Program Manager, Finance Transformation

Genworth • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day. We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism. Our four values guide our strategy, our decisions, and our interactions: Make it human. We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities. Make it about others. We do what’s best for our customers and collaborate to drive progress. Make it happen. We work with intention toward a common purpose and forge ways forward together. Make it better. We create fulfilling purpose-driven careers by learning from the world and each other. YOUR ROLE As a member of the Project & Supplier Management Office, you will play a critical role in overseeing a portfolio of Finance Technology Transformation initiatives. This role is accountable for driving the delivery of complex, high-impact programs that modernize finance capabilities, strengthen controls, improve data and reporting, and enable scalable, efficient financial operations. This position does not have direct people management responsibilities. Instead, success is driven through strong matrix leadership, influence, and partnership with Finance, IT, Risk, and other enterprise stakeholders. You will provide end-to-end portfolio discipline, ensuring work is well-defined, appropriately sequenced, and delivered with transparency, rigor, and predictable outcomes. You will partner closely with Finance leadership to clarify priorities, assess trade-offs, and enable informed decision-making across a multi-year transformation roadmap spanning processes, data, technology platforms, and change management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 7 years of project or program management experience
• Demonstrated success delivering large, cross-functional initiatives with significant technology and process transformation components
• Strong ability to structure ambiguous work, clarify outcomes, mitigate risk, and drive momentum in complex environments
• Proven capability to partner effectively with senior leaders and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Experience supporting development of transformation roadmaps and execution strategies
• Excellent planning, organizational, and execution skills
• Strong analytical and business problem-solving capabilities
• Exceptional communication skills (oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation)
• Results-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading Finance-focused technology transformations (e.g., ERP, general ledger, close and consolidation, planning, reporting, or data platforms)
• Exposure to financial controls, SOX, risk management, or regulatory-driven initiatives
• PMI CAPM or PMP certification
• Experience using project planning and visualization tools such as MS Project or Visio
• Background in finance, accounting, risk, or audit functions

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Technology Transformation portfolio, consisting of strategic, regulatory, and modernization initiatives aligned to enterprise and Finance priorities.
• Partner with Finance and IT leadership on prioritization and capacity alignment, ensuring initiatives are sequenced appropriately and dependencies, constraints, and risks are surfaced early.
• Facilitate business case development and funding readiness, including validation of assumptions, financial impact analysis, benefit realization, and alignment on scope, value, and outcomes.
• Manage intake, evaluation, and refinement of Finance initiatives, including system implementations, platform upgrades, data and reporting enhancements, automation, and control-related changes.
• Serve as a central coordination point with executive leadership, maintaining transparency of progress, risks, issues, dependencies, financials, and decisions required to keep work moving forward.
• Ensure consistent portfolio health reporting, consolidating inputs across project teams and translating them into actionable insights for Finance and enterprise stakeholders.
• Drive adherence to project and program management standards, including governance, stage gates, tools, and templates, while pragmatically tailoring approaches to the needs of Finance initiatives.
• Manage complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring clear scope, disciplined risk and dependency management, effective change control, and alignment across Finance, IT, vendors, and business partners.
• Develop and maintain integrated plans for multi-workstream programs, coordinating activities across finance processes, technology platforms, data, controls, regulatory considerations, and change readiness.
• Support operational and financial readiness for implementations, ensuring impacted teams are prepared through aligned training, communications, and cutover planning.
• Contributes to the ongoing maturation of Finance portfolio and governance structures, including intake, prioritization, escalation, and interaction models.
• Provide strong financial stewardship for the portfolio, including tracking actuals versus budget, forecasting, and supporting multi-year planning and investment decisions

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long-Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager