Program Manager in Columbus, OH (Onsite)-Contract

Role: Program Manager

Location: Columbus, OH

Onsite

Contract

Job Description:              

Role Summary

The Senior Program Manager will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the Annuity Modernization Program ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives managing complex dependencies and driving value realization across all workstreams This role requires extensive experience managing complex transformation programs across large enterprises

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment  Vision Translate strategy into a clear future state measurable outcomes and a multiyear roadmap Develop transformation charter case for change and outcome maps
• Portfolio Prioritization Lead initiative prioritization by value feasibility risk and capacity Develop business cases funding requests and investment decision frameworks
• Governance  Accountability Design and facilitate governance models decisionrights matrices RACI frameworks and escalation protocols to enable timely traceable decisions
• Integrated Planning Ensure business technology data process change and release plans are integrated and actively replanned Manage critical path and dependencies
• Value Realization Develop benefits realization plans executive dashboards and KPI scorecards Lead value reviews and correctiveaction planning
• PMO Enablement Establish reusable methods playbooks templates and continuous improvement practices

Required Skills

• Program planning and delivery expertise
• Dependency management and criticalpath analysis
• Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
• Strong leadership direct and matrix management
• Executive communication and stakeholder management
• Financial analysis and business case development
• Methodology design and PMO operations
• Financial services industry acumen
• Extensive complex transformation program management
• Enterprise-wide change orchestration
• Mult workstream integration and sequencing
• Legacy system modernization strategy
• Organizational transformation leadership
• Vendor and partner ecosystem management
• Transformation risk assessment and mitigation