Strategic IT&S Program Lead (Hybrid NYC)

BCforward; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 276,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

TSR is seeking an IT&S Program Manager in New York for a contract position. The role requires leading enterprise programs, aligning initiatives with corporate strategy, managing budgets, scope, and timelines, and delivering measurable outcomes across service lines.

You will drive governance, risk management, and stakeholder reporting while partnering with leadership to establish standard PM practices. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of PM experience, a strong track record with budgets and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 5-7 years of project management experience with budget, schedule, and scope control.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders and leadership.
• Proficiency with program and project management frameworks, risk management, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, communicate, and build consensus for goals and benefits aligned with Corporate Strategy.
• Ensure milestones, budgets, and scope are planned, tracked, and maintained.
• Lead cross-functional engagement to align requirements and deliverables across teams.
• Develop project proposals with deliverables, requirements, risks, assumptions, stakeholders, roles, and budgets.
• Partner with leadership to build program management practices, governance, processes, and metrics.
• Review high-level deliverables, report status, and execute quality assurance per methodology.
• Escalate risks and drive reprioritization and redesign of plans as needed.
• Contribute to portfolio management and planning for assigned areas.
• Train staff on processes and documentation standards and manage resources and budgets.
• Operate with general guidance and make independent decisions on courses of action.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Schedule management

Scope management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

PM frameworks

Risk management

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PMP

PgMP

Job description

TSR is seeking an IT&S Program Manager in New York for a contract position. The role requires leading enterprise programs, aligning initiatives with corporate strategy, managing budgets, scope, and timelines, and delivering measurable outcomes across service lines.

You will drive governance, risk management, and stakeholder reporting while partnering with leadership to establish standard PM practices. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of PM experience, a strong track record with budgets and