Program Manager

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Project or Program Manager to lead the technical implementation of transaction monitoring applications, specifically the Actimize system, within a financial services context. This remote contract role requires strong cross-functional collaboration with Product Managers, Business, and Engineering teams. You will be responsible for ensuring technical delivery, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, documenting issues and risks, and creating comprehensive progress reports. The ideal candidate possesses significant experience leading third-party software implementations, particularly within financial services and ideally with Actimize. Excellent communication and program tracking skills are essential.

Requirements

• Leading 3rd party software implementations (preferably in financial services and ideally with Actinize)
• Senior level communication and program tracking skills (providing stakeholder visibility, managing RAID, etc.)
• Creating, maintaining and aligning cross-team and cross-company project plans

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to deliver technology with multiple dependencies and teams; work with Product Managers, Business and Engineering teams to ensure technical delivery of Actimize system
• Encourage synergy and alignment in delivery, provide clarity, and foster collaboration with stakeholders in a consistent way
• Documents issues, risks, decisions and leads team to develop mitigations and escalations
• Creates and communicates reporting to stakeholders to highlight progress and readiness for delivery/rollout; recommends and strategizes plan adjustments; and implements plan changes based on stakeholder alignment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AML (Anti Money Laundering) is a huge plus