Program Manager / Payments Transformation Lead

Program Financial Management Lead

Must have 7-8 years relevant experience

Must have undergrad degree

Role supports payment transformation

Must have strong program management experience

Must have experience managing large scale programs in a structured way

Audit background preferred not required

Operations Optimization and Enablement (OOE) is a team designed to drive change and implement Operations strategy. Operations is helping to lead the Client transformation agenda by rapidly scaling programs of work which will redefine core operations architecture and the processes they support. One key element of OOE is Movement of Funds – This team plays a crucial role in managing and refining risk associated with movements of funds – covering outgoing, incoming, and internal transfers. Focused on defining a clear payment risk appetite, consolidating and reporting payment risks as a unified entity, and harmonizing controls across the enterprise. Approach includes developing a cohesive framework for risk management and reducing reliance on detective controls by implementing proactive measures. By addressing these areas, the aim is to streamline processes, enhance financial stability, and ensure consistent, effective operations throughout the organization.

We are looking for independent contractors who bring a combination of senior subject matter expertise/business analysis/data analysis/program management to support the implementation of strategic controls related to payments and payments risk. Identified candidates will help deliver control program execution across operations, technology, risk and control, and all lines of defense as applicable, ensuring the program parameters are fully defined and fit for purpose, and ensuring management and progress of the program is accurate, complete, on-time, and transparent to the constituent management teams.

Responsibilities:

• Exercise shared responsibility for budget, policy formulation and planning.

• Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives and confirm project plans meet business needs as described in the project initiation documents.

• Ensure all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand project schedule and key milestones.

• Escalate project risks to the Project Director, or Project Sponsor, when appropriate.

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders and track in a Project Tracking System (PTS).

• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques.

• Oversee the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of the PTS (Project Tracking System) platform.

• Ensure vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants. Provides sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Directly affects the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.

• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members. Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Banking, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.