Senior IT Program & Delivery Manager – Risk & Compliance

Description

This role leads the planning and execution of technology initiatives supporting the firms Risk and Compliance function. The position partners closely with business and IT leaders to translate objectives into executable plans, maintain delivery momentum, and provide clear visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of IT initiatives, managing multiple concurrent workstreams while identifying dependencies and sequencing priorities

• Drive project execution in alignment with the firms SDLC framework, ensuring required artifacts are created and stage-gate reviews are properly prepared and executed

• Develop and maintain project plans, sprint schedules, budgets, task tracking, and delivery artifacts

• Produce clear, actionable status reporting for senior leadership, including progress, risks, issues, and financials

• Manage the intake, evaluation, prioritization, and tracking of new project requests

• Coordinate closely with IT and business teams to align resources, track milestones, and remove delivery obstacles

• Plan, facilitate, and lead structured project meetings, ensuring agendas, objectives, and follow-ups are clearly defined

• Maintain a high level of responsiveness and communication with business stakeholders and executive leadership

• Partner with IT leadership to assess capacity, dependencies, and delivery impacts across initiatives

Requirements

Experience & Education

• Bachelors degree preferred

• Minimum 7 years of information technology experience (required)

• At least 7 years of executive-level engagement and customer service experience (required)

• Approximately 10 years of experience in a project management role preferred

• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex initiatives within a professional services environment

Project & Delivery Expertise

• Advanced proficiency with project management and collaboration tools, including JIRA and Confluence

• Proven ability to manage multiple streams of work simultaneously while maintaining delivery focus

• Strong experience developing project plans, schedules, budgets, and delivery reporting

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, resolve challenges, and consistently drive progress

Communication & Leadership Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong presentation capabilities, particularly with senior leadership audiences

• Highly collaborative, customer-focused, and relationship-oriented

• Strong problem-solving skills and sound professional judgment