IT Program Manager

$120,016 - $135,200/Yr

Genesis10 - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Jersey City, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Genesis10 is seeking an IT Program Manager for a 12+ month contract position in the financial industry, specifically supporting the Regulatory Portfolio for the Counterparty Credit Risk Technology team. The role involves close collaboration with senior business and technology managers, providing direction to project managers, and ensuring the success of various projects within the program.

Responsibilities

• Support the Regulatory Portfolio for the Counterparty Credit Risk Technology team.
• Collaborate with senior business and technology managers in the New York time zone.
• Provide direction and guidance to project managers to ensure project success.
• Ensure release timelines and milestones are met across all projects within the program.

Requirements

• Flexible, hardworking, and 'can do' attitude; comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent release cycles.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with a multi-disciplined team across multiple locations and time zones.
• Strong ownership and follow-through on tasks and projects.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Familiarity with principles of scaled agile delivery, PI planning, and agile scrum methodology.
• Ability to remove obstacles and influence others to move projects forward.
• Strong financial markets product knowledge across any asset class.
• Excellent technical skills including SQL, MS Excel, Jira, MS Project, SharePoint, Visio, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word.

Nice-to-haves

• Computer Engineering/Financial Degree
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with VaR, Risk Analytics
• Exposure to financial/product control functions within a bank
• Exposure to Program Project Risk Tool (PPRT)
• Background in working closely with development teams.

Benefits

• Access to hundreds of clients, many with long-term relationships with Genesis10.
• Opportunity for a career-home within Genesis10.
• Access to an experienced recruiting team with an average of over 7 years of experience.
• Behavioral Health Platform.
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident).
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance.
• 401K plan.
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities).
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF).
• Remote opportunities available.