Program Manager - Treasury

Instant Alliance, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Instant Alliance, LLC seeks a Senior Treasury Transformation Program Manager to lead end-to-end treasury modernization initiatives in Chicago. You will align programs with strategic goals, deliver ROI, and manage multi‑million dollar portfolios across finance, procurement, and IT.

The role requires strong program governance, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on scheduling, risk management, and reporting using Smartsheet. Hybrid onsite 2–3 days weekly at Willis Tower.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program, project, or portfolio management experience, including finance or treasury transformation.
• Treasury operations knowledge in corporate, banking, or financial services environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs, projects, or portfolios valued at $2 million or more.
• Experience in large-scale treasury or finance operations.
• Ability to translate treasury/financial strategy into executable plans and controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, Visio, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Lead treasury transformation programs and projects from initiation through implementation and benefits realization.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, risks, and dependencies.
• Use Smartsheet to manage plans, track milestones, monitor risks and issues, and support cross-functional collaboration and status reporting.
• Establish program governance, decision forums, escalation paths, and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Proactively manage project activities, resource needs, interdependencies, and implementation readiness across workstreams.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance FP&A, Digital Technology, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, and other stakeholders to define scope and drive decisions.
• Support proofs of concept, pilots, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities across functional areas.
• Ensure current-state and future-state process mapping and improvements across treasury activities.
• Coordinate training, procedures, and change readiness activities to support adoption and outcomes.
• Monitor performance and provide concise reporting to teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Align portfolio initiatives with treasury strategy, ROI, and key results.

Skills

Treasury program management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Smartsheet proficiency

Excel

Finance acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Job Summary

Lead end-to-end execution of treasury transformation programs and projects, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals, treasury priorities, and expected return on investment. The role combines disciplined program and portfolio management with practical knowledge of treasury operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead treasury transformation programs and projects from initiation through implementation and benefits realization.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, constraints, risks, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Use Smartsheet to manage plans, track milestones, monitor risks and issues, and support cross-functional collaboration and transparent status reporting.
• Establish program governance, decision forums, escalation paths, stakeholder engagement plans, and clear accountability for deliverables.
• Proactively manage project activities, resource needs, interdependencies, and implementation readiness across workstreams.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance FP&A, Digital Technology, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, Account Payable, and banking partners, and other business stakeholders to define scope, clarify requirements, resolve issues, and drive decisions.
• Support proofs of concept, pilots, soft launches, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities with stakeholders across functional areas.
• Partner up with other teams to ensure current-state and future-state process mapping, requirements analysis, and process improvement are conducted across treasury activities.
• Coordinate communication, training, procedures, and change readiness activities to support adoption and sustainable business outcomes.
• Monitor project and program performance and provide clear, concise reporting to project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Ensure portfolio initiatives remain aligned with business priorities, treasury strategy, expected benefits, ROI, and objectives and key results.
• Set priorities, facilitate trade-off decisions, and maintain focus on the highest-value outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Drive modernization of treasury data, reporting, and analytics to improve real-time visibility, decision support, monitoring, and exception management.
• Lead project/program initiatives involving treasury management systems, cash application, reconciliations, and payment transformation as applicable.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of program, project, or portfolio management experience, including finance or treasury transformation.
• Demonstrated treasury experience in a corporate, banking, consulting, or financial services environment, with working knowledge of treasury operations and controls.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs, projects, or portfolios valued at $2 million or more.
• Experience in large-scale treasury or finance operations.
• Ability to translate treasury and financial strategy into executable plans, operating processes, controls, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong conflict resolution, active listening, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders and align diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate technical, operational, and financial concepts clearly and concisely.
• Ability to balance strategic perspective with disciplined management of tactical details.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable operating in dynamic or ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and multitasking capabilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, Visio, and Word.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience managing treasury initiatives involving complex data flows, integrations, and cross-functional process handoffs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Treasury transformation experience.
• Aviation industry experience.
• Process improvement and organizational change management experience.
• Experience supporting treasury technology implementation, bank connectivity, payment modernization, or treasury process optimization.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PfMP, Green Belt, or Lean Six Sigma.
• Exposure to Agile delivery methods.
• Experience with different forms of payment, treasury reporting and/or analytics tools.
• Experience applying data, automation, dashboarding, or AI-enabled capabilities to treasury operations while maintaining governance and control requirements.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet.

Additional Notes from the Hiring Manager

• Local candidates only. Out-of-state and international candidates WILL NOT be considered.
• Hybrid role requiring 2 to 3 days per week onsite, with flexibility to adjust if company policy changes. Onsite locations are Willis Tower and may include require at times to other locations like Houston.
• When working remotely, the employee must have reliable high-speed internet and the ability to participate in video conferences.
• Minimal business travel, up to 10%.
• Seeking well-rounded candidates with finance and treasury project management experience, rather than candidates whose backgrounds are primarily information technology or construction.
• Resume should clearly capture relevant work history, include the current role, and be limited to two pages.
• Position reports to the Enterprise PMO.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of the interview process is required to meet job qualifications.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.
• High-level interview process: initial interview, panel interview, and leadership interview.

Job Summary

Lead end-to-end execution of treasury transformation programs and projects, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals, treasury priorities, and expected return on investment. The role combines disciplined program and portfolio management with practical knowledge of treasury operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead treasury transformation programs and projects from initiation through implementation and benefits realization.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, constraints, risks, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Use Smartsheet to manage plans, track milestones, monitor risks and issues, and support cross-functional collaboration and transparent status reporting.
• Establish program governance, decision forums, escalation paths, stakeholder engagement plans, and clear accountability for deliverables.
• Proactively manage project activities, resource needs, interdependencies, and implementation readiness across workstreams.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance FP&A, Digital Technology, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, Account Payable, and banking partners, and other business stakeholders to define scope, clarify requirements, resolve issues, and drive decisions.
• Support proofs of concept, pilots, soft launches, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities with stakeholders across functional areas.
• Partner up with other teams to ensure current-state and future-state process mapping, requirements analysis, and process improvement are conducted across treasury activities.
• Coordinate communication, training, procedures, and change readiness activities to support adoption and sustainable business outcomes.
• Monitor project and program performance and provide clear, concise reporting to project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Ensure portfolio initiatives remain aligned with business priorities, treasury strategy, expected benefits, ROI, and objectives and key results.
• Set priorities, facilitate trade-off decisions, and maintain focus on the highest-value outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Drive modernization of treasury data, reporting, and analytics to improve real-time visibility, decision support, monitoring, and exception management.
• Lead project/program initiatives involving treasury management systems, cash application, reconciliations, and payment transformation as applicable.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of program, project, or portfolio management experience, including finance or treasury transformation.
• Demonstrated treasury experience in a corporate, banking, consulting, or financial services environment, with working knowledge of treasury operations and controls.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs, projects, or portfolios valued at $2 million or more.
• Experience in large-scale treasury or finance operations.
• Ability to translate treasury and financial strategy into executable plans, operating processes, controls, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong conflict resolution, active listening, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders and align diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate technical, operational, and financial concepts clearly and concisely.
• Ability to balance strategic perspective with disciplined management of tactical details.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable operating in dynamic or ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and multitasking capabilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, Visio, and Word.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience managing treasury initiatives involving complex data flows, integrations, and cross-functional process handoffs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Treasury transformation experience.
• Aviation industry experience.
• Process improvement and organizational change management experience.
• Experience supporting treasury technology implementation, bank connectivity, payment modernization, or treasury process optimization.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PfMP, Green Belt, or Lean Six Sigma.
• Exposure to Agile delivery methods.
• Experience with different forms of payment, treasury reporting and/or analytics tools.
• Experience applying data, automation, dashboarding, or AI-enabled capabilities to treasury operations while maintaining governance and control requirements.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet.

Additional Notes from the Hiring Manager

• Local candidates only. Out-of-state and international candidates WILL NOT be considered.
• Hybrid role requiring 2 to 3 days per week onsite, with flexibility to adjust if company policy changes. Onsite locations are Willis Tower and may include require at times to other locations like Houston.
• When working remotely, the employee must have reliable high-speed internet and the ability to participate in video conferences.
• Minimal business travel, up to 10%.
• Seeking well-rounded candidates with finance and treasury project management experience, rather than candidates whose backgrounds are primarily information technology or construction.
• Resume should clearly capture relevant work history, include the current role, and be limited to two pages.
• Position reports to the Enterprise PMO.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of the interview process is required to meet job qualifications.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.
• High-level interview process: initial interview, panel interview, and leadership interview.