IT Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Communicate up and down the stack, interacting with executives, engineers and architects, business groups and shared services
• Lead the tech standardization efforts to streamline technology and tools needed to support business needs
• Support building the reusable services backlog and help to execute development activities
• Build and develop effective relationships with different product teams to find opportunities for reuse and promote usage of reusable services
• Create an effective lifecycle process for enterprise reusable services and tech standards and think out of the box to deliver more with less resources
• Help document and conduct presentations for technical, business and leadership audiences to promote reusable services and enforce tech standards
• Lead the enterprise reusable services group planning activities across goals, KRs, KPIs etc.
• Assist with change management activities for the team and beyond
• Help design and implement workflows and other automations using low-code tools
• Champion the financials of the tech standards & reusable team, yearly budget, and ongoing financial planning
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and driving operational efficiency within the program

• Experience in managing software development teams using a variety of programming languages and technologies
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to collaborate with different levels of hierarchy
• Strong understanding of software development practices and architecture patterns & principles
• Solid 10+ years of background in application development using Java/.Net as a developer/technical lead or architect
• Experience in managing teams/programs utilizing microservices and event driven architecture
• Strong experience in managing REST API development and onboarding different consumers internally and external
• Substantial experience with cloud-related concepts & technologies, preferably Azure
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to create and manage program plans, budgets, and resources effectively
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus and manage stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to identify and understand technical dependencies between initiatives
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• 7-10 years of experience in technology leadership roles required
• 3-5 years of experience as a technical program management or development manager required
  
  Financial services industry experience preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred
• PMP certification preferred
• Scrum Master Certification preferred

Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Competitive salary and bonus eligibility.

Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office.