Senior Program Manager

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Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the team

FIS’ Capital Markets segment serves investment banks, investment managers, securities and trading firms, corporations and insurance companies, and more. Our solutions provide for the full transaction processing lifecycle, risk management and compliance across multiple asset classes and lending structures. Spanning both the Sell and Buy Side of the financial services industry, we enable our solutions through our managed and professional services offerings

What you will be doing

As part of the Project Management Practice within Capital Markets the Senior Program Manager will ensure the successful end-to-end delivery of the largest and most complex customer projects and internal change initiatives using a structured, controlled, tool and methodology based, scalable approach. 

Key Responsibilities Include:

• In conjunction with the Capital Markets stakeholders, initiate and set goals for programs according to the strategic objectives of the business, planning the programs from start to completion

• You will ensure the product delivery program (BA, dev, QA i.e. ‘build’), the implementations projects and the support teams (Managed Services, Customer Services) are aligned

• You will maintain effective dialogue at all levels of a client organisation, up to and including C suite, likewise within the FIS leadership structure

• Formulation, organisation and monitoring of multiple, large, often inter-connected projects

• Oversight, composition and ownership of the delivery strategy

• Responsibility for leading and evaluating Project Managers and other staff as part of a project engagement

• Strictly control and manage deadlines, budgets and activities

• Assume full responsibility for program governance and commercial oversight

• Helping to review/rescue programs to put them back on track

• Establish, refine and rollout 'best practice' policy and procedures for program/project management activities across the whole of FIS’ Capital Markets operations

What you will Bring:

• Substantial proven experience as a Senior Program Manager, having already managed complex, high value programs

• Previous experience in Capital Markets/Financial Services. Knowledge of Treasury Products would be an advantage

• Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods

• Ability to relate well to C Suite clients as well as negotiation skills and ability to influence outcomes

• Working knowledge of MS office and program management software (MS Project etc.)

• First class presentation skills

• Willingness to travel when necessary

What We Offer:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly global Fortune 500 Fintech and make your mark on significant multi-million dollar projects.  We also offer:

• Genuine opportunities for advancement

• Flexible, hybrid work environment

• Competitive compensation package including medical and personal insurance and employee share scheme

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