Program Manager

Mizuho Americas; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizuho Americas is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional business and technology transformation initiatives. You will guide programs through all lifecycle phases, ensure alignment with business and regulatory goals, and manage governance, risks, and executive communications.

Role requires strong stakeholder management, robust budgeting and planning skills, and proficiency with PM tools like JIRA and the MS Office suite. Hybrid work model with remote options is available.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering large-scale cross-functional business and technology transformation initiatives within complex financial institutions.
• Experience preparing and presenting status updates, recommendations, and decision materials to senior management and governance committees.
• Strong understanding of finance, risk, operations, data, and technology processes with regulatory change awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of complex business and technology transformation initiatives through all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Drive execution of target-state design, technology implementation, testing, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate and manage integrated program plans, milestones, and resources across workstreams.
• Ensure delivery aligns with objectives, regulatory expectations, governance standards, and controls.
• Drive program governance, RAID management, dependency tracking, issue escalation, and executive communications.
• Facilitate working groups, steering committees, and governance forums for timely decisions.
• Produce and maintain program artifacts: project plans, status reports, executive presentations, logs.
• Build partnerships across business, operations, finance, risk, compliance, and technology.
• Provide transparent assessments of program health, readiness, risks, dependencies, and key decisions.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Regulatory change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

PM methodologies

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Mizuho as a Program Manager!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the successful delivery of complex business and technology transformation initiatives through all phases of the project lifecycle
• Drive execution of strategic initiatives, including target-state process design, technology implementation, testing, operational readiness, and business adoption
• Coordinate and manage integrated program plans, milestones, critical-path activities, dependencies, and resource commitments across participating workstreams
• Ensure delivery outcomes align with business objectives, regulatory expectations, governance standards, and control requirements
• Drive program governance, including status reporting, RAID management, dependency tracking, issue escalation, executive communications, and decision support
• Facilitate working groups, steering committees, and governance forums to drive timely decision-making, issue resolution, and delivery execution
• Produce and maintain key program artifacts, including project plans, status reports, executive presentations, decision logs, and governance documentation
• Build strong partnerships across business, operations, finance, risk, compliance, and technology stakeholders to achieve program objectives and proactively address delivery risks and obstacles
• Provide senior management and governance committees with transparent assessments of program health, readiness, risks, dependencies, and key decisions

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven track record delivering large-scale cross-functional business and technology transformation initiatives within complex financial institutions
• Strong experience in program planning, governance, budgeting, resource management, financial tracking, and execution
• Experience preparing and presenting status updates, recommendations, and decision materials to senior management and governance committees
• Solid understanding of finance, risk, operations, data, and technology processes, including regulatory change management considerations
• Product knowledge of Loans, Derivatives, Securities, and Repurchase Agreements preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders at all levels, and drive accountability within a matrixed organization
• Exceptional stakeholder management, written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and delivery tools, including JIRA and Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to quickly understand business objectives, work effectively across diverse stakeholder groups, and apply TDO governance standards and delivery methodologies

The expected base salary ranges from $111k-$160k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process .

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com .

Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.

We are an EEO/AA Employer -M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We participate in the E-Verify program.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.