Strategic Program Manager

A financial services organization in Virginia is seeking a Strategic Program Manager to join their team in Vienna.

About the Opportunity:

• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Hours: Standard business
• Setting: Hybrid (at least 3 days a week onsite)

Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple complex business programs, initiatives, and projects supporting strategic priorities and measurable outcomes
• Translate business strategy and leadership direction into integrated roadmaps, workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and implementation plans
• Establish and maintain program governance, including charters, status reporting, escalation paths, and change control
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to define objectives, scope, success measures, KPIs, and desired outcomes
• Manage programs through planning, execution, implementation, transition, adoption, and benefits realization while tracking risks, dependencies, and performance
• Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of extensive experience leading multiple strategic business programs, initiatives, and projects in complex, cross-functional environments
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Strategy, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
• Significant experience translating business strategy into executable roadmaps, integrated plans, governance structures, and measurable outcomes
• Expert program and project management skills, including scope, schedule, milestones, resources, budgets, dependencies, risks, issues, and change control
• Experience partnering with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to influence decisions and drive alignment without direct authority
• Experience establishing program governance, executive reporting, decision-making processes, and stakeholder accountability
• Demonstrated experience leading business transformation, operational improvement, organizational change, business readiness, and adoption initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information and develop actionable recommendations
• Experience defining KPIs, monitoring performance, assessing program effectiveness, and tracking outcomes and benefits realization
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex business topics to executive-level audiences

Desired Skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or equivalent certification
• Change Management certification or demonstrated experience applying structured Change Management practices
• Experience with Strategic Planning, Portfolio Management, Business Transformation, Operating Model Design, or Enterprise-wide Initiatives
• Experience within Financial Services or Banking
• Knowledge of an organization's functions, operations, and strategic objectives