Senior Program Manager

Sr Program Manager

Location: New York, NY

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — 4 days/week in office

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $90.00–$100.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This engagement supports a US Banking Technology organization undertaking strategic technology transformation, with two Senior Program Manager roles focused on distinct but complementary workstreams. The first role centers on creating a workforce strategy around a 3-year plan for the US Banking Technology organization — defining what roles will be executed in India, what roles in software engineering will shift toward AI, and how the overall talent model will evolve. The second role focuses on integrated planning — building a cohesive roadmap, exercising influence and judgment, working with cross-functional teams, and driving a strategic roadmap for a senior executive audience. Both roles operate at the intersection of significant Business initiatives (growing deposits) and Technology initiatives (modernizing core banking platforms), where dependencies are complex and incremental value delivery is paramount. The ideal candidate has historically served as a Technical Program Manager at organizations such as Amazon, Google, or Meta, with financial services experience as a secondary consideration, and must have led modernization or transformational projects such as moving to cloud-native architectures, replatforming, or adopting AI-native tech stacks.

Key Responsibilities

Role 1 — Workforce Strategy

• Create a workforce strategy around the 3-year strategy for the US Banking Technology organization
• Define what roles will be executed in India and what roles in software engineering will shift toward AI
• Determine how the overall workforce model will evolve over the planning horizon

Role 2 — Integrated Planning

• Create a strategic view of all delivery (no budgeting scope)
• Build and maintain an integrated roadmap across business and technology initiatives
• Orchestrate delivery in a sequenced, dependency-aware manner for a senior executive audience
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive the strategic roadmap

Both Roles

• Develop an integrated understanding of how to drive outcomes in a more integrated form
• Manage and navigate a large set of Business (growing deposits) and Technology (modernizing core banking platforms) initiatives with interdependencies
• Drive incremental value across a complex portfolio of initiatives
• Understand and manage sequencing and dependencies across programs
• Manage up to senior stakeholders and manage other Program Managers

Required Skills

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Strong judgment and the ability to manage up to executives
• Experience managing other Program Managers
• Deep understanding of sequencing and dependency management across complex programs
• Proven ability to drive incremental value in environments with heavy business and technology interdependencies
• Background as a Technical Program Manager at a major technology organization (e.g., Amazon, Google, Meta, or equivalent)
• Experience leading modernization or transformational projects — including moving to cloud-native architectures, replatforming, or transitioning to an AI-native tech stack
• Ability to create and maintain integrated roadmaps and influence cross-functional teams

Preferred Skills

• Financial services industry experience (secondary consideration to technical program management background)

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• 4 days per week in office in New York, NY

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• Interview process: 2 rounds — virtual, then in-person

About the Client

This client is a leading financial services and banking institution operating across the U.S. and internationally, with a strong emphasis on strategic technology transformation and core banking modernization. The organization employs thousands of professionals across technology, engineering, strategic planning, and business functions, and is undertaking a multi-year initiative to modernize its core banking platforms, evolve its AI and cloud-native capabilities, and redefine its workforce strategy at scale. Teams include solutions developers, release train strategists, IT and technology program managers, and cross-functional delivery professionals who collaborate in fast-paced, agile environments with a culture that values long-term growth and discourages frequent job changes.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-16513 Industry: Operations & Management