings. Experienced in Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, data governance, and cross-functional leadership. Known for building scalable solutions, improving data accuracy, and enabling teams through process optimization and AI-driven support. Certified SAFe® 6 Practitioner, SAFe® 6 Scrum Master, and Microsoft Power Platform Citizen Developer, committed to driving operational excellence and innovation.

Experience

1. Business Analyst Iv Project Manager

   Zions Bancorporation

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Earned a 2025 Performance Rating of 5/5 – Significantly Exceeds Expectations for exceptional performance, measurable results, and advanced professional expertise. Led enterprise and departmental initiatives across project management, business analysis, analytics, and regulatory compliance, delivering complex programs on time with strong stakeholder alignment. Delivered all monthly management reports, scorecards, exclusionary lists, and sampling reports with 100% accuracy and zero defects, consistently ahead of deadlines.Led the end-to-end transition of the Sampling Quality Assurance Report from Excel to Power BI, eliminating manual formulas, correcting legacy logic issues, and removing 100% of reporting risk. Designed and implemented quality control, testing, and governance frameworks in partnership with Model Risk Management, Credit Risk Analytics, and Data Governance to ensure audit readiness and compliance. Maintained 200+ Power BI reports and five executive KPI dashboards, improving data reliability, visibility, and executive decision-making.Owned development and maintenance of Power Apps solutions, including the Commercial Appraisal List and National Commercial Appraiser Search tools, reducing selection and turnaround time by up to 85%. Delivered 192 hours of annual time savings (44%) by automating the Tax Assessed Value (TAV) Study using Power Automate and VBA across 30 counties in 11 states. Directed the Appraisal Regulatory & Compliance initiative, leading a 12-member cross-functional team to achieve 100% compliance and audit rating. Led the enterprise transition between Real Estate Information Management Systems, including requirements, gap analysis, UAT, and training for five enterprise groups. Mentored analysts and managers, led Microsoft Loop adoption, and created an AI-powered process support bot, reducing recurring questions by 90% and improving team efficiency.

Education

• Ensign College

  Associates of Business Management, Business/Commerce, General

  2014 — 2016

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor of Science, BS Finance and Minor Nonprofit Management

  2016 — 2019