Project overview: The program is a multi-phase data migration initiative aimed at replacing legacy capital markets systems with a modern platform ecosystem. The project spans several months and follows an incremental approach with strong emphasis on data integrity, reconciliation, and traceability.
- Position overview: We are looking for a Program Manager to lead the delivery of a large-scale data migration program in a capital markets environment. This role owns the overall execution plan across multiple concurrent migration workstreams, ensuring disciplined agile delivery, transparent client reporting, and tight budget and scope control.
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You will act as the primary point of coordination between the delivery team and client stakeholders, translating a committed scope into a rolling, trackable plan and keeping the program on schedule, on budget, and within its agreed scope.
Technology stack: Jira, Excel
- Responsibilities: Own the overall program plan across all migration workstreams, turning the scope into a rolling, trackable execution plan
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Run and enforce agile delivery routines across the full team
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Own the client facing reporting cadence
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Manage the program budget
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Actively manage the engagement scope
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Coordinate dependencies and resource conflicts across concurrent workstreams
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Serve as the primary escalation point between the delivery team and stakeholders, resolving blockers, clarifying ambiguous or incomplete requirements, and preventing open questions from stalling delivery
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Maintain a clear and current risk and issue log with visible ownership and target resolution dates
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Support staffing and resourcing decisions in coordination with delivery leadership
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Partner with the architect and engineering team on data quality, reconciliation, and validation checkpoints between migration phases
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Keep scope decisions and open items traceable, especially where source system access, data ownership, or documentation completeness is in question
- Requirements: Proven experience as a Program Manager or Senior Project Manager on large scale, multi workstream technology or data programs
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Strong command of agile delivery frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban and the tooling that supports them, including Jira or similar tools
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Experience managing Time and Materials engagements, including budget tracking, burn rate forecasting, and scope control
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Excellent stakeholder management skills, including direct experience communicating with senior stakeholders
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Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish
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Experience managing distributed, cross functional, nearshore or LATAM delivery teams
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Ability to bring structure and planning discipline to ambiguous, fast moving, high visibility engagements
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Strong risk and issue management skills, with a track record of escalating early
- Nice to have: Experience in capital markets
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Experience managing data migration programs
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Familiarity with modern capital markets data platforms
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PMP, PMI ACP, or Scrum Master certification