Senior Program Manager (Atlanta)

Role: Senior Program Manager Location: Windsor, CT / Atlanta, GA / Boston, MA / New York, NY Mode of Hire: Full Time Skills Required: • Experience within financial services or management consulting environments supporting retirement, wealth management, employee benefits, investment management or institutional financial services organizations. • Strong ability to promote, champion change; start with ‘yes’ • Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy • Strong soft skills and judgement; understands that leadership and people skills are critical success factors • Demonstrated ability to be disciplined and flexible at the same time • Strong Project/Program Management Financial Acumen ability • Ability to communicate the need for change, its purpose, and it’s expected impact to stakeholders at all levels of the organization to ensure understanding and buy-in • Ability to understand and articulate what is critical and what is noise; keeps team focused on the priorities • Demonstrated ability to drive simplified solutions to complex problems to enable positive outcomes • Demonstrated success of building partnerships and alliances across the enterprise and at all levels • Demonstrates decisive decision-making orientation; ability to make timely, well-reasoned decisions that balance the needs of all • Ability to Influence and inspire without control; self-aware; applies good judgement; leads with passion; strong team building skills; sets positive tone; easy to get along with and at the same time commands respect; demonstrates courage • Critical thinker with proven track record of effectively leading execution and value through highly matrixed teams • Comfortable under pressure with the ability to manage to tight deadlines while maintaining quality and managing to an acceptable level of risk • Effectively, clearly and concisely communicate in all methods (verbal, written, presentation) to all levels of the organization • Continuous learner; quickly adapt to changing environment and personalities • Expert understanding of project management or portfolio management principles • Demonstrated ability and experience (5+ years) managing large and/or significant projects or medium to large programs (typically $8M-$15M) • Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree, or related field or equivalent work experience required