Job Title : Program Manager with Asset Management Transformation

Location: Iselin, NJ (Onsite)

Position Overview

Drive a strategic Public-Private Asset Management transformation program involving interconnected business, investment operations, data, and technology workstreams. This opportunity requires a hands-on delivery leader who can translate complex business and technology discussions into actionable plans, manage cross-functional dependencies, and drive measurable program outcomes.

The successful candidate will bring strong asset management or investment management industry experience, a solid understanding of the investment management lifecycle, and the ability to manage complex transformation initiatives while communicating effectively with senior stakeholders and delivery teams.

What You'll Do / Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated program plan, including milestones, deliverables, dependencies, critical path, and execution status.
• Drive day-to-day program execution across business, investment operations, data, and technology teams.
• Coordinate multiple interdependent workstreams and actively manage dependencies and handoffs.
• Facilitate working sessions to drive decisions, clarify ownership, and resolve delivery blockers.
• Maintain program governance and RAID management covering risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Establish accountability for actions and follow up with owners to ensure commitments are completed.
• Prepare concise executive-level status reports covering accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, dependencies, and required decisions.
• Translate detailed technical and operational discussions into clear business-facing communications.
• Partner with program leadership, product owners, architects, technology leads, operations teams, and business stakeholders.
• Support program governance, planning sessions, steering discussions, and leadership reviews.
• Proactively identify schedule and dependency risks and drive mitigation and resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Strong Asset Management / Investment Management industry experience.
• Must have a hands on Project Management, RAID, Risk, Issue, Governance Management, Asset Management / Investment Management
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex technology or business transformation programs within asset management or financial services.
• Strong understanding of the investment management lifecycle and the interaction between front office, investment operations, data, and technology.
• Experience managing programs involving multiple applications, data flows, business processes, and technology teams.
• Proven ability to create and manage complex integrated project/program plans involving multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior executives and delivery teams.
• Strong executive presence and ability to independently facilitate meetings involving senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Strong RAID, dependency, milestone, and decision-management discipline.
• Ability to operate effectively in an environment where requirements, priorities, and dependencies may evolve.