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Principal Program Manager - Director

NEW YORK-10011, NY, US
07/04/2018

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Required Skills

Agile/Scrum

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

Job Description

Financial Services Client

Principal Program Manager - Director

Downtown NYC or Jersey City

Full Time

One of the key programs in the current Fund Accounting Transformation Portfolio is the Workflow and Automation program.

The objective of the program is to re-design the current Fund Accounting business process and to deliver technology changes to support the target state model, automation, optimization, and legacy process retirement.

The role of the GFA Technology Program Manager will be pivotal in bringing these new optimization and digital capabilities to market globally and on-boarding the new business that is being generated.

This is a high profile role within a highly ambitious and motivated global

team of technology professionals.

Responsibilities:

Manage delivery of a large complex strategic initiative crossing multiple disciplines, businesses, and/or organizations

Accountable for the ultimate success of the program and continued alignment with the business strategy

Responsible for the overall program rigor and discipline including stakeholder management, requirements management, risk management, financials, and communication plan
(facilitating steering committees, regular program ceremonies, communicating with all levels of the organization including executive management)

Manage multiple related sub-projects and, in many cases, ongoing operations which are directed toward a common objective

Responsible for stakeholder management particularly those external to the organization

Collaborate with constituent project managers, project leads, development leads and/or
Scrum Masters to monitor cost, schedule and technical performance of component projects and operations

Work with business stakeholders to ensure priorities and requirements are identified and fit for purpose

Hands-on management of program risks and escalations

All team members within the program take direction from the Program Manager for the duration of the project

Workflow transformation experience

Operational optimization and or automation experience

Effective communication, consensus building and conflict management across all levels in the organization

Holistic thinker with the ability execute on business strategy combined with attention to details

Prior experience managing strategic and/or cross-organizational projects and planning and tracking multiple complex projects or programs required.

Experience managing vendors and contracts as components of a program

Experience in working with global technology and operations team

Experienced in the use of Jira, Confluence, MS Project and Excel for tracking complex programs

Desirable skills:

· Experience in Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency or Custody

· Experience of managing technology teams, applications and architecture

· Experienced in the use of Jira, Confluence, MS Project and Excel for tracking complex programs

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree, preferably in business management or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred. Project Management
Professional (PMP) certification is beneficial, 12 + years of project management experience required, experience with technology or financial services industry is a plus.

Preferred - 12 + years of project management experience required with solution delivery experience

Experience with technology and financial services industry is a must

5+ years' experience with Agile/Scrum.

5+ years large project [>$4m] / transformation delivery experience gained in Operations or Technology

Demonstrable experience of governing programs with exceptional rigor and discipline