Senior Technical Program Manager

Key Responsibilities

Technical understanding and working knowledge

TEAM PLAYER IS A MUST

• Lead large, complex, multi-million-dollar technology infrastructure programs from charter through implementation and closure.
• Develop program charters, scope, objectives, success criteria, roadmaps, milestones, governance, RACI, KPIs/KRIs, and execution plans.
• Manage multiple interconnected workstreams across Network, Compute, Cloud, Data Centers, Trading Infrastructure, Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Risk, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and vendors.
• Own integrated program plans, critical paths, cross-team dependencies, RAID management, change control, and executive escalations.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, actuals, resource plans, and financial variances.
• Identify technical, operational, financial, and organizational risks early and drive mitigation and resolution.
• Lead executive steering committees and provide concise, decision-oriented reporting to senior management.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear business impact, options, recommendations, and decisions.
• Influence teams and senior stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Navigate difficult conversations, conflicting priorities, and high-pressure situations while maintaining accountability and forward momentum.
• Build strong partnerships across globally distributed teams and create a culture of transparency, ownership, and execution.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years in technical program/project management, including 5+ years leading enterprise-scale network or infrastructure programs.
• Proven delivery of multi-million-dollar, multi-workstream strategic programs in complex global organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to create and launch programs from concept/charter, not simply inherit established project plans.
• Proven ability to author program charters and business cases and secure funding approval.
• Deep working knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure, datacenters, enterprise computing, and cloud connectivity.
• Expert-level Jira; strong Power BI (or equivalent) reporting; Confluence for documentation and knowledge management.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; proven track record presenting to and influencing senior executives.
• Strong command of Agile, Scrum, and waterfall methodologies, with the judgment to know when to apply each.
• Track record of succeeding in contract, consulting, or interim engagements with minimal ramp-up time.
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to bring unfocused, contested issues to a decision.
• Strong financial management, forecasting, governance, and resource-management experience.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to challenge assumptions and communicate credibly with engineers and architects.

Must be based in or able to commute to New York, NY; on-site presence required per firm hybrid policy.

Strong experience across several of the following:

Enterprise Network Infrastructure

Enterprise Compute

Data Centers

Cloud / Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

Trading / Low-Latency Infrastructure

Infrastructure Modernization

Technology Risk & Controls

Operational Resilience / Disaster RecoveryoCybersecurity and Infrastructure Lifecycle Management

Preferred: -

Financial Services / Capital Markets experience strongly preferred.

Experience supporting trading, markets, or other mission-critical/high-availability technology environments.

Experience with global infrastructure transformation, cloud adoption, network modernization, data center migration/consolidation, or technology resiliency programs.

Experience operating in highly regulated and risk-controlled environments.

PMP, Agile, ITIL, SAFe, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, CISSP, Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform) certifications.