Technical Program Manager Contractor

KAYGEN•Irving, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

KAYGEN is seeking a Technical Program Manager for a contract role. This position involves driving planning, tracking, and cross-team coordination for a data pipeline modernization program. The role requires owning project and program plans, RAID logs, and milestone tracking, as well as coordinating cross-functionally with various stakeholders to ensure releases stay on schedule. The Technical Program Manager will also manage resourcing, dependencies, and vendor coordination, while tracking budget and capacity against the plan.

Requirements

7+ years of program or project management experience in technology delivery.
Experience running governance for multi-team, multi-location programs (onshore/offshore).
Strong command of standard PM tooling (JIRA, Confluence, MS Project or equivalent).
Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management skills; comfortable communicating to senior stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience within the banking/capital markets industry.
General knowledge of ETL, Informatica and Ab Initio.

Responsibilities

Drive planning, tracking, and cross-team coordination for the data pipeline modernization program.
Own project and program plans, RAID logs, and milestone tracking across delivery workstreams.
Coordinate cross-functionally between architecture, engineering, QA, and business stakeholders to keep releases on schedule.
Run status reporting and governance forums (e.g. Scrum of Scrums), escalating risks and blockers early.
Manage resourcing, dependencies, and vendor/partner coordination across onshore and offshore teams.
Track budget, capacity, and burn against plan.