Genesis10 is currently seeking a Technical Project Manager with our client in the financial industry located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract position.
Responsibilities: - Own portfolio-level risk management across multiple programs and projects
- Blend hands-on technical depth with structured risk methodologies - FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) - to proactively identify, quantify, and mitigate risks that impact delivery, reliability, security, and business outcomes
- Establish the portfolio risk operating model, drive cross-team mitigation and decision-making, and provide executive-ready visibility of residual risk
- Design and run a portfolio-wide risk management framework, integrating FMEA with existing governance
- Build and maintain a central risk register with owners and due dates and FMEA scoring
- Translate FMEA outputs into concrete mitigation plans
- Collaborate with delivery managers and product owners to surface failure modes
- Own risk dashboards and executive briefings
- Establish leading indicators (early warning signals) and improve observability for proactive detection
- Benchmark and continually improve risk maturity across the portfolio
- Stand up the portfolio risk register and FMEA cadence for critical programs
- Produce the first risk heatmap and top 10 risks with assigned owners and target dates
- Baseline key metrics (e.g., % risks with mitigations, average RPN, top systemic risks)
- Reduce high RPN items by &Client; X% quarter-over-quarter
- Improve detection coverage (monitoring/alerting) for top failure modes
- Integrate risk posture into quarterly planning and release readiness
- Demonstrate improvements in change failure rate, and incident recurrence
- Increase portfolio risk maturity
Requirements: - 10+ years managing complex technical projects/programs in software engineering, platforms, data/AI, or cloud
- Demonstrated experience leading FMEA or similar structured risk methods
- Strong understanding of modern software delivery (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native architectures, APIs)
- Ability to synthesize technical risk into executive-ready narratives with clear tradeoffs and asks
- Excellent facilitation: cross-functional workshops, root cause analysis, and conflict resolution
- Domain experience in regulated environments (e.g., financial services) and partnering with Security, Risk, and Compliance
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
About Genesis10:Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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