Enterprise Transformation Program Lead

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior program manager to lead enterprise-scale programs within a complex, regulated financial services environment. You will own scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and milestones from initiation through implementation, coordinating cross-functional partners across business, technology, data, and operations to drive strategic transformation.

You will facilitate governance forums and deliver executive-level updates, ensuring benefits realization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 10–15+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in financial services.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Deep expertise in program and project management disciplines, including delivery in complex, regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of how strategy translates into operational execution.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts and influence senior stakeholders.
• High adaptability and effectiveness in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-scale programs with multiple projects and workstreams impacting enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and cross-functional partners.
• Own program scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones from initiation through implementation.
• Drive execution of initiatives supporting strategic change and expansion of critical business capabilities.
• Align resources across business, technology, data, operations, risk, and other partners to achieve program objectives.
• Facilitate governance forums and prepare executive-level status updates, risk assessments, and decision materials.
• Track progress against defined business outcomes and benefits realization targets.
• Apply strong analytical judgment to solve complex problems and recommend practical, scalable solutions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic execution

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

• Lead enterprise-scale programs with multiple projects and workstreams impacting enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and cross-functional partners.
• Own program scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones from initiation through implementation.
• Drive execution of initiatives supporting strategic change and expansion of critical business capabilities.
• Align resources across business, technology, data, operations, risk, and other partners to achieve program objectives.
• Facilitate governance forums and prepare executive-level status updates, risk assessments, and decision materials.
• Track progress against defined business outcomes and benefits realization targets.
• Apply strong analytical judgment to solve complex problems and recommend practical, scalable solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 10–15+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in financial services
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority
• Deep expertise in program and project management disciplines, including delivery in complex, regulated environments
• Strong understanding of how strategy translates into operational execution
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts and influence senior stakeholders
• High adaptability and effectiveness in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

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Hard Skills

• Program Scope Management
• Budget Management
• Timeline Management
• Analytical Judgment
• Benefits Realization Tracking

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Influencing Skills
• High Adaptability