Program Manager [AQ-14531]

About the role

Aquent is partnering with a leading financial-innovation organization that leverages cutting-edge technology to enhance client experiences and operational efficiency. This opportunity allows you to join a pivotal team shaping enterprise-wide AI initiatives, translating ambitious AI objectives into tangible plans that influence the company’s technological trajectory and competitive edge.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic AI enablement priorities and leadership direction into practical workstreams, implementation plans, milestones, deliverables, and progress tracking.
• Develop and maintain integrated roadmaps connecting strategic objectives with sequencing, dependencies, decision points, stakeholder commitments, and capacity.
• Manage assigned workstreams with detailed plans, action/decision logs, risk/issue tracking, dependency management, and consistent follow-through.
• Facilitate planning sessions, workstream meetings, dependency reviews, and leadership checkpoints to drive decisions, accountability, and progress.
• Coordinate across business, technology, data, risk, compliance, legal, governance, and external partners to clarify ownership and collaboration.
• Identify critical-path items, resource constraints, competing priorities, and unresolved decisions; develop options, recommendations, and escalation paths.
• Prepare executive-ready roadmap views, status updates, briefing materials, and decision documents for leadership.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in strategy implementation, program/project management, technology delivery, transformation, consulting, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience building roadmaps and converting broad objectives into actionable, sequenced plans.
• Proven experience managing interdependent workstreams and coordinating across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong structured problem-solving, facilitation, written communication, and executive-presentation skills.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments, establish structure, and drive work forward without formal authority.
• Proficiency with presentation software, spreadsheets, project-planning tools, and collaboration platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI, data, digital, platform, technology-governance, or emerging-technology initiatives.
• Experience with project tracking and collaboration software, particularly in financial services or regulated industries.

Benefits

Eligible talent at Aquent Talent receive access to:

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Retirement plans with a company match.
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.