Senior Director – Strategic Program Management

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. Lead and ensure effective execution of strategic programs and projects in alignment with deliverables .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeNew York City • Arizona • United StatesSenior💰 $226,000 - $282,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive program and project management expertise, with a strong focus on leading cross-functional teams and executing technology-intensive product launches. Proficient in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with a proven ability to implement effective processes and policies that drive organizational success.

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Program ManagementAgile MethodologyWaterfall MethodologySoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)People Leadership

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementProcess ImprovementProduct Launch CoordinationAnalytical Problem-SolvingResource Capacity EvaluationRisk ManagementFinancial Institutions ExperienceB2B SaaS DevelopmentCross-Functional Team LeadershipTechnical Product Coordination

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringCommunicationEngagementCreativity

Industry Keywords

Regulated IndustriesMatrixed EnvironmentsOperational ReadinessCustomer EngagementCompliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and ensure effective execution of strategic programs and projects in alignment with deliverables
Create and implement policies, procedures, processes, best practices, templates, and tools for effective program execution
Drive, monitor, and manage technology-intensive product execution on time and within budget
Monitor project performance against targets, anticipate problems, identify solutions, and engage teams to implement them
Lead and manage a highly engaged, high-performance team
Build a team of practitioners aligned with organizational values and methods
Develop roles, responsibilities, processes, and procedures from initial ideation through in-market realization
Manage interrelated project workstreams to support strategic business objectives
Report project results, metrics, tests, deployment activities, milestones, success criteria, deliverables, dependencies, and risks
Challenge partners to define realistic schedules and ensure deliverable owners meet committed outcomes
Engage external partners to assess schedules and constraints and integrate impacts and dependencies into planning
Evaluate resource capacity and constraints, build resource models, prepare estimates and detailed project plans
Communicate program progress updates to executive leadership and cross-functional workstream leads
Proactively mitigate issues and risks and resolve problems analytically and creatively
Support the company’s risk management and protection of systems and data integrity and confidentiality

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Program Management and/or Computer Science, or related field
Experience in financial institutions or similarly regulated industries and/or software development processes, including systems build and run phases of the product lifecycle
Minimum of 15 or more years of program/project management experience
Proven people leadership experience in matrixed business and technical environments
Prior experience related to product launch or large-scale technical product coordination
Experience leading diverse, cross-functional teams
Proactive process improvement experience
Experience coaching and mentoring others within a PMO team
Ability to lead and coach program/project managers in successful framework delivery
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Demonstrated experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Experience with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology and tools
Proven experience with modern B2B SaaS software development and product launch motions, including sales, marketing, legal/compliance, operational readiness, and customer engagement
Background and drug screen
Eligibility to work in the United States for any employer at the date of hire
Must not require employment Visa sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans
Company contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health, and dependent care expenses
401(k) Retirement Plan with 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on the first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility
Flexible Time Off for exempt salaried employees
Generous PTO for non-exempt hourly employees
11 paid company holidays
Paid volunteer day
12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Maven Family Planning support including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work