IT Program Manager

GM Financial

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience managing software development teams across various technologies
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills for engaging various stakeholders
  • In-depth knowledge of software development practices and architectural patterns
  • 10+ years in application development with Java/.Net, experience as a technical lead or architect
  • Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture management
  • Proven track record in managing REST APIs and onboarding consumers
  • Extensive experience with cloud technologies, preferably Azure
  • Strong project management capabilities, including program planning and resource management
  • Leadership skills with a knack for driving stakeholder consensus

Responsibilities

  • Communicate with executives, engineers, architects, and business stakeholders
  • Lead technology standardization initiatives to enhance operational efficiency
  • Support the development and prioritization of reusable services
  • Build relationships across product teams to promote service reuse
  • Create lifecycle processes for enterprise services and innovate resource management
  • Develop and deliver presentations to promote tech standards
  • Manage planning activities for reusable services including goals and metrics
  • Assist in change management and process enhancement initiatives
  • Design workflows and automations using low-code tools
  • Oversee financial planning and budgeting for the technology standards team
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the program

Benefits

  • 401K matching
  • Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
  • Tuition assistance
  • Training programs
  • Employee discounts on vehicles
  • Community service pay
  • Nine company holidays
  • Flexible hybrid work environment, requiring office presence twice a week
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Program Manager to join our Tech Standards & Enterprise Reusable Services capability to drive standardization and promote reuse as part of our NorthStar architecture. As a Technical Program Manager, you will play a critical role in driving and managing strategic technology initiatives related to architecture. Your expertise in program management, development practices, enterprise architecture, and financial services combined with a sound set of technical skills will be instrumental in ensuring the successful execution of complex projects and initiatives. We want a visionary leader to accelerate our transformation journey! If this excites you then we want, you!

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:
  • Communicate up and down the stack, interacting with executives, engineers and architects, business groups and shared services
  • Lead the tech standardization efforts to streamline technology and tools needed to support business need
  • Support building the reusable services backlog and help to execute development activities
  • Build and develop effective relationships with different product teams to find opportunities for reuse and promote usage of reusable services
  • Create an effective lifecycle process for enterprise reusable services and tech standards and think out of the box to deliver more with less resources
  • Help document and conduct presentations for technical, business and leadership audiences to promote reusable services and enforce tech standards
  • Lead the enterprise reusable services group planning activities across goals, KRs, KPIs etc.
  • Assist with change management activities for the team and beyond
  • Help design and implement workflows and other automations using low-code tools
  • Champion the financials of the tech standards & reusable team, yearly budget, and ongoing financial planning
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and driving operational efficiency within the program


Qualifications

What makes you a ideal candidate?
  • Experience in managing software development teams using a variety of programming languages and technologies
  • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to collaborate with different levels of hierarchy
  • Strong understanding of software development practices and architecture patterns & principles
  • Solid 10+ years of background in application development using Java/.Net as a developer/technical lead or architect
  • Experience in managing teams/programs utilizing microservices and event driven architecture
  • Strong experience in managing REST API development and onboarding different consumers internally and external
  • Substantial experience with cloud-related concepts & technologies, preferably Azure
  • Excellent project management skills, including the ability to create and manage program plans, budgets, and resources effectively
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus and manage stakeholders at all levels
  • Ability to Identify and understand technical dependencies between initiatives
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team


Work Experience
  • 7-10 years of experience in technology leadership roles required
  • 3-5 years of experience as a technical program management or development manager required
  • Financial services industry experience preferred


Education
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred


Licenses and Certifications
  • PMP certification preferred
  • Scrum Master Certification preferred


What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Compensation: Competitive salary and bonus eligibility

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2 times a week in office

Sponsorship Notice: At this time, we are unable to offer employment sponsorship for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, H-1B, TN, L1, and OPT visa types.

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