Project Manager

Overview Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is searching for a Project Manager for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY . The role requires exceptional organizational skills, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to track and drive progress across a high volume of concurrent initiatives. The Project Manager will serve as the central point of coordination to ensure projects move forward efficiently, risks are identified early, and leadership has clear visibility into delivery status. The position reports to a senior leader within Institutional Securities Technology and partners closely with engineering, business, and platform teams to keep delivery on track. Responsibilities Oversee a centralized portfolio of concurrent initiatives – typically several dozen active at any given time – across business partnerships, system integrations, vendor connectivity, and API based solutions, applying structured tracking and prioritization to keep the highest-impact work moving. Establish and maintain structured project intake, tracking, and prioritization processes for new initiatives as they are introduced on a regular basis. Actively monitor project health by tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and blockers, and proactively follow up with stakeholders to ensure initiatives continue progressing. Coordinate across business units, engineering teams, and external partners to resolve issues, unblock delivery, and align on timelines and expectations. Assist with ongoing status reporting and executive level summaries to multiple layers of management, including clear views of progress, risks, and upcoming milestones. Partner with internal platform, architecture, and shared services teams to ensure initiatives align with approved enterprise standards. Required Skills 8-12 years experience as a Project Manager or Program Manager in a large, complex enterprise environment, preferably within technology enabled platforms. Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of parallel initiatives without losing attention to detail. Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively with technical and non technical stakeholders, including senior leadership. Experience creating and maintaining project tracking artifacts, dashboards, and reporting that provide meaningful insight into delivery progress. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex activity into concise executive level messaging. Comfort using project and workflow management tooling (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow, Asana) to manage intake, tracking, and reporting. Preferred Skills Experience working in financial services, particularly within large, regulated institutions. Familiarity with enterprise document processing concepts, including document ingestion, classification, extraction, and optical character recognition (OCR) technologies. Exposure to governance, risk, compliance, or information security processes. Demonstrated use of AI tools to work more efficiently – e.g., AI assistants (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) and AI features within project tooling (JIRA/Atlassian Intelligence, ServiceNow Now Assist) for drafting status updates, summarizing meetings, triaging risks, and reducing manual reporting overhead. Experience supporting enterprise platforms involving APIs, document management, or system integrations. Experience preparing or contributing to executive level presentations focused on delivery metrics, capacity planning, and prioritization. Equal Opportunity Employer SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr