Program Manager – Data & AI Transformation Programs

Iris client, one of their Financial Client is looking to hire Project/Program Manager – Data & AI Transformation Programs for Newark NJ(3 days hybrid/week)

Job Title:
Project/Program Manager – Data & AI Transformation Programs

Location:
Newark NJ(3 days hybrid/week)

Position Type:
Right to hire

Client is seeking looking for experienced Program Managers to support the delivery of strategic Data & AI initiatives across the following initiatives:
Enterprise Data Platform, Domain Activation & Data Product Delivery, and Enterprise AI, Intelligent Automation, and Business AI Accelerator programs. These roles will be responsible for driving complex, cross-functional programs that enable Client's Data and AI strategy, serving as trusted partners to senior business and technology leaders while ensuring successful execution, stakeholder alignment, and value realization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management for strategic Data & AI initiatives, including planning, execution, governance, and delivery.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, budgets, and executive reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across business, technology, operations, risk, governance, and vendor teams to drive alignment and successful outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, facilitating decision-making, resolving conflicts, and navigating complex organizational dynamics.
• Drive communications across all levels of the organization, including executive presentations, governance materials, status reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Apply strong business acumen to understand strategic objectives, prioritize work, connect technology investments to business outcomes, and support value realization.
• Coordinate multiple work streams and stakeholders to ensure delivery commitments are met and risks are proactively managed.
• Support organizational readiness, adoption, and change management activities to maximize business impact.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of program or project management experience leading large-scale technology, data, AI, analytics, digital, or business transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional relationship management skills with a demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across senior leadership, business, and technology organizations.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and executive communication skills, including the ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect strategy, operations, technology, financial objectives, and value realization.
• Demonstrated expertise with Jira and Jira Align, including roadmap management, dependency tracking, risk and issue management, status reporting, dashboard development, portfolio oversight, and executive-level program reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft 365 suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint, with the ability to produce executive-ready presentations, reporting packages, communications, and governance materials.
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery environments.
• PMP or related certifications preferred.