Program/Project Manager-AI Integration (Enterprise Financial Services)?On-Site

Title: Program/Project Manager-AI Integration (Enterprise Financial Services)
Location Options: Tempe-AZ; Tampa-FL; or New York-NY, Jersey City-NJ (on-site)
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $140-165k
Work Requirements: , Holder, or authorized to work in the U.S.

Lead and oversee the successful delivery of AI and digital transformation (DX) initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment. Take ownership of project scope, schedule, budget, risk mitigation, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring all deliverables meet stringent compliance requirements and drive measurable business value. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement while aligning with industry best practices and regulatory mandates.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery & Execution

• Develop, plan, and manage complex, multi-team project roadmaps, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs, interdependencies, and change requests, ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT strategy.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including external vendors and internal stakeholders, to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
• Champion Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies, facilitating key ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, retrospectives) and maintaining transparent status, decision, and action logs.

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Integrate mandatory compliance gates including design reviews, risk assessments, SOX/ITcontrols, and evidence capture into all project plans, ensuring robust documentation and audit readiness.
• Collaborate closely with Risk, Compliance, Information Security, and Audit teams to secure required approvals and sign-offs for AI initiatives.
• Stay current with evolving regulatory standards (e.g., FFIEC, OCC, GDPR, CCPA) impacting financial technology projects and proactively address compliance risks.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Deliver executive-level updates on project health, KPIs/OKRs, benefits realization, and adoption metrics tailored to financial services leadership and regulators.
• Facilitate Change Advisory Board (CAB) and release governance activities, ensuring proper documentation and approval workflows are followed.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with business sponsors, technology leaders, regulatory bodies, and external partners.

Qualifications
Required

• 5 years of experience delivering large-scale, complex technical programs within financial services or highly regulated industries.
• Expertise in Agile/Scaled Agile frameworks; strong financial management and budgeting skills.
• Demonstrated excellence in communication, stakeholder engagement, and risk/issue management.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Preferred

• Hands-on experience with Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes, release governance, and evidence-based delivery in a financial context.
• In-depth knowledge of SOX, IT FFIEC, and other industry-standard regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to coordinate with Risk, Compliance, and InfoSec teams for program approvals and regulatory sign-offs.

Success Metrics

• Consistent on-time and on-budget delivery of projects, with all compliance gates passed on first review and no rework required.
• Achievement of defined KPIs/OKRs and demonstrable business value realization aligned with organizational goals.
• High stakeholder Net Promoter Score (NPS) and continuous reduction of open risks and issues over the project lifecycle.
• Successful audit outcomes and positive regulatory feedback.

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