Technical Program/Project Manager

Finastra•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission‑critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries. This is a 2 days/week in office requirement role (Sandy Springs, GA). Working closely with the Head of Lending Program Management as a Technical Program/Project Manager, you will lead Lending projects and initiatives while influencing product, engineering, delivery, and partner teams to achieve goals and objectives. You will plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate clearly with stakeholders. Effectively deliver business results by championing a culture of accountability and consistent application of project & program management practices. You will be a facilitator and motivator, working across departments and offices to ensure collaboration, communication, visibility, and successful delivery of programs and projects. As a lending program manager, you will help guide and deliver value to a large business initiative, or multiple important projects. Ultimately, we are responsible for helping teams achieve their goals, work strategically together, and remain as adaptable as possible in an ever-changing environment.

Requirements

Proven experience working with software developers, scrum masters, and/or product managers as a technical project/program manager at a technology company.
Lead cross-functional coordination and team communications to deliver high impact project outcomes in a technology company.
You have in-depth experience with specific agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban or SAFE.
Highly adaptable in a fast-paced hyper-growth environment; able to thrive within ambiguity.
Data-driven. Confident and capable of producing weekly status reports and executive updates.
Decisive - you gather the necessary data to make informed, critical decisions quickly.
You naturally exude team-building, motivating, and conflict-resolving qualities.
You are familiar with organizational maturity and related transformation.
You are strong in prioritization frameworks and matching skills to the right work.
You are comfortable talking about technical matters with business people and business matters with technical people.
You will have demonstrated experience influencing senior management and setting expectations for major cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead project planning sessions
Coordinate staff and internal resources
Manage project progress and adapt work as required
Ensure projects meet deadlines
Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
Design risk mitigation plan
Conduct project review and create detailed reports for executive staff
Optimize and improve processes and the overall approach where necessary
Initiate new projects
Managing large and diverse teams
Understand the relationships and impacts of programs and initiatives across business units
Apply specialized knowledge of industry standards/practices to portfolio, programs and initiatives
Track and update project status using project management tools and expertise
Demonstrate mastery of program strategy and execution within the business domain
Be able to represent your business area, internally and externally
Provide recommendations on complex program dependencies that could affect the success of other initiatives.
Be critical of established processes and suggest relevant improvements.
Provide analysis and thought leadership on issues critical to the success of the business's strategic goals.
Understand your strategic partners' objectives.
Advise on the necessary programs to achieve success and provide value to Indeed.
Develop a roadmap or framework for those programs.
Drive strategic alignment across business units to succeed against company-wide goals.
Own business outcomes by working with business area leaders to influence strategy.
Drive the adoption of new processes across the organization.
Work closely with software engineers, QA, product managers and other engineering teams to get high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle (build, test and release on time).
Execute corporate-wide initiatives: defined program plans, coordinated resources, managed implementation activities, and developed all processes associated with program rollout and ongoing support.
Lead multiple technical programs, leading cross-functional teams to take products to market, ensuring success metrics are informing future efforts, and fine-tuning the program as needed.

Benefits

Unlimited vacation
Hybrid working arrangements
Paid time off for voting
Bereavement leave
Sick leave
Confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program
Support from our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups
Calendar of monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive
Medical insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Retirement plan
Lifestyle and other benefits
Paid time off for volunteering
Donation matching
Participation in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, Women@Finastra).
Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.
Global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates
Contribution to regular employee surveys
Paid holidays
Flexible working hours
Pension plan
Comprehensive health initiatives