Principal Technical Program Manager - Parametric

About the role

The Principal Technical Program Manager leads and manages large, complex enterprise-level projects. They define, shape, and drive the product and technology roadmap, creating clarity to guide plans and drive success. They meet business objectives by successfully designing, implementing, and guiding programs to completion.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects
• Define, shape, and drive product and technology roadmap, create clarity to guide plans and drive success
• Meet business objectives by successfully designing, implementing, and guiding programs to completion
• Create the quarterly PI planning, Influence stakeholders for timely and effective execution of the strategy
• Create fast and effective solutions when issues arise
• Document all aspects of work and present progress to leadership and stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage relationships at all org levels
• Develop a program plan, including goals, scope, schedule, and resources
• Align program objectives with the company's strategic goals and ensure consistency with organizational priorities
• Establish project tasks and milestones
• Assign responsibilities to team members
• Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and create progress reports
• Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and external partners to ensure they meet program objectives and deliverables
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues impacting program delivery and ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during projects
• Identify areas for improvement in project management practices
• Engage with program/process owners, stakeholders and business partners as necessary to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress
• Drive alignment and build trust with stakeholders
• Facilitate and enhance the communication and process between IT and the business to establish software engineering priorities, work direction, and best practices; includes working with key stakeholders in the business, business analysts, and developers
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities while maintaining strong business relationships
• Effective balance of membership, business, and technical goals with available resources (this is really about resource allocation)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required, or combination of equivalent work/education experience
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience leading complex development and integration projects, strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis, preferably in the finance/asset management industry
• Excellent communication - both verbal and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts
• Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile software development processes
• Demonstrated success leading and directing others to achieve measurable results
• Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs
• Demonstrated ability to articulate solution or product vision and/or customized solutions to meet business objectives
• Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Miro/Lucid, Excel, SQL and Visio
• Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines
• Able to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines
• Able to successfully manage Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services.