IT Program Manager Specialist

Our client, a Real Estate and Financial Services company, is looking for a IT Program Manager Specialist for their McLean, VA location.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, interpret, and visualize data to support business decisions within capital markets processes.
• Coordinate and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.
• Prepare clear, concise management reports and executive presentations for status and milestone updates.
• Liaise with stakeholders across business and technical teams to gather requirements, manage expectations, and communicate progress.
• Track project progress, identify risks/issues, and propose solutions to keep initiatives on track.
• Support process improvements by analyzing current workflows and recommending data-driven enhancements.
• Ensure documentation of project requirements, changes, and outcomes.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of capital markets operations, products, and data flows.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of IT Program Management experience. Ideal candidate is highly organized and excels at stakeholder management and communication.
• Candidate must be well-rounded project managers with a background in technologies and financial services.
• Must have working knowledge of Jira or similar PM tools. Experience with capital markets, credit risk, and/or technical systems migration is preferred.
• Agile or other project management certifications are a plus.
• Must Have:
• Advanced Excel
• Agile Delivery
• AWS
• Capital Markets
• Complex Project Management
• Credit Risks
• Data Analysis
• Data Migrations
• Data Visualization
• Enterprise Systems
• Executive Reporting
• Experience or solid background in fixed income finance, financial accounting and capital market
• Systems Migration
• Nice To Have:
• AI/ML
• Application Deployment
• Application Development
• Data Modeling
• Financial Services Industry
• Mortgage Industry
• Product Management
• Must Have Qualifications:
• Candidates must have 7+ years of program management experience.
• This role requires a balanced 50/50 split between generalist and technical program management responsibilities.
• Candidates must demonstrate excellent experience in stakeholder management, reporting, executive leadership communication, identifying and reporting risks, and being solution-oriented to mitigate those risks.
• Additionally, 50% of the role involves data and system migrations, with experience navigating technologies to the cloud preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
• 4-8 years of relevant experience as a Data Analyst, Project Coordinator, or similar role in Financial Services industry.
• Strong understanding of capital markets processes and data (e.g., trade lifecycle, settlements, market data, financial instruments).
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks efficiently.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills; experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Proficient in preparing management reports and executive-level presentations (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and project management software (e.g., JIRA, MS Project) is a plus.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities