Senior Program Manager - Finance

Senior Program Manager | Finance

The Finance Program Manager supports finance-wide innovation initiatives by driving solution adoption, enabling knowledge sharing, supporting change management activities, and helping deliver strategic innovation programs across finance organizations.

This role combines program management, stakeholder engagement, business process improvement, testing and validation, data migration support, reporting, and innovation prototyping. The successful candidate will play a key role in launching and supporting business solutions while helping finance organizations adopt new technologies and ways of working.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology, Finance, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in program management, project management, business operations, or related functions.
• Experience supporting solution launches, technology adoption, and organizational change initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience with testing, user acceptance validation, and implementation support.
• Experience working with enterprise business applications and collaboration platforms.
• Experience supporting cross-functional programs in large organizations.
• Finance business process knowledge is preferred.

Core Skills

Program & Project Management

• Program coordination and execution
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Workstream management
• Project tracking and reporting
• Prioritization and execution planning

Business Analysis

• Requirements gathering
• Requirements traceability
• Process mapping
• Solution evaluation
• Business process improvement

Stakeholder Management

• Executive communications
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Relationship management
• Meeting facilitation
• Consensus building

Change Management

• User adoption strategies
• Training development
• Communication planning
• Organizational readiness support
• Launch and rollout coordination

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Data validation and migration support
• Reporting and dashboard development
• SharePoint familiarity
• Enterprise application administration
• General engineering fundamentals
• Solution-building experience

Microsoft Technology Skills

• Microsoft Copilot ecosystem
• Copilot Studio
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Microsoft 365 collaboration tools
• AI-assisted productivity solutions

Candidate Requirements

Required

• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with limited supervision.
• Experience driving initiatives from concept through execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business and technical audiences.

Preferred

• Experience building solutions and administering enterprise tools.
• Familiarity with finance processes and workflows.
• Experience supporting innovation programs or digital transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to AI-enabled business solutions and process automation technologies.

Assessment Process

Interview Structure

• Initial interview with the hiring manager.
• Final interview with leadership and key stakeholders, if selected to advance.

Assessment Focus Areas

• Program management approach
• Stakeholder engagement
• Communication and influence
• Problem-solving methodology
• Change management experience
• Testing and validation experience
• Ability to navigate ambiguity
• Business process improvement capabilities

Candidate Preparation

Candidates should be prepared to discuss:

• Solution launches and implementation projects
• Change management initiatives
• User acceptance testing and validation activities
• Stakeholder management examples
• Requirements gathering and process mapping engagements
• Innovation, automation, or AI-related projects
• Quantifiable business outcomes and project impact

Portfolio samples, presentations, program materials, solution documentation, or other relevant work examples are encouraged when available.

Performance Measurement

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Reduction and management of the existing Finance Gallery backlog.
• Efficient…