Program Manager

MUST be local to New York City. Hybrid position at least 3 days in office

No Sponsorship

Salary Range is $162k to $180

The Program Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the assigned large programs, following the PMO (APMO) guidelines within the determined timeline.
Target program can be the local NY program or HO related programs, working as a liaison with HO counterparts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive execution of key initiatives through the full project life cycle from strategic project planning to delivery including development of target state business processes, build and adoption of technology solutions
• Work across multiple functions and legal entities to structure and manage end-to-end project efforts through deep understanding of requirements, technologies, cross-functional impact, and business strategy
• Ensure target end state is delivered inclusive of required governance, business process redesign and appropriate controls
• Leading the translation of business needs into technology solutions and requirements
• Manage weekly status reporting, understand and maintain program’s RAID log, run daily and/or weekly working groups to support successful program delivery
• Coordinate all activities and dependencies of UAT to ensure the successful acceptance by the business owners including defect management and reporting in JIRA
• Provide appropriate information share and updates with senior management and other key stakeholders
• Oversight of program and project level resources including those provided by 3rd party providers
• Management of the career growth of the employees who are under direct supervision

REQUIREMENTS:

• Significant experience and track record of delivery of major cross functional initiatives at large and complex financial institutions. This includes how to structure initiatives, project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation
• Deep understanding of finance, risk, operations, and data processes as well as the technologies enabling them
• Strong knowledge and experience of regulatory change management
• Product knowledge of Loans, Derivatives, Securities, and Repurchase Agreements
• Strong business, analytical, quantitative, problem-solving and decision making skills
• Proven experience of team leadership, career development of others and developing individuals in the program and change management space
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills including experience at performing this across multiple functions, committees and areas
• Superior communication skills: both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff
• Solid knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools
• Tolerance and understanding in multi cultures
• Quick learning of program objective and bank APMO guideline