Program / Project Manager - Hybrid

Genesis10•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Program / Project Manager - Hybrid for a contract opportunity with a Major Financial Services Firm located in New York, NY. This is a 12 month contract opportunity. This role will drive delivery for an AI POD, sitting at the intersection of infrastructure, AI platforms, and enterprise technology. The ideal candidate will support the rapid growth of AI initiatives, helping to shape and refine processes to scale capabilities while ensuring strong governance and operational excellence. This is a new position created to support the rapid growth of AI initiatives while ensuring strong governance, documentation, and delivery rigor.

Requirements

Approximately 10 years of program or project management experience within financial technology or enterprise technology environments
Experience supporting infrastructure, platform engineering, data, or AI-related technology programs
Proven ability to manage complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders, teams, and business lines
Strong documentation, organization, and process management skills
Experience presenting program status, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Ability to operate in fast-moving environments and adjust to changing priorities without losing momentum
Comfortable facilitating discussions, driving decisions, and ensuring accountability across teams
Strong understanding of enterprise governance, security standards, and technology controls

Nice To Haves

Exposure to AI / ML platforms, data infrastructure, or emerging AI technology initiatives
Experience working in cloud and modern infrastructure environments
Familiarity with agile, hybrid, or evolving delivery models
Experience helping organizations refine operating models or delivery frameworks during periods of technological change
Collaborative and team-oriented with a strong sense of collegiality
Calm and pragmatic under pressure; able to adapt as priorities evolve
Comfortable working with highly technical teams and respectful of engineering realities and build requirements
Strong communicator who can drive resolution on issues while maintaining positive working relationships
Detail-oriented with a commitment to high-quality deliverables
Ownership mindset with a focus on delivering outcomes rather than just tracking activities

Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage AI and infrastructure initiatives across multiple workstreams within the AI POD, ensuring alignment with broader technology and business objectives
Track and manage activities across multiple AI initiatives that may span several projects, teams, and business lines
Support visibility and coordination for AI initiatives that run across the firm, helping ensure alignment, dependency management, and consistent reporting
Track milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across projects. Drive execution to ensure initiatives remain on schedule and issues are addressed quickly
Prepare and present clear program updates and materials to senior stakeholders, technology leadership, and partner teams
Maintain high-quality documentation including project plans, operating procedures, status reports, governance artifacts, and decision logs
Proactively identify risks, drive mitigation strategies, and ensure open items are resolved in a timely manner
Partner closely with infrastructure engineers, AI/ML teams, data teams, security, architecture groups, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment across delivery efforts
Help assess and refine existing delivery and governance processes as the firm builds out its AI operating model. Support faster execution while maintaining security, compliance, and best practices
Operate effectively in a dynamic environment where priorities may shift as new opportunities and requirements emerge
Lead working sessions, program reviews, and decision forums to keep initiatives moving forward and unblock teams
Provide structured reporting and clear communication of progress, dependencies, cross team impacts, and operational metrics

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20 years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)