Program Manager

ECLARO; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Program Manager to lead significant projects in the Financial Services sector. This role demands a hands-on leader who can navigate complex business challenges and drive project success through collaboration and innovative thinking. You will be responsible for managing project portfolios, ensuring quality outcomes, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about delivering impactful solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

401k Retirement Savings Plan

Commuter Check Pretax Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage complex projects with high risk and scope.
• Expertise in driving project delivery and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for project delivery on time and within budget.
• Proactively manage project milestones and dependencies.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Financial Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Project Management Certification

Job description

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Job Number: 25-04026

Find your next opportunity in the Financial Services Industry. ECLARO is looking for a Program Manager for our client in Remote, MA.

ECLARO’s client provides retirement savings, health & investment management, and insurance services. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity.

Position Overview:

• Primary point of accountability to business partners and other parties for project planning, day-to-day execution, management, implementation, readiness, and reporting of large and significant projects or small to medium programs (typically up to $10M) where scope is subject to change, contains high complexity, and high degree of risk, large number of resources, and complex organizational change issues that support moderate to complex business unit or corporate goals.
• May be responsible to provide management and oversight for a business or IT portfolio.
• In every case, project / program objectives address complex business goals.
• The projects / programs will span multiple IT and/or business areas.
• Accountable to manage and monitor project tasks and controls during portfolio planning, project planning, and delivery activities to ensure on-time and quality outcomes are met within scope and budget.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy and apply expert / leading project and program management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications, and presentations to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to client delivery methodologies, standards, and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable to business sponsor(s) and management to drive delivery of quality solutions tied to clearly understood business problem(s) and benefit(s).
• Deliver project / program objectives on-time, with quality, within scope and budget to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and manage a holistic view of project / program milestones including dependencies and impacts across projects / programs / portfolio.
• Promote early awareness, communication, transparency, and mitigation planning of critical dependencies, risks, and issues within the project.
• Provide accurate project estimates and proactively manage project budget, approved funding, forecasts, and actuals.
• Anticipate and address problems that can jeopardize delivery, budget, customer readiness, and acceptance.
• Remove barriers to enable project team to complete objectives regardless of difficulties.
• Partner with Finance to support and provide insight to leadership on project / program financials and forecasts; understand cost drivers and what is needed to achieve outcomes.
• Gain recognition as a Trusted Advisor / Leader with project teams, customers, and stakeholders at all levels of the organization across the enterprise.
• Manage to business outcomes to ensure customer expectations are met and program goals are achieved; negotiate priorities and solutions efficiently.
• Drive lessons learned and knowledge retention for future use.
• Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to client delivery methodologies, standards, and tools.
• Identify and champion opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency while delivering commitments.
• Actively coach and mentor members of the PM community across the enterprise.
• Manage vendor relationships as required.

Skills:

• Hands-on and results-driven leader with a proven ability to work collaboratively across organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Innovative leader capable of questioning the status quo, influencing change, and providing forward thinking.
• Establish strong working relationships and trust with senior leadership; able to share perspectives and insights.

Benefits:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
• Commuter Check Pretax Benefits
• Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO

If interested, contact:

Melissa Francisco

[e-mail]

646-849-5125

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Equal Opportunity Employer: ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group in accordance with applicable laws.