Strategic PMO Lead / Program Manager

Ultimate Staffing Services; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing Services is seeking a Strategic PMO Lead / Program Manager to drive governance, reporting, and cross-functional coordination for a large-scale client onboarding transformation. This remote US role requires steering committees, executive updates, and proactive risk management.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in program management or business transformation, strong stakeholder management, and a proven ability to drive accountability across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Program Management, PMO, or Business Transformation experience.
• Experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to drive accountability across multiple workstreams.
• Experience managing governance, reporting, and program execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Drive program governance, planning, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Compliance, Legal, Technology, and external partners.
• Manage program roadmaps, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Facilitate steering committees, working groups, and leadership updates.
• Develop executive presentations, dashboards, and status reports.
• Identify and resolve blockers to keep the transformation on track.
• Support change management and adoption of new processes and operating models.

Skills

Program Management

PMO/Transformation

Executive Communication

Stakeholder Management

Governance & Reporting

PowerPoint

Excel

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Strategic PMO Lead / Program Manager (JN -092026-431733) Newport Beach, California

Salary: USD70 - USD70 per hour

Strategic PMO Lead / Program Manager

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Pay Rate: $70/hour

Type: 6-Month Project (Potential Extension)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Strategic PMO Lead / Program Manager (Consultant) to support a large-scale client onboarding transformation initiative. This role will lead program governance, executive reporting, cross-functional coordination, risk management, and stakeholder alignment across multiple business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive program governance, planning, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Compliance, Legal, Technology, and external partners.
• Manage program roadmaps, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Facilitate steering committees, working groups, and leadership updates.
• Develop executive presentations, dashboards, and status reports.
• Identify and resolve blockers to keep the transformation on track.
• Support change management and adoption of new processes and operating models.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Program Management, PMO, or Business Transformation experience.
• Experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to drive accountability across multiple workstreams.
• Experience managing governance, reporting, and program execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Preferred

• Financial Services, Banking, Wealth Management, or Asset Management experience.
• Client onboarding, operational transformation, or digital transformation experience.
• Change management and process improvement background.