IT Program Manager

Genesis10 - Pennington, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Pennington, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Program Manager will oversee and coordinate various program routines and ensure alignment with target outcomes in a financial industry setting. This role involves establishing relationships with stakeholders, managing dependencies, and facilitating communication across multiple organizations to achieve project goals. The position is a contract role lasting 12 months, requiring a self-driven individual with strong analytical and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish the target outcomes in partnership with stakeholders and leaders
• Build relationships with business and technology leaders across multiple organizations, including Compliance and Risk
• Coordinate and facilitate program routines such as kick-off meetings, status reviews, and stakeholder meetings
• Plan and coordinate delivery and dependencies across multiple organizations
• Promote communication and collaboration to achieve target outcomes and timelines
• Facilitate dependency management, risk management, and impediment removal
• Provide status updates to stakeholders and leadership regarding target outcomes, delivery, risks/issues, and schedule
• Ensure execution aligns with target outcomes by working with sponsors and stakeholders
• Ensure work delivered complies with Enterprise Change Management standards
• Track success metrics and review performance with stakeholders and leadership
• Manage financials and assist with resource planning for the program
• Provide input to define and improve the Change Management process for the Portfolio
• Promote collaboration within and across teams
• Achieve sustainable results

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience with working in an agile SDLC methodology environment
• Self-driven, innovative, and pushes for high-quality measurable outcomes
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to identify root causes to solve complex problems in unstable situations
• Ability to influence decisions using factual and emotional points
• Collaborative working style with stakeholders and senior managers

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of software development and hands-on application development experience
• Experience managing risk, dependencies, and impediments
• Basic knowledge of automation and continuous delivery practices
• Ability to utilize necessary tools with minimal guidance
• Basic awareness of architecture and design
• Ability to comply with client standards for information security and business architectures

Benefits

• Access to hundreds of clients
• Opportunity for a career-home in Genesis10
• Access to an experienced recruiting team
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
• Remote opportunities available