Technical Program Manager

ZipStaff Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead technology and data-migration programs at a major financial services organization in housing-finance / capital-markets space. This 50/50 generalist and technical PMO role emphasizes stakeholder management, executive reporting, and hands-on data and system migrations.

You will work on-site in McLean, VA, coordinating multiple programs through milestones, managing risks, and delivering data-driven improvements with Jira and related tools.

Qualifications

• 7+ years IT/technology program management experience.
• 50/50 mix of generalist PM and technical PM skills.
• Hands-on data/system migrations, cloud migration a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication.
• Risk identification, reporting and mitigation.
• Knowledge of Jira or similar PM tools.
• Financial-services background and on-site McLean, VA work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage multiple programs through milestones and delivery.
• Split time across generalist and technical migration work.
• Support data and system migrations and cloud moves.
• Identify, report, and mitigate risks with follow-through.
• Liaise with business and technical stakeholders and execs.
• Prepare management reports and executive presentations.
• Analyze and visualize data to support capital-markets decisions.
• Document requirements, changes, and outcomes.

Skills

IT program management

Technical PM

Data migration

Cloud migration

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science

Tools

Jira

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Program Manager – Technical / Data & Systems Migration

Location: McLean, VA (On-site)

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity:

ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead technology and data-migration programs at a major financial services organization in the housing-finance / capital-markets space.

This is a 50/50 generalist and technical program role. About half the work is stakeholder management, executive reporting, and risk — the other half is data and system migrations, including cloud-bound technology moves. Pure PMO coordinators and non-technical program managers will not be a fit.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate and manage multiple programs / projects through milestones and delivery.
• Split time across generalist program management and technical / migration work.
• Support data and system migrations, including technology moves toward the cloud.
• Identify, report, and mitigate risks with solution-oriented follow-through.
• Liaise with business and technical stakeholders — requirements, expectations, and progress.
• Prepare clear management reports and executive presentations.
• Analyze, interpret, and visualize data to support capital-markets business decisions.
• Recommend data-driven process improvements.
• Keep requirements, changes, and outcomes documented.
• Work in Jira (or similar) and stay current on capital-markets operations, products, and data flows.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of IT / technology program management experience.
• Demonstrated 50/50 mix of generalist PM skills and technical program management.
• Hands-on experience with data and/or system migrations (cloud migration experience preferred).
• Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication.
• Proven risk identification, reporting, and mitigation.
• Working knowledge of Jira or similar PM tools.
• Financial-services background.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to work on-site in McLean, VA.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Capital markets, credit risk, trade lifecycle, settlements, market data, or financial-instruments experience.
• Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tools.
• Agile, PMP, or other project/program certification.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership in a regulated financial environment.

About ZipStaff

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.