Program Manager (Financial Service)

Program Manager Financial Services.

Whippany NJ OR Wilmington DE (Hybrid)

12+ years’ experience

Job Description:

The ideal candidate should have proven experience leading large-scale transformation programs within Financial Services, strong executive presence, and a track record of successfully managing complex cross-functional initiatives.

· Program & Delivery Leadership: Own end-to-end program delivery, integrated planning, milestone tracking, dependency management, and RAID governance across multiple Programs workstreams.

· Stakeholder & Executive Management: Effectively engage with senior business and technology stakeholders, drive decision-making, provide executive-level communications, and manage escalations.

· Financial & Resource Governance: Manage program budgets, forecasts, resource capacity, vendor/SOW governance, and overall cost control.

· Agile/SAFe & Governance Excellence: Lead PI Planning, release planning, delivery tracking, executive reporting, steering committee governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Strong Leadership & Vendor Management: Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and independent decision-making while managing vendor performance, commitments, and delivery outcomes.