Program Manager

Moodys Northwest Consulting; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Moodys NWC is seeking a Program Manager to lead a large-scale platform re-build for an enterprise client in a regulated industry. The role centers on re-architecting the on-premises system into a cloud-native platform, retiring legacy tech, and improving UX across user groups.

The program spans four stages with phase gates, from discovery to compliant deployment. You will balance delivery, executive stakeholder management, product leadership, and commercial governance in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise Program Management or Delivery Leadership.
• 5+ years leading enterprise programs exceeding $2M budgets with 25+ team members.
• Experience delivering legacy-to-cloud modernization or enterprise platform rebuilds.
• Experience with embedded client delivery models.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud and cloud-native patterns.
• Experience with Domain-Driven Design and Microservices.
• Proven leadership of distributed onshore/offshore teams.
• Experience delivering fixed-price, milestone-driven engagements.
• Strong Product Management capabilities: backlog, prioritization, roadmap, stakeholders.
• Executive-level communication and ability to influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program plan across six or more concurrent workstreams.
• Drive formal phase-gate readiness and milestone acceptance.
• Lead globally distributed engineering teams across Architecture, Backend, Frontend, Mobile, UX, DevOps, and QA.
• Coordinate delivery across client-owned engineering organizations through influence.
• Manage executive reporting, governance meetings, risk registers, issue management, and escalation processes.
• Ensure commercial success by managing scope, milestone acceptance, change requests, and delivery commitments within a fixed-fee engagement model.
• Lead discovery activities including current-state assessment, workflow mapping, integration analysis, and non-functional requirement definition.
• Build, prioritize, and maintain an enterprise product backlog aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Identify modernization opportunities beyond migration, including automation, workflow optimization, and user experience improvements.
• Present recommendations using business value, operational efficiency, compliance, cost reduction, and risk mitigation frameworks.
• Partner closely with UX leadership to facilitate design-thinking workshops and stakeholder discovery sessions.
• Manage backlog prioritization while ensuring proper governance for scope changes.

Skills

Enterprise Program Management

Delivery Leadership

AWS Cloud

Cloud-native architecture

Domain-Driven Design

Microservices

Product Management

Stakeholder Management

Executive Communication

Influence without Authority

Job description

Program Manager – Cloud Platform Modernization

Location: Plano, TX - Fully onsite

Role Type: Consulting

Role Overview

We are seeking a Program Manager to lead a large-scale platform re-build for an enterprise client in a highly regulated, compliance-intensive industry. The client operates a mature on-premises system that has accumulated a decade-plus of business logic. The mandate is to re-architect and rebuild it as a cloud-native platform—retiring legacy technologies, modernizing the user experience across several distinct user populations, and introducing new capabilities that do not exist today.

This is deliberately not a lift-and-shift. The program is structured across four stages with formal phase gates, moving from discovery and target-state architecture through foundation build, a multi-domain production build, and a compliance-hardened deployment path.

This is an embedded consulting role where you will function as a trusted member of the client's program organization while representing Moodys NWC's delivery excellence. Success requires balancing delivery accountability, executive stakeholder management, product leadership, and commercial governance in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program plan across six or more concurrent workstreams, including cross-functional dependencies, sequencing, and critical path management.
• Drive formal phase-gate readiness and milestone acceptance throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead globally distributed engineering teams across Architecture, Backend, Frontend, Mobile, UX, DevOps, and Quality Assurance.
• Coordinate delivery across client-owned engineering organizations through influence rather than direct authority.
• Manage executive reporting, governance meetings, risk registers, issue management, and escalation processes.
• Ensure commercial success by managing scope, milestone acceptance, change requests, and delivery commitments within a fixed-fee engagement model.
• Lead discovery activities including current-state assessment, workflow mapping, integration analysis, and non-functional requirement definition.
• Build, prioritize, and maintain an enterprise product backlog aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Identify modernization opportunities beyond migration, including automation, workflow optimization, and user experience improvements.
• Present recommendations using business value, operational efficiency, compliance, cost reduction, and risk mitigation frameworks.
• Partner closely with UX leadership to facilitate design-thinking workshops and stakeholder discovery sessions.
• Manage backlog prioritization while ensuring proper governance for scope changes.

Client Engagement

• Embed within the client's governance structure, delivery cadence, and operating model.
• Build trusted partnerships across Product Management, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Operations, Finance, and Executive Leadership.
• Serve as the strategic delivery partner for client leadership.
• Represent program progress, risks, dependencies, trade-offs, and executive decisions within steering committees.
• Address delivery risks proactively while maintaining strong client relationships and delivery transparency.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise Program Management or Delivery Leadership experience.
• Minimum 5 years leading enterprise programs exceeding $2M budgets with 25+ team members.
• Demonstrated success delivering legacy-to-cloud modernization or enterprise platform rebuild initiatives.
• Experience working within embedded client delivery models.
• Strong understanding of AWS Cloud, cloud-native architecture, Infrastructure as Code, container platforms, identity management, managed cloud services, and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Microservices Architecture.
• Proven leadership managing distributed onshore and offshore delivery teams.
• Experience delivering within fixed-price, milestone-driven commercial engagements.
• Strong Product Management capabilities including backlog management, prioritization, roadmap planning, and stakeholder management.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence without authority across large enterprise organizations.

Strongly Preferred

• Experience within highly regulated industries such as Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, or Public Sector.
• High-availability distributed systems.
• Enterprise billing or financial modernization initiatives.
• AI-assisted Software Development Lifecycle (AI-enabled SDLC).
• Web and native mobile platform modernization.
• PMP, PgMP, or SAFe certifications.

About Us

Moodys NWC is a result-driven management consulting firm headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area. We specialize in best-fit consulting based on client needs, with a focus on all aspects of digital product management. We have an active role that we are looking to assist our premier client with and are looking for an experienced consultant with the right set of values. For us, personality fit is paramount. We are looking for self-starters who are experienced but flexible in their approach and have a customer-focused outlook. Our consultants go above and beyond, focus on the end goal, and do what it takes to deliver the desired results. If you are someone who fits the above job description, then please look at the specific opportunity and let us know why you are a good fit for Moodys NWC.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The salary for this position ranges from $130,000 in our lowest geographic market up to $140,000 in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Other forms of compensation are offered in the form of medical, vision, and dental benefits. Moodys NWC believes in a culture of diversity, acceptance, and belonging.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and hiring without discrimination, including based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical status, or veteran status. Moodys NWC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please submit a contact form here: https://moodysnwc.com/contact-us/