Tech Program Director — Financial Services

US Bank; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior Project Manager to lead high-impact technology projects, driving alignment across business and IT, vendors, and stakeholders.

You will manage multiple initiatives, deliver executive-level health reports, and ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and budgets. Applicants should bring 10+ years' experience in financial services technology, strong Agile/Waterfall knowledge, and expertise with Power BI, JIRA/Confluence, and Power Platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large-scale technology and operations projects in financial services.
• 5+ years proficiency with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Strong knowledge of front, middle, and back-office financial operations and regulatory environments.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft 365 suite, Power BI, JIRA/Confluence, and workflow automation tools.
• Experience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies, including generative AI, automation, and analytics solutions.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Relevant certifications: PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, Scrum Master, or Lean Six Sigma preferred.
• Experience with mergers, integrations, or large-scale transformation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex technology projects from planning through production.
• Align business, technology, and vendor teams around priorities and decisions.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, budgets, risk, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Build and maintain portfolio-level visibility with dashboards and executive summaries.
• Utilize tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft 365, including Power Platform tools (Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps), as well as generative AI for collaboration and reporting.
• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring technology solutions align with business and technical standards.
• Drive process improvement, reporting, and project documentation.

Skills

Agile

Scrum

Waterfall

Leadership

Power BI

JIRA

Confluence

Power Platform

Power Automate

Power Apps

Generative AI

Vendor management

Stakeholder mgmt

Regulatory knowledge

PMP

PMI-ACP

SAFe

Scrum Master

Lean Six Sigma

Education

PMP certification

PMI-ACP

SAFe certification

Scrum Master certification

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power BI

JIRA

Confluence

Power Platform

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior Project Manager to lead high-impact technology projects, driving alignment across business and IT, vendors, and stakeholders.

You will manage multiple initiatives, deliver executive-level health reports, and ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and budgets. Applicants should bring 10+ years' experience in financial services technology, strong Agile/Waterfall knowledge, and expertise with Power BI, JIRA/Confluence, and Power Platform.