Senior Technical Program Manager

Key Responsibilities

Technical understanding and working knowledge

TEAM PLAYER IS A MUST

Lead large complex multi-million-dollar technology infrastructure programs from charter through implementation and closure.

Develop program charters scope objectives success criteria roadmaps milestones governance RACI KPIs/KRIs and execution plans.

Manage multiple interconnected workstreams across Network Compute Cloud Data Centers Trading Infrastructure Engineering Architecture Cybersecurity Risk Operations Finance Procurement and vendors.

Own integrated program plans critical paths cross-team dependencies RAID management change control and executive program budgets forecasts actuals resource plans and financial variances.

Identify technical operational financial and organizational risks early and drive mitigation and executive steering committees and provide concise decision-oriented reporting to senior management.

Translate complex technical issues into clear business impact options recommendations and teams and senior stakeholders without relying on direct authority.

Navigate difficult conversations conflicting priorities and high-pressure situations while maintaining accountability and forward momentum.

Build strong partnerships across globally distributed teams and create a culture of transparency ownership and Experience

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field.

10 years in technical program/project management including 5 years leading enterprise-scale network or infrastructure programs.

Proven delivery of multi-million-dollar multi-workstream strategic programs in complex global organizations.

Demonstrated ability to create and launch programs from concept/charter not simply inherit established project plans.

Proven ability to author program charters and business cases and secure funding approval.

Deep working knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure datacenters enterprise computing and cloud connectivity.

Expert-level Jira; strong Power BI (or equivalent) reporting; Confluence for documentation and knowledge management.

Exceptional written and verbal communication; proven track record presenting to and influencing senior executives.

Strong command of Agile Scrum and waterfall methodologies with the judgment to know when to apply each.

Track record of succeeding in contract consulting or interim engagements with minimal ramp-up time.

Comfort with ambiguity; ability to bring unfocused contested issues to a decision.

Strong financial management forecasting governance and resource-management experience.

Strong technical aptitude with the ability to challenge assumptions and communicate credibly with engineers and architects.

Must be based in or able to commute to New York NY; on-site presence required per firm hybrid policy.

Strong experience across several of the following:oEnterprise Network InfrastructureoEnterprise ComputeoData CentersoCloud / Hybrid Cloud InfrastructureoTrading / Low-Latency InfrastructureoInfrastructure ModernizationoTechnology Risk & ControlsoOperational Resilience / Disaster RecoveryoCybersecurity and Infrastructure Lifecycle ManagementPreferredFinancial Services / Capital Markets experience strongly preferred.

Experience supporting trading markets or other mission-critical/high-availability technology environments.

Experience with global infrastructure transformation cloud adoption network modernization data center migration/consolidation or technology resiliency programs.

Experience operating in highly regulated and risk-controlled environments.

PMP Agile ITIL SAFe Cisco CCNA/CCNP CISSP Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) certifications.

What We Are Looking ForWe need a program leader not a program right candidate can operate comfortably from the executive level down to detailed execution. They know the programs strategic objectives financial position critical path major dependencies technical risks unresolved decisions and stakeholder bring structure to ambiguity challenge constructively anticipate problems hold teams accountable bring people together and remain composed when programs become in this role requires the combination of technical credibility strategic thinking disciplined execution financial acumen executive communication leadership through influence.