Technology Program Manager
The ideal candidate combines strong agile delivery leadership with program governance, stakeholder management, and operational rigor. Candidates should be comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with multiple concurrent initiatives and cross-functional dependencies.
Key Responsibilities
Agile Delivery & Execution " Own end-to-end delivery execution across multiple initiatives and workstreams. " Translate roadmap milestones into actionable release plans, sprint goals, and delivery checkpoints. " Partner with Product Owners to align priorities with engineering capacity and delivery commitments. " Drive sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, retrospectives, and release coordination. " Track and manage delivery progress against committed scope, timelines, and quality objectives. " Identify and remove delivery impediments to maintain team velocity and execution predictability. Program Governance, Risk & Controls " Ensure adherence to enterprise delivery governance, audit, and risk management standards. " Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and proactively drive mitigation strategies. " Manage technology, operational, and delivery risks across complex programs. " Ensure compliance with SDLC, release management, and change management processes. " Coordinate cross-team dependencies and escalation management. Stakeholder Communication & Reporting " Produce concise, executive-level delivery status reporting for technology and business leadership. " Chair weekly and monthly service delivery and program status meetings. " Communicate delivery health through meaningful KPIs and metrics, including: o Sprint predictability o Dependency risk o Quality indicators o Release readiness " Serve as the single source of truth for program status, risks, dependencies, and execution progress. " Facilitate alignment across business, product, and technology stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
" 5+ years of experience as a Technology Program Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Delivery Lead. " Strong experience leading large-scale agile technology delivery programs. " Experience supporting enterprise platforms, digital transformation, or modernization initiatives. " Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and SDLC methodologies. " Strong program governance, RAID management, and risk mitigation experience. " Proven ability to manage cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, and business teams. " Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills. " Experience with Jira, Confluence, and agile reporting tools. Preferred Qualifications " Financial services or wealth management technology experience strongly preferred. " Experience working in highly regulated enterprise environments. " Familiarity with release management and enterprise change control processes. " SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, or related certifications preferred.
Ideal Candidate Profile
" Highly organized and execution-focused. " Comfortable managing ambiguity and driving alignment across large organizations. " Strong communicator with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. " Proactive problem solver with strong attention to detail and operational discipline.
