Senior Program Manager, Gft

What is The Opportunity?

Leading delivery for complex initiatives across the Finance IT Large Program and Capital Markets Portfolio, to ensure project and program goals or objectives are accomplished within approved timeframe, scope and budget.

What Will You Do?

• Plans and executes projects and programs, including managing project scope, requirements changes, multiple and competing demands and priorities, as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics / assumptions.

• Works with Business / Functional / Technology Owners to ensure that the deliverables achieve a business result that enables value creation; setting up appropriate governance and oversight of all projects.

• Develops integrated baseline project plans applying estimated models; documents estimating assumptions, refines plans and manages performance against them.

• Work with Project Managers and Resource Managers to determine project milestones and holds Project Managers accountable to delivery commitments

• Determines quality standards and oversees the execution / production of project and program management documents.

• Anticipate and quantify tactical, operational and strategic risks applying risk-based approach to forecasting, mentors project managers/team members in determining risk based provisions.

• Raises and tracks issues and conflicts, removes barriers, resolves project issues, and escalates to immediate manager when required.

• Facilitates schedule and cost forecasting;

• Manage portfolio communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business units, vendors, project team, etc. Provide senior management with timely updates on portfolio milestones, issues and risks

• Organizing and coordinating processes and procedures for all project teams to follow within the program.

What Do You Need to Succeed?

Must Have:

• 5+ years of Project and Program Management experience, including as IT Project or Program Manager, with experience managing large programs and portfolios ranging from $2 to $10MM.

• Matrix managing a diverse team consisting of project managers, business analysts, developers, and QA with excellent facilitation & communication skills

• Advanced project management knowledge including plan development; scheduling methodology; project metrics gathering, analyzing, and reporting; risk and issue assessment and quantification methodologies; cost / benefit analysis and alternatives identification; budgeting, financials and benefits management.

• 3+ years' Financial Institution experience with a deep understanding of Capital Markets products.

• Possesses strong working knowledge of SDLC and Agile delivery methodologies.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience in a matrix environment, such as a large, publicly-traded corporation

• Ability to facilitate between and influence key decision makers

• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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