Placement Role - Technology Project Manager - Remote & C2H - No Optz Honz

Our client seeks a Senior Technology Project Manager (Remote & C2H).

Role: Senior Technology Project Manager (100% Remote & C2H)

(Direct Client)

Location: Woodbury, NY

Duration: 6--9+ Months Contract-to-Hire Role

Job Summary:
The Senior Technology Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives within a Financial Services environment. This role will be responsible for driving strategic projects across the enterprise, managing cross-functional teams, facilitating Agile delivery practices, and ensuring successful execution of business-critical programs. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in project and program management, Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, Release Train Engineering (RTE), and stakeholder management at the executive level.
Key Responsibilities Program & Project Leadership

• Lead multiple complex, high-visibility technology programs and projects from initiation through implementation and stabilization.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, budgets, schedules, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource allocations.
• Drive delivery of strategic initiatives with significant organizational impact, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple business units while maintaining focus on quality, scope, schedule, and budget.

Agile & Release Train Management

• Serve as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Agile Program Lead for large-scale Agile initiatives.
• Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning and execution, dependency management, and continuous improvement activities.
• Monitor and report Agile delivery metrics and drive corrective actions where necessary.

Stakeholder & Executive Management

• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to define program objectives, success criteria, and delivery strategies.
• Provide executive-level communications, status reporting, and portfolio updates.
• Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and risk mitigation across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Build strong relationships across business, operations, compliance, risk, infrastructure, development, and vendor organizations.

Governance & Risk Management

• Establish and maintain project governance frameworks and reporting structures.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise project management standards, SDLC requirements, audit controls, and regulatory obligations.
• Support internal and external audits and compliance initiatives as required.

Technology Delivery

• Coordinate technology implementations involving application development, infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, data management, and vendor solutions.
• Engage cross-functional teams consisting of architects, developers, engineers, quality assurance resources, and third-party vendors.
• Drive change management, implementation readiness, and adoption activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Finance or related field.
• 15+ years of Project and Program Management experience leading large-scale technology initiatives.
• 10+ years of experience in Financial Services, Banking, Credit Card Services, FinTech, or similar industries.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex enterprise technology programs.

Extensive experience with:

• Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies
• Release Train Engineer (RTE) responsibilities
• Jira, Confluence, and Agile reporting tools
• Portfolio and Program Management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Vendor and Third-Party Management
• Executive Stakeholder Communications

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scrum Master (CSM or PSM), Agile certifications
• Experience leading digital transformation, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, data, or enterprise application initiatives.
• Experience operating within solution delivery and enterprise portfolio management environments.

Critical Skills & Competencies Leadership

• Executive presence and influence
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Team leadership and mentoring

Technical & Delivery

• Jira and Agile tool expertise
• Agile Program Management
• Release Train Engineering
• Portfolio Management
• Resource Planning and Capacity Management

Communication

• Executive presentations and reporting
• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Facilitation of complex decision-making sessions

Success Measures

• Consistent delivery of strategic initiatives on schedule and within budget.
• Effective management of enterprise-level risks and dependencies.
• Improved Agile maturity and delivery performance across teams.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction and executive confidence.
• Successful execution of complex, cross-functional technology programs that drive measurable business outcomes

Best Regards

Kyle,

Sr. US IT Recruiter

Infinity Tech Group Inc,

12 N Route 17 Suite # 201 Paramus NJ 07652

(Office) Ext 327