Program Manager (Pennington, NJ or Charlotte, NC)

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Program Manager (Pennington, NJ or Charlotte, NC)

About The Role

This position requires the successful candidate to work on a W2 directly with FDM. We cannot accept C2C, 1099 or employment sponsorship (e.g. H1-B) for this position.

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy delivering client and industry driven solutions through our 5 core specialist Practices; Software Engineering, Data & Analytics, IT Operations, Change & Transformation, and Risk, Regulation & Compliance.

FDM is seeking a Program Manager located in Pennington, NJ to support a project in the finance sector. Involvement in this project is anticipated to last initially 12 months but may be extended.

This role will be hybrid with requirements to be in office 3 days per week.

This job is responsible for overseeing programs and projects specific to corporate change initiatives that impact how the bank does business, provides a product or service, or executes a function. Key responsibilities include serving as the primary contact to department managers for critical change initiatives and communicating, influencing, and negotiating vertically and horizontally to obtain or leverage resources. Job expectations include delivering regulatory and executive material and ensuring results align to program strategy, simplification, and new capabilities.

The candidate will support the governance and oversight of critical Global Technology program execution and issues resolution that have significant impact on how the company does business, provides a product or service, or executes a function. A key requirement is to have the intellectual stamina for delivery of regulatory and executive material and ensure delivery of the results aligned to our multi-year delivery efforts for program strategy, simplification and new risk management capabilities. Strong business centric mindset with ability to utilize sound judgment and tailor approach to drive optimal outcomes. Communicates, influences and negotiates both vertically and horizontally to obtain or leverage necessary resources. Build positive give and take relationships with stakeholders and uses the right questions and tools to uncover root causes to challenges, identifies opportunities, and make recommendations.

Responsibilities:

Defines program controls, processes, procedures, reporting cadence, decision governance structures, and ways of working with key stakeholders
Works closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new change initiatives
Monitors the execution of defined tasks through tracking of program milestones and their statuses, developing program plans, and measuring progress against ongoing key performance indicators
Analyzes, evaluates, and overcomes program risks, and produces program reports for managers and stakeholders
Identifies key requirements for cross-functional teams and external vendors to perform in alignment with the program objectives
Works with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department, leading them to negotiate decision making for efficient and effective resolution
Meets with stakeholders to provide transparency into project issues and decisions on services, builds positive relationships, asks questions, and uses tools to uncover root causes to challenges, identify opportunities, and make recommendations.

About You

Required Qualification:

10+ Years of Project/Program Management Experience
Agile experience

Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
Self-starter with ability to work independently as well as leading or participating in a cross-functional team environment
Hands on ability leading projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Able to lead cross-functional teams in the execution of program objectives
Cultivates a positive team culture and ensures broader collaboration across the enterprise
Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks
High level of integrity and professionalism in dealing with sensitive audit and regulatory matters
Practical knowledge of Backup and Resiliency technical capabilities and policies
Advanced/Expert MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint
Proven presentation skills (written and oral): ability to present key messages, recommendations and information in a clear, concise and insightful way and synthesize information key to relevant points to Senior Executives across the Enterprise
Proven executive presence, horizontal and strategic thinker with the ability to influence effectively at all levels within the organization
Demonstrates a good sense of judgment, knows when to escalate and how to manage expectations
Considers a diverse set of data points and inputs and is decisive in solutioning

Skills:

Program Management
Project Management
Reporting
Consulting
Problem Solving
Leadership Development
Performance Management
Collaboration
Presentation Skills
Prioritization
Issue Management
Risk Management
Process Design
Process Performance Management
Oral Communications
Global Technology experience preferred
Business Risk Management experience preferred
Regulatory experience preferred
Audit experience preferred
Working knowledge of bank policies, programs and procedures
Prior experience handling multiple facets of an end-to-end business: financial management, project management, governance, operations and technology management, and strategy initiatives.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global business and technology consultancy powering the people behind tech and innovation for over 30 years. We collaborate with world-leading companies to identify the expertise they need, exactly when they need it. We have helped successfully launch nearly 25,000 careers globally to date and are a trusted partner to over 300 companies worldwide.

FDM has 4,000+ employees worldwide, with over 90 nationalities working together as a team. From our origins in Brighton, UK, FDM now has 19 centres located across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific and is now on the FTSE4Good Index.

Dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
FDM Group’s mission is to make tech and business careers accessible for everyone. Our diverse team of 90+ nationalities thrive on differences, fuels innovation through varied experiences, and celebrates shared successes. As an Equal Opportunity Employer and listed on the FTSE4Good Index, FDM ensures every qualified applicant, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or any other status protected by federal or provincial law, gets the chance they deserve.

FDM Group, Inc. is registered to operate and hire employees in select states within the US. We will consider employment applications exclusively from candidates who are either residing in one of the following states or willing to relocate to them: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

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