Lead Program Manager

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in North Carolina seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams and external contractors.

You will focus on delivering on time and within budget in a financial services setting, with PMP/Scrum Master or equivalent preferred. The role emphasizes stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement to drive measurable project outcomes at Jobtailor.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing end-to-end projects with measurable outcomes across scope, schedule, cost, and quality benchmarks.
• Experience in financial services industry.
• Proactively identifying, escalating, and resolving obstacles before impact to delivery timelines or targets.
• PMP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Organizes project teams by assigning responsibilities, developing project schedules, and determining resource requirements necessary to ensure project is successful.
• Estimates the costs, resources, and time required to complete each phase of a project and allocates resources and tasks to ensure these targets are met.
• Implements an established project plan and monitors progress and performance against this plan.
• Monitors the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing.
• Identifies and resolves obstacles to completing project on time and to budget.
• Conducts project meetings and prepares regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Coordinates the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Lean/Six Sigma exposure

Agile/Scrum

Education

PMP / Scrum Master certification

Job description

• Organizes project teams by assigning individual responsibilities, developing project schedules, and determining resource requirements necessary to ensure project is successful.
• Estimates the costs, resources, and time required to complete each phase of a project and allocates resources and tasks to ensure these targets are met.
• Implements an established project plan and monitors progress and performance against this plan.
• Monitors the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing.
• Identifies and resolves obstacles to completing project on time and to budget.
• Conducts project meetings and prepares regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Coordinates the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.

Requirements

• 5+ years managing end-to-end projects with measurable outcomes across scope, schedule, cost, and quality benchmarks.
• Experience in financial services industry
• Skilled at proactively identifying, escalating, and resolving obstacles before they impact delivery timelines or financial targets.
• PMP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies that drive project efficiency and outcomes.