Program Manager

3 year contract

Hybrid out of Springfield MA

Target rate: $75

Must work as a W2 employee through Fast Switch. No Corp to Corp

The Program Manager operates within a dynamic delivery organization focused on executing strategic initiatives across business, technology, operations, architecture, procurement, finance, legal, risk, and vendor partners. This role partners closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to drive enterprise transformation, modernization, application portfolio optimization, and operational efficiencies in support of the clients long-term strategic goals.

As a Program Manager, you will serve as the primary point of accountability for the strategic planning, governance, execution, management, implementation, and reporting of multiple large-scale projects and complex enterprise programs. Programs may involve significant organizational change, evolving scope, substantial risk, large cross-functional teams, and enterprise-wide business and technology impacts.

• Lead complex enterprise programs comprised of multiple interdependent projects, work streams, products, and stakeholder groups.
• Translate strategic business objectives into integrated program roadmaps, delivery plans, milestones, governance frameworks, and measurable outcomes.
• Drive program execution while managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risks, issues, dependencies, and benefits realization.
• Establish and maintain effective governance structures, executive reporting, performance metrics, program controls, and decision-making processes.
• Manage program financials, including business cases, funding requests, budgets, forecasts, vendor expenditures, and resource investments.
• Provide strategic leadership across business, technology, operations, architecture, procurement, finance, legal, risk, compliance, and vendor organizations.
• Lead enterprise risk, issue, dependency, and organizational change management activities to ensure successful program outcomes.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, executive communications, organizational readiness, and adoption strategies for transformational initiatives.
• Lead application rationalization initiatives, including evaluation of application portfolios, identification of consolidation opportunities, and execution of modernization and simplification strategies.
• Oversee application decommissioning programs, ensuring appropriate planning, dependency management, operational transitions, data retention compliance, and retirement of legacy technologies.
• Partner with technology, procurement, finance, and vendor management teams to optimize software licensing, technology investments, utilization, renewals, and vendor performance.
• Govern strategic vendor contracts and technology agreements, ensuring delivery commitments, financial stewardship, compliance, and alignment with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technology debt, eliminate redundant capabilities, simplify the application landscape, and improve operational efficiency.
• Champion and contribute to the advancement of delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, standards, tools, and best practices.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of project, program, portfolio, or technology delivery management experience.
• 7+ years leading large, complex, cross-functional business and technology programs.
• Experience managing significant budgets, forecasts, vendors, contracts, resources, and enterprise dependencies.
• Experience leading organizational change and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of program governance, financial management, risk management, and delivery methodologies.

• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent program/project management certification.
• Financial Services, Insurance, Wealth Management, or related industry experience.
• Experience leading technology modernization, application rationalization, application decommissioning, and operational simplification programs.
• Knowledge of software asset management, software licensing, vendor management, and contract governance practices.
• Expertise in Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, and scaled delivery methodologies.
• Strong executive presence with exceptional communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, drive strategic decisions, and lead large-scale organizational change.
• Experience managing matrixed…