Program Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Lead delivery of complex initiatives managing governance structure; helping develop business case; managing integrated scope, schedule, budget, quality; and overseeing work of project teams.
- Ensure adherence to integrated plans and schedules.
- Ensure delivery of new and improved business capabilities on time, within budget and with high quality.
- Monitor and manage the critical path, contingencies, scope changes and budget (both labor and non-labor resources).
- Identify and manage program risks, serve as escalation to resolve program issues, help remove roadblocks.
- Bring business acumen to bear in recommending trade-offs between competing priorities, influencing delivery planning.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery management practices and processes.

SKILLS
Experience providing leadership in most aspects of program and project management in an Information Technology environment. Experience leading and delivering successful large scale IT solutions throughout the full project life cycle. Demonstrate extensive depth and breadth of IT program management experience in multiple functional areas. Minimum of a bachelors degree and at least 7 to 10 years of experience in the Financial Industry, and at least 10 years of experience managing large scale IT development and implementation projects required. Must demonstrate a solid understanding of technical concepts including Application Development, Infrastructure, Database Management, System Integration, Web Technologies, etc. Expertise in leveraging different types of project, portfolio and program management practices/methodologies like Waterfall, Agile etc. Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail. Excellent communication skills and ability to transfer information easily to stakeholders. Excellent ability to negotiate and influence with senior stakeholders. Looking for a mix of Infrastructure (Data Center, Network, End user Services, etc. (Commercial Bank, Retail Bank (ATM, Sales and Service, Teller, etc), Data Services (Data Warehouse), Financial Services (Home Loans, Auto Loans, Consumer Lending), Card (Portfolio Conversions and Partnerships), and general Program Management leadership.

Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.