IT Program / Risk Manager - Data Center Migrations & Trade Floor Buildouts

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an IT Program / Risk Manager - Data Center Migrations & Trade Floor Buildouts for a contract assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in New York City or Dallas, TX. Hybrid: Requires 3-4 days/week in the office .

The IT Program / Risk Manager will lead large-scale infrastructure and facilities transformation initiatives, including data center exit/migration and the buildout of new trading and office spaces. This is a senior-level role requiring 10+ years of experience, ideally within large global banks or large-scale financial institutions only.

You will own program governance, cross-workstream coordination, risk/RAID management, and senior-level technology representation at steering committees. This person must be able to step in immediately and run a complex, multi-workstream program that has significant technology, business, and facilities interdependencies.

Responsibilities :

• Lead enterprise-scale IT programs involving:
  • Data center exits and migrations to new colocation facilities
  • Trade floor buildouts for front-office/trading, including critical infrastructure, networking, voice, and market data
  • Corporate office buildouts for business and support functions
  • Simultaneous buildout of two new sites: Midtown NYC and Dallas
• Oversee and govern five major IT workstreams, ensuring alignment, identifying interdependencies, and resolving conflicts.
• Develop and implement robust IT program governance frameworks (status reporting, RAID logs, communication plans, risk controls, etc.).
• Prepare and deliver steerco decks for C-suite and senior technology leadership.
• Represent Technology in executive and steering committee forums, ensuring issues, risks, and decisions are clearly articulated.
• Partner cross-functionally with Facilities, Real Estate, Security, Networking, Infrastructure, Desktop/End-User teams, Trading, and Business leaders.
• Drive vendor coordination, schedule management, critical path analysis, and readiness for migration cutovers.
• Ensure adherence to technology risk controls, compliance, and regulatory expectations.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, resourcing plans, and project financial governance.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of IT Program Management experience within large, global banks or tier-1 financial institutions.
• Program Manager experience with the following:
  • Full life-cycle Trade Floor buildouts (front office / trading environments).
  • Large-scale Data Center Migration / Data Center Exit experience - ideally multi-site or colocation migrations.
  • Experience delivering office buildouts (real estate, new sites, corporate floors, end-user tech).
• Strong experience managing 5+ concurrent technology workstreams.
• Demonstrated ability to present at Steering Committees (steerco) and represent IT at senior executive levels.
• Expertise establishing robust program governance, RAID management, and cross-stream dependency controls.
• Experience with technology risk management and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to "hit the ground running" and take ownership of an urgent, high-impact program.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with market data, trading technology, voice trading turrets, networking for front-office environments.
• Prior experience with real estate, facilities, and construction partners.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certifications.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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