Leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership to guide innovative projects, fostering growth and innovation in a dynamic environment.

As a Lead Technical Program Manager/Chief of Staff in Consumer Community Banking, CARD Services, you will drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects and programs that will help reaching business goals across the firm. In this role you will leverage your deep knowledge of delivery principles, practices, and theories which is essential for driving innovative solutions, while simultaneously effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams. Your strong analytical reasoning and adaptability skills will enable you to navigate through ambiguity and change, ensuring that technology initiatives align with business goals. With advanced communication and stakeholder management abilities, you will foster productive working relationships and influence decision-making to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. As a subject matter expert, you will contribute to the development of operational plans and risk management strategies, ensuring the highest quality and professionalism in service delivery. You will ensure the tasks are delivered in the order of business priority.

Job responsibilities

• Develops and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
• Identifies and mitigates risks, while proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders, to define program scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
• Utilizes advanced analytical reasoning to assess program performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement data-driven optimizations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Champions the adoption of agile methodologies and technical solutions, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team
• Manages priorities, ensuring proper time allocation for prioritized tasks.
• Manages vendor relationships and contract completion. Engages with Sourcing, Legal, and Finance teams.
• Fosters strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders and internal customers.
• Drives results delivery independently and to completion, escalated when appropriate.
• Drives organization hiring, including positing requisitions, tracking hiring, setting up interviews, providing timely feedback. Works closely with the Recruitment and HR organizations.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large organization
• Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to establish productive working relationships and influence decision-making across cross-functional teams and clients
• Advanced experience in utilizing technical fluency, including knowledge of vendor products and managing vendor relations, to enable on-demand access to shared pools of applications and services
• Proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities
• Strong knowledge of Excel, MS Word, SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Able to adjust quickly and effectively to new conditions, challenges, or changes in the environment