Director – Program Management

Extensive knowledge and expertise in project management methodologies, systems, and tools.
Advanced concepts of risk management, issue tracking, change management and requirements gathering.
Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations.
Principles of project accounting, budgeting, and cost control policies and procedures.
Principles of procurement, contract and vendor management.
Business planning and analysis.
Business Process reengineering.
Principles of Retail Brokerage processes and applications.

Ensures integration of many complex projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business.
Communicates with senior leadership and business consultants to communicate large program strategies, direction, and changes.
Proposes, implements and facilitates program governance structures.
Represents Executive Sponsor throughout day–to–day program activities and decisions.
Performs project risk assessments, including identifying key risk factors, providing effective mitigation strategies and assigning contingency action plans to both schedules and budgets.
Manages programs, including applying established methodologies, using change control templates and processes; managing time and recording activities using defined scheduling tools; monitoring budgets; coordinating resource acquisition and utilization; serving as a liaison with internal customers and external suppliers; and communicating regularly with project stakeholders.
Responsible for developing integrated program plans that detail program objectives, business case, structure, approach, budgets and schedules.
Builds and maintains strong relationship with clients, stakeholders, steering committees and executive sponsors to ensure stakeholder groups align to meet the client’s needs.