Program Manager (American Century Investments )

Program Manager (PM)

USC, GC, GC-EAD, EAD-H4. Year Contract – Finance * Mutual Funds – Southlake, TX and Dallas/Ft. Worth Area Residents – Must be ok with Hybrid Schedule – Interview Onsite – No Relocations Minimum 10+ Years of Experience

The Program Manager (PM):

• Is responsible for the management and coordination of projects from initial planning to delivery, inclusive of cross-team and cross-organizational activities and results,
• You are the primary liaison for the project tactics and are accountable for project execution,
• You will collaborate across the cross-functional teams, managing risks, handling financials, communicating status, and documenting all aspects of the project,
• You will work collaboratively with all participants to maintain the overall software development life cycle and ensure the on-time, quality delivery of products to deliver on key technology solutions and business value through efficient, disciplined, and predictable project execution.

What you will do:

• Lead all phases of the project lifecycle, including, but not limited to project plan creation, project kickoffs and internal status meetings, handling timeline, budget, achievements and deliverables. Work with project team to identify project risk, plan for risk response and mitigation and proactively monitor project risks and resolutions.
• Strategic partner for business and technology team members to broker decisions, project trade-offs and ensure successful delivery of project,
• Support PI planning sessions,
• Use and support the development of PMO templates, standard methodologies, and training to the organization to improve current processes,
• Experience successfully leading programs with multiple workstreams to program completion within asset management,
• Experience working closely with technologists, understanding modern data storage and data integration tools,
• Experience and deep understanding of the asset management industry particularly around business investment manufacturing data.