Program Management Senior Analyst - AVP

As a highly experienced Program Management Support Specialist in the banking and financial services industry, your role will involve supporting Program managers and teams to ensure efficient project delivery and successful outcomes. Your responsibilities will include: - Assisting Program Managers in developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, schedules, and resource allocation. - Facilitating project communication and collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and external vendors. - Coordinating and scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and distributing meeting minutes to relevant parties. - Tracking Use Case progress, monitoring deadlines, and identifying potential risks or obstacles, escalating to the Project Manager as needed. - Maintaining accurate Intake documentation, including reports, statuses, and appropriate approvals from stakeholders. - Utilizing project management tools, particularly JIRA, to manage tasks, track progress, and generate reports. - Contributing to the implementation and adherence of Program management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall. - Assisting in preparing presentations and status updates for stakeholders. - Supporting quality assurance processes and continuous improvement initiatives within projects. - Ensuring compliance with banking policies and procedures for project delivery. Qualifications required for this role include: - Education: Bachelor's degree - Experience: Minimum of 10 years of overall professional experience, with a significant portion in Program coordination, project management support, or a similar role. Extensive experience (10+ years) working within the banking or financial services industry. - Certifications: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Preferred, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Preferred, JIRA & Confluence certification or demonstrated advanced proficiency in using JIRA for project management and tracking. - Skills: Strong understanding of basic Project or Program management principles and methodologies, excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills, exceptional communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and facilitation skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, high degree of business acumen, particularly within the financial services sector. Preferred qualifications may include experience with other project management tools, knowledge of risk management principles in a financial context, and familiarity with regulatory compliance in banking and financial services.,