Job Description - 1796412: Lead Technical Program Manager (TPMS04) BEO US (450835:US:0802) (1796412)
As an experienced Technical Program Manager within the Business Enablement, Strategy, and Transformation team, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic initiatives and delivering transformative programs across the Infrastructure Platforms Product Management organization. Leveraging your extensive experience in program delivery and an understanding of product management, you will lead and support complex, high-impact initiatives that span multiple lines of business, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and objectives. In this role, you will partner closely with key stakeholders to identify opportunities, define solutions, and drive successful implementation. You will engage and influence senior leadership by presenting program updates and strategic recommendations in a compelling manner. Your ability to anticipate risks and challenges, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure timely resolution will be critical to keeping initiatives on track.
Translating strategic vision into actionable plans, timelines, and deliverables to achieve high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering programs within a product management or technology organization, exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, and a passion for ideating and executing transformative solutions. Experience in business strategy, transformation, and program management is essential, as is the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while driving results through influence and collaboration.
Responsibilities include:
- Serve as the internal strategy consultant and business partner to Infrastructure Platformed Product Management organization
- Overseeing the planning, execution, and transformational programs and other organizational initiatives from ideation through execution
- Demonstrate exceptional skill in crafting leadership presentations that distill complex topics into clear, compelling narratives through effective storytelling, utilizing PowerPoint and other visualization tools to drive understanding and engagement.
- Fostering strong relationships with product, engineering and product operations teams to ensure seamless coordination and alignment of Strategy and Transformation initiatives
- Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
- Identify and mitigate risks, proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
- Partnering across teams to provide timely oversight and clear messaging for critical communications
- Timely identification and appropriate evaluation of Risks and Issues with correct remedial action and planning to resolve allowing program's success.
Qualifications include:
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large organization
- 8-10 years of overall experience, including experience supporting senior leaders / executives in a large fast paced environment; Big four strategy consulting experience is preferred
- Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to establish productive working relationships and influence decision-making across cross-functional teams and clients
- Advanced experience in utilizing technical fluency, including knowledge of vendor products and managing vendor relations, to enable on-demand access to shared pools of applications and services
- Proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities
- Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred
- Structured thinker, effective communicator with excellent written communication skills. Ability to crisply articulate complex tough messages to senior audiences with poise and confidence
- Proven experience in discretion in handling highly sensitive issues
- MS Office skills, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- 8+ years
Title Program Manager
Location NYC
Client Industry FinTech
Compensation $70-85/hr
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