Technical Program Management Lead for Ops Tech

Overview of Citi: Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Overview of the Role Reporting to the PM Head for Global Wealth Management Domains, the Technical Program Management Lead is responsible for the delivery on Global Wealth Management strategy for Investments, Trades, Banking, Lending, trust, Data and Compliance. The role entails a good understanding of end‑to‑end banking knowledge including Operations, Compliance and Audit. You own driving the launch of great customer experiences and digital capabilities for our wealth management business and our most affluent client base. Deliver customer‑centric solutions and communications that enable clients to confidently manage their entire financial picture through easy‑to‑use tools, insights, content, offers, and recommendations. Delivery of programs that provide for a growing digital presence and offerings for our wealth management customers. The Program Group Manager is accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas. Leads and directs a team of professionals. Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function. Applies in‑depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication may be necessary. Accountable for the end results of an area. Exercises control over resources, policy formulation and planning. Primarily affects a sub‑function. Involved in short‑to‑medium term, planning and execution. You will lead the charge on solving our hardest, most meaningful challenges: set the drumbeat that everyone marches to! Improve existing processes and develop new mechanisms to scale the way we plan and deliver for platform services as we grow the company. Driving agile transformation and improving speed to market. Building and driving a culture of learning and excellence in delivery with your team and stakeholders. We want you to drive innovation that people love and be boundary‑less in seeking solutions, eliminating redundancy and driving execution excellence. You will build your own scorecard to continuously monitor capacity, demand, execution, delivery, and hygiene via key performance indicators including capacity, demand, backlog, velocity, quality, project throughput, spend, regulatory compliance, and application security. You ensure execution aligns with all regulatory requirements while continuously working to simplify and automate the necessary and auditable paperwork and processes. You will need to be a smart risk taker, who can deliver big ideas as well as transform them into scalable programs. Not only will you communicate with business, technology, audit, risk, fraud and finance executives, you will build relationships with them. You will be data driven and without bias in your approaches. Establish collaborative and productive relationships with product management, governance, UX design, vendors and other supporting teams. Foster an environment of engineering excellence and innovation. Insist on designing to the edge. You have a proven ability to operate in an ambiguous, fast‑paced environment. You possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills necessary to influence teams to deliver in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment. You will actively encourage the development of your managers and your technical staff while continuously raising the bar on performance and technical depth. In your role you are expected to ensure that all deliverables are compliant with respective central banks regulatory requirements. You are expected to front Internal Audit for all the deliverables under your realm. Key Priorities: Being a strategic partner Be the strategic partner and advisor to the Business and Technology heads for Wealth Management that includes all facets like Investments, Trades, Banking, Lending, trust, Data and Compliance. Ensuring well laid out roadmaps and execution plans for entire book of work for projects / programs under your realms. Responsible for management and execution of operating model routines Obsess about building and shipping great products for our customers with excellence You obsess over customers and always work backwards from them to earn and keep their trust. Manage from the front, prioritize, and drive the bigger mission forward by translating vision into results. Delivery focus. You are accountable for driving teams inside and outside of your organization to deliver the expected results. You focus on the key business outcomes and deliver them with quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle. Drive disciplined execution with high quality and insist on high standards. Lead your teams to deliver high quality products, services, and processes. Delivering results while maintaining highest level of quality and ensuring timely adherence to software development lifecycle standards. Being the glue that brings teams together We want you to drive innovation that people love and be boundary‑less in seeking solutions. Outstanding organizational, communication, and relationship building skills conducive to driving consensus; able to work well in a cross‑functional, matrix management environment. Establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and technical and non‑technical team members alike. Build and lead an organization with customer focus and effective communication with a focus on decisive, fast‑moving solutions, quick and constructive resolutions to conflicts, and a “no barriers” mentality. Being a visionary Program Management Leader that is focused on building high performing PM function As a manager of others, you lead by influence and set the vision for a bar‑raising PM function. Manage, mentor and grow the PM leaders of the future. Building and leading a team of PMs that are highly passionate, motivated and smart problem solvers to design future state products and technology solutions. Your teams have a deep understanding of the platform, integration patterns, organizational capabilities, and the company‑wide assets that can be leveraged to provide rich customer experiences while building technical solutions. Demonstrate an ability to structure an organization and optimize it for execution, including attracting top‑tier talent and filling gaps in the existing team quickly to accommodate growth. Partner with fellow PM leaders and heads to ensure alignment and standardization in ways of working. Be a change agent. Drive agility, excellence and simplification in ways of working Measure and improve efficiency and effectiveness of processes that are working well and build the next level of improvements, set standards for deployments at scale, infrastructure reliability, security, and scalability. Demonstrate an ability to identify and act upon unique insights and apply them to solve unmet needs and an expertise leveraging/synthesizing competitor, emerging technology, and other marketplace trends to draw out implications to support the team’s overall mission and goals. Transform the organization into one that drives speed to market and delivers value for our customers in an agile operating model. Champion a culture of high standards, push for progress, embrace change and challenge the status quo. Continue to improve the engineering culture across all tech functions. Serve as an evangelist for the team and overall culture, both internally and externally. Being the voice of the teams Responsible for communicating business strategy and goals and how they align to the team’s work. Provide transparent frequent updates, manage sponsor expectations, and keep all stakeholders informed on book of work progress. Creating a culture of transparency and trust. Qualifications The ideal candidate will come from an organization with a strong technical program management function and be a visionary leader with deep experience driving technical or engineering programs from ideation to implementation across Investments, Trade, Banking, Lending, Trust, Data and Compliance. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field. Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred. Hands‑on experience (8+ years) leading program management function and/or technical teams in areas like Investments, Trades, Banking, Lending, trust, Data, Compliance, etc. and good understanding of Operations. 12+ years’ experience in enterprise level program management and delivery engineering products at scale. Strong analytical and quantitative skills; data driven and results oriented. Exceptional strategic analysis, problem solving, issue resolution and decision‑making skill. Excellent verbal and written communication skills backed by a strong business and technical vision. Expert knowledge of Agile frameworks like SAFe, Scrum, Kanban and familiarity with Jira and Confluence tools. Benefits In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave) and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level and date of hire. Job Family Group: Technology Job Family: Technology Project Management Time Type: Full time Primary Location: Jersey City, New Jersey United States Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $163,600.00 - $245,400.00 Anticipated Posting Close Date: May 21, 2026 Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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