Capco

Lead Program Manager

Capco$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience (at least 15 years) in leading enterprise transformation programs within Capital Markets or similar sectors.
  • Strong track record in cross-functional and organizational initiative management involving various stakeholders and governance bodies.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage dependencies and align teams towards strategic objectives.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and executive-level communication skills, particularly in high-stakes settings.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale capital markets transformation program.
  • Establish and maintain alignment across diverse organizations, creating a unified program vision.
  • Identify and mitigate critical dependencies and risks across workstreams.
  • Facilitate collaboration between business, operations, and technology teams to ensure integrated solutions.
  • Provide executive governance, stakeholder management, and strategic reporting to senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits Coverage - 100% company-paid health, life, and disability insurance effective from Day 1.
  • Retirement Savings Program with employer matching contributions.
  • Company-paid Virtual Health Care for employees and their dependents.
  • Enhanced parental leave benefits available from Day 1.
  • Fitness reimbursement benefit to promote employee wellness.
  • Personalized business coaching from Day 1 to support career growth.
Full Job Description
The Role

We are supporting a leading capital markets client through a critical market infrastructure transformation initiative focused on expanding the Canadian Fixed Income ecosystem and onboarding key market participants to strategic clearing and repo services. As a Lead Program Manager, you will be responsible for driving the successful delivery of this complex, high-profile program while aligning multiple organizations, stakeholder groups, and governance bodies around a shared vision and outcome.

This role requires a strategic leader who can operate across organizational boundaries, harmonizing priorities, delivery plans, and stakeholder expectations within a complex multi-entity environment. Acting as the central point of coordination, you will ensure that business, technology, operational, and regulatory objectives remain aligned while driving successful program execution.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, helping to establish a unified approach across organizations, navigate competing priorities, manage critical dependencies, and provide transparent governance and reporting to executive stakeholders and steering committees.

What You'll Do
  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale capital markets transformation program, ensuring successful onboarding of key market participants and achievement of strategic business objectives
  • Establish and maintain alignment across multiple organizations, business units, and stakeholder groups, creating a unified program vision and coordinated delivery approach
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate critical dependencies, risks, and interdependencies across workstreams to ensure challenges within one area do not impact overall program success
  • Break down organizational silos and facilitate collaboration between business, operations, and technology teams to ensure processes, operating models, and technical solutions are fully integrated and aligned
  • Provide executive-level governance, stakeholder management, and strategic reporting, including presenting recommendations, managing escalations, and supporting steering committee decision-making

What We're Looking For
  • Proven experience (at least 15 years) leading complex enterprise transformation programs within Capital Markets, Financial Services, Market Infrastructure, or other highly regulated environments
  • Strong track record managing cross-functional and cross-organizational initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups, governance forums, and executive sponsors
  • Demonstrated experience managing program dependencies, resolving competing priorities, and aligning diverse teams toward a common strategic objective
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and influencing skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership, steering committees, boards, or regulatory stakeholders

Bonus Points For
  • Experience within Fixed Income, Repo, Clearing, Settlement, Custody, or broader Capital Markets infrastructure environments
  • Knowledge of market infrastructure organizations, financial market utilities, or regulatory-driven transformation initiatives
  • Experience supporting programs involving multiple legal entities, operating models, or governance structures
  • Familiarity with large-scale infrastructure modernization, operational resilience, or market expansion initiatives
  • Consulting or client-facing experience delivering strategic transformation programs for financial services organizations

Benefits
  • Comprehensive Benefits Coverage - 100% company-paid health, life, and disability insurance effective from Day 1 of employment
  • Retirement Savings Program - Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer contribution matching options
  • Virtual Health Care - Company-paid program available to employees and their dependents/partners
  • Parental Leave Top-Up - Enhanced parental leave benefits available from Day 1 of employment
  • Wellness Support - Fitness reimbursement benefit to promote health and well-being
  • Business Coach from Day 1 - Personalized one-on-one coaching to support career growth, accelerate development, and help achieve your professional goals at Capco

Why This Role Is Open

We are currently hiring for this role due to an existing or newly created vacancy within our organization. This position is open as part of our ongoing business needs, and we are actively reviewing applications to fill this role with a qualified candidate who can make an immediate impact.

About Capco

Capco is a global management and technology consultancy dedicated to the financial services industry. Founded in 1998, Capco has grown into a global organization with more than 5,000 employees serving clients in the financial services industry across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Capco provides a range of services to its clients, including strategy, digital, technology, and risk and compliance. The company is headquartered in New York City and has offices in major financial centers around the world. For more information, please visit their website at www.capco.com.
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5,000 employees
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Founded
1998

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