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Program Management Lead

The Program Management Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of dev...

Location

United States , Meridian

Salary:

97360.00 - 146040.00 USD / Year

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years of experience
Negotiate skills with external parties
Required Licensing/Registration: Series 6
Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree
Project Planning & Initiation: Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget
Project Execution & Monitoring: Lead and motivate project teams to ensure efficient task completion. Monitor project progress, track key milestones, and manage risks and issues proactively. Implement effective change management processes
Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with all project stakeholders, including senior leadership, clients, vendors, and team members. Facilitate clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle
Budget & Resource Management: Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and ensure optimal utilization of resources. Forecast resource needs and make adjustments as necessary
Quality Assurance & Risk Management: Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards. Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and develop contingency plans
Project Closure: Oversee formal project closure activities, including final reporting, lessons learned, and release of resources

Job Responsibility

Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs
Assesses creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log
Oversees program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents
Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand the program schedule and key milestones
Works with Program Sponsor to ensure business case cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives
Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed
Monitors program commitment from those assigning resources
Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate
Creates the program risk management plan
Works with procurement team to create, administer, track, and eventually close program contracts

What we offer

medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Fulltime

Program Management Lead - VP

The Program Management Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of dev...

Location

India , Pune, Mumbai

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6-10 years of experience
Negotiate skills with external parties
Required Licensing/Registration: Series 6

Job Responsibility

Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs
Applies in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the subfunction as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function
and, requires basic commercial awareness
Assesses creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log
Oversees program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents
Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand the program schedule and key milestones
Works with Program Sponsor to ensure business case cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives
Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed
Monitors program commitment from those assigning resources
Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate

Fulltime

New

Program Management Lead

The Program Management Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of dev...

Location

India , Chennai

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

PPM & Enterprise Reporting Tools: Strategic-level use of Clarity PPM, JIRA Align, or equivalent for portfolio-level planning, resource management, and budget oversight
Financial & Business Case Modeling: Advanced Excel or dedicated tools for cost-benefit analysis and business case validation
Procurement & Contract Management Systems: Familiarity with systems used for managing contracts, vendors, and procurement lifecycles
Program Governance: Accountable for the creation and sign-off of key program artifacts (charters, risk plans)
Strategic Oversight: Contributing to directional strategy and ensuring business cases align with objectives
Resource & Budget Accountability: Responsible for resource planning, budget management, and staffing
People Leadership: Full authority for performance management, promotions, and training strategy
Compliance & Negotiation: experience with procurement, contracts, and external party negotiation
Experience Required: 14 – 16 Yrs
Education: Bachelor’s/University degree

Job Responsibility

Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs
Applies in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the subfunction as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function
and, requires basic commercial awareness
Assesses creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log
Oversees program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents
Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand the program schedule and key milestones
Works with Program Sponsor to ensure business case cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives
Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed
Monitors program commitment from those assigning resources
Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate

Project Management Lead - Financial Integration & Business Operations

Join Streets as Project Management Lead for Financial Integration & Business Ope...

Location

South Africa , Cape Town

Salary:

Not provided

Streets Chartered Accountants

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Management, Project Management, or related field
Professional certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent) advantageous
Minimum 5+ years’ experience in financial operations, project management, business integration, or related roles
Proven experience in mergers, acquisitions, or transformation projects
Strong financial expertise including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial controls
Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and complex projects
Strong proficiency in project management tools, ERP systems, and reporting platforms

Job Responsibility

Lead end-to-end integration projects involving mergers and acquisitions of smaller entities into the wider business structure
Develop and manage detailed integration plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, risk registers, and governance frameworks
Coordinate cross-functional teams across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Legal, and external advisors
Ensure integration activities align with acquisition business cases and strategic objectives
Monitor progress, manage risks, resolve issues, and ensure delivery within agreed timelines and budgets
Drive standardisation of financial, operational, and reporting processes across integrated entities
Coordinate post-acquisition integration through to operational stabilisation
Lead financial integration planning and execution across acquired entities
Oversee financial due diligence processes and assess financial risks and opportunities
Integrate financial reporting structures, accounting systems, controls, and governance frameworks

Fulltime

Director, Trade Data Strategy and Management Lead

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global fin...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Significant experience in data strategy, data management, or related consulting roles within financial services, with a number of years in a leadership capacity
Strategic Data Road mapping: Proven ability to architect and articulate a clear data strategy that directly supports business objectives, encompassing data acquisition, storage, processing, and consumption. This includes defining investment plans and roadmaps for data initiatives
Data Governance Frameworks: Deep expertise in establishing and enforcing robust data governance policies, standards, and procedures (e.g., data ownership, data stewardship, metadata management, data lineage). Critical for ensuring data quality, compliance, and trustworthiness
Data Quality Management: Proficiency in implementing methodologies and tools for data profiling, cleansing, validation, and continuous monitoring to ensure high data accuracy and reliability
Regulatory Compliance (Financial Services): In-depth understanding of data-related regulations and compliance requirements within the financial industry (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, BCBS 239, data privacy laws). This includes translating regulatory needs into actionable data policies
Data Architecture & Modelling Concepts: Strong conceptual grasp of data architecture principles (e.g., data warehousing, data lakes, data meshes), data modelling techniques, and database technologies
Strategic Leadership: Visionary leadership to drive complex data initiatives, inspire teams, and foster a data-driven culture across the organization. This includes setting OKRs and KPIs for data initiatives
Team Leadership & Development: Proven ability to build, lead, mentor, and develop high-performing data management teams, including data managers and specialists. Credibility to C-suite level across all aspects of data and data services
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence: Exceptional skills in collaborating with diverse stakeholders (e.g., Business Heads, Technology, Operations, Legal, Risk, Compliance) to align on data strategies, secure buy-in, and drive adoption
Executive Communication & Presentation: Ability to communicate complex data concepts, strategies, and insights clearly and concisely to senior management and non-technical audiences, influencing decision-making

Job Responsibility

Lead the definition and execution of the Trade Data Strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with LOB product visions, design, channel alignment, on-premise and cloud data strategy for the business and overall product experience
Manage a team of data managers responsible for delivering the Technology Book of Work specifically assigned to Data Strategy initiatives
Act as the Trade product representative within Data ART (Agile Release Train) scrum teams, collaborating with Technology and Operations to ensure the successful achievement of Data Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) defined by technology investments
Work in partnership with Data Governance team to implement robust data governance model, data quality, and data management frameworks across TWCS to ensure data integrity, security, curation, and conformity of data to Citi standards and policies. and accessibility
Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to define requirements for data architecture, infrastructure, connectivity to internal and external data sources, and tools that support the overall data strategy
Identify opportunities to leverage data for business growth, operational efficiency, and enhanced client experience within the Trade business
Stay abreast of emerging data technologies, industry trends, and regulatory developments related to data management and analytics in the financial services sector, incorporating relevant insights into the TWCS data strategy
Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the success and impact of data initiatives, regularly reporting progress to senior management and stakeholders
Lead the creation of TWCS external data services (e.g., on-line reporting, cash-flow analytics services, asset and data marketplaces, billing information), the self-serve data consumption strategy and plan
Drive data-driven decision-making processes by providing insights and recommendations based on comprehensive data analysis

What we offer

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays
increasing with tenure
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources

Fulltime

Workforce Management Lead, Enterprise Ops

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Franci...

Location

Canada

Salary:

128000.00 - 160000.00 CAD / Year

Airbnb

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of operations experience in a fast paced and ambiguous work environment, with at least 5 years of experience in vendor management, workforce management and/or capacity planning
Extensive experience of influencing and managing stakeholders, including clear examples of negotiating difficult demands and mediating competing priorities
Experience operating as a strategic thought partner to senior leaders, translating ambiguous business goals into concrete workforce plans with measurable outcomes
Strong process design and execution skills
for example rebuilding and launching a new complex cross-functional process
Extensive experience building capacity plans, staffing/scheduling plans, and allocating resources across multiple competing priorities based on ROI or alignment with company goals
Strong analytical skills, ability to break performance out into underlying drivers and understand program ROI by taking a holistic view to costs and benefits
Expertise in Google sheets, should be expert at using complex formulas and should be able to create well-organized spreadsheets with raw data inputs
Experience with SQL is a plus
Experience driving efficiency with onshore and offshore BPO partners for Quality, Trust, Sales or CS teams

Job Responsibility

Lead demand forecasting, capacity planning and utilization reporting across both the Scaled Ops team and the Rev Ops Sales teams
Tightly run and improve our weekly project staffing and scheduling process, deciding the optimal allocation of agents across new and existing projects, including prioritization and trade-off discussions with multiple stakeholders, managing their expectations around balancing priorities and when to start, stop and continue projects
Maintain a real-time, comprehensive view of all active and pipeline projects including tracking status, performance, blockers and distill this into a weekly / monthly executive briefing that gives senior leaders a clear picture of operational health
Build consensus and secure decisions around program resources and requirements such as tooling, analytics and reporting
Collaborate with our stakeholders to proactively build our project pipeline to ensure that the team has a strong bench of valuable work to transition to if other projects wind down early
Measure and report out on the team’s cost efficiency, including gains from e.g. the introduction of AI tools. Collaborate on quarterly OKR targets, and analyze the overall ROI of our workflows and motions
Run the project governance system, ensuring that we work on only the highest value projects, and constantly review whether existing work should be continued
Proactively identify and escalate operational risks including capacity shortfalls, underperforming vendors, or misaligned project KPIs with a recommended course of action before they become critical issues
Collaborate on driving partner efficiency performance via a data-driven assessment of team and individual output, perform deep dives (such as time and motion studies), and structure the best measurements and incentives to optimize performance

What we offer

bonus
equity
benefits
Employee Travel Credits

Fulltime

Ps Project Management Lead

The Senior Manager, Technical Services is a senior management role, responsible ...

Location

Netherlands , Amersfoort

Salary:

Not provided

NTT DATA

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Extended business and commercial orientation and with a supporting interest in technology
Extended knowledge of technical services, IT service management, and related technologies
Ability to stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices
Extended knowledge of technical services concepts, IT service management (ITSM) practices, and industry best practices
Extended understanding of various information technology domains, including infrastructure, cloud services, cybersecurity, application management, networks, data center and collaboration
Excellent client-facing and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
Extended leadership qualities, including the ability to inspire and mentor a team
Ability to facilitate presentation of technical and complex matters to a diverse audience
Ability to analyze data and produce reports on issues and recommend resolutions
Ability to multi-task, set priorities and meet deadlines

Job Responsibility

Successfully manages the unit, profit and loss and lead a team of people
Contributes to strategy development and managing implementation to achieve revenue and expense targets
Collaborates with internal stakeholders to set the standard for client satisfaction and develop client service policies, procedures and standards that will drive optimization and client satisfaction
Uses understanding of business objectives, market trends and client requirements to contribute to the development of a technical service practice and that is aligned to the business strategy and goals and builds a seamless service operation
Works with internal stakeholders to set annual growth targets and manage the internal organizational impacts on the team in terms of resourcing, financing and up skilling
Ensures that the required process, policies and tools relating to financial, people, marketing and delivery management are in place
Leverages their relationship skills and knowledge of the client environment to assist and influence the client
Takes full ownership for managing efficiency levels, streamlining and continuously improving procedures to deliver customer excellence
Manages resource capacity to achieve service level agreements
Establishes internal controls to ensure management validation checks that ensure that services goals are being achieved and that business value is being realized throughout the services lifecycle

Fulltime

Partner Cost Management

A leading independent construction and property consultancy is seeking an ambiti...

Location

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , London

Salary:

110000.00 - 130000.00 GBP / Year

Brandon James

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

MRICS ideally with a Quantity Surveying or Cost Management degree
Extensive consultancy Quantity Surveying / Cost Management experience
Strong commercial sector project background
Proven business development and client-winning ability
Experience leading teams and managing senior stakeholders
Excellent communication and leadership skills

Job Responsibility

Leading commercial sector Cost Management projects across London and the South East
Developing and maintaining key client relationships
Winning new business and supporting strategic growth initiatives
Managing and mentoring senior Quantity Surveyors and Cost Managers
Delivering pre and post contract services
Providing commercial and strategic advice to clients
Supporting wider business leadership initiatives

What we offer

Performance bonus
Car allowance
Hybrid working
Pension contribution
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Clear route for further leadership progression
Generous holiday allowance
Professional membership fees paid

Fulltime

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