Program Manager
BC Forward

Program Manager

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Program Manager for an opportunity in Jersey City NJ

Position Title: Program Manager

Location: Jersey City NJ

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months contract

Job Type: [ FULL TIME /CONTRACT /HYBRID ]

Pay Range: $55/hr -$58/hr

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Requirements:

• Program Project Risk Tool (PPRT)
• VaR, Risk Analytics
• Market risk

Job Description:

• Program Manager who has prior experience in Market Risk or Global Markets middle/back office technology. This is a multi-disciplinary role that will require the successful candidate to take on numerous diverse responsibilities and will necessitate close partnership with senior business and technology managers.
• The ideal candidate will have a background in working closely with development teams. A program manager is expected to have a broad understanding of all the projects within the program and be able to ensure timelines and milestones are met.
• They are expected to provide direction and guidance to project managers to ensure success of the work within the program. .

Responsibilities

• Have direct delivery responsibility for their projects (i.e. end to end ownership of the program)
• Have oversight of all projects within the program and be responsible for recognizing when individual projects may be off track
• Identify risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) and proactively manage/reporting RAIDs.
• Review and/or publish the weekly status report for the program
• Consistently meet with project managers to understand progress and issues across projects and provide support as necessary
• Be responsible for weekly status reporting and preparing materials to present to stakeholders¿
• A flexible, hardworking and "can do" attitude; comfortable working in a fast paced environment with frequent release cycles and rapidly changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate within a multi-disciplined team, across multiple locations and time zones, and to interact with demanding business users.
• Strong ownership and follow through.
• Strong project management and organization skills, attention to details.
• Familiarity with principles of scaled agile delivery, PI planning, and agile scrum methodology
• Ability to remove obstacles and influence others to move projects forward.
• Strong financial markets product knowledge, market risk experience (any asset class).
• Excellent technical skills; SQL, MS Excel, jira, MS Project, sharepoint, Visio, MS Powerpoint, MS Word.¿
• Computer Engineering/Financial Degree
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with VaR, Risk Analytics would be a definite advantage
• Exposure to financial / product control functions within a bank.
• Exposure to Program Project Risk Tool (PPRT)

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Keywords:

SQL, MS Excel, Jira

Markets Front-Office Trading Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is ,a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 231326 when responding to this ad.

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Salary Details

This salary was provided in the Job Posting.

$55-$58

Hourly Salary

Job Snapshot

Employee Type
Contractor

Location
Jersey City, NJ (Onsite)

Job Type
Banking

Experience
Not Specified

Date Posted
11/11/2024

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