A tier-one global bank is seeking a Principal Program Manager – Parametric to join its investment management division.
Location: Hybrid — Boston, MA
This role sits within the organization’s Strategic Project Management Office (SPMO), a group of Program and Project Managers at multiple levels whose primary purpose is to drive delivery of critical programs and projects structured to achieve corporate strategy. The team also serves as the central point of coordination for stakeholders, ensuring scope, timelines, blockers, and dependencies are effectively managed. While the SPMO focuses on aligning programs with corporate objectives and successful delivery, it places equal emphasis on individual career growth and continued improvement of team capabilities, helping ensure the group remains adaptable, high performing, and positioned to support evolving business needs.
The Principal Program Manager will be a key member of a growing and dynamic Project Management Office. This role will work across multiple business teams and interface with technology while being chiefly responsible for structuring, planning, and executing high visibility and high priority strategic enterprise initiatives. This person will manage both programs and individual projects to drive delivery of corporate strategy.
As Principal Program Manager, the successful candidate will play a critical role in leading large, complex programs to deliver firm wide strategic objectives by implementing business and technology solutions and measuring the impact of these solutions. Responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating multiple projects within the program, ensuring alignment with overall strategic objectives by developing implementation plans, tracking progress and risks, clearing roadblocks, and collaborating with cross functional teams to achieve desired business outcomes.
Required Qualifications:
Passion for improving client experience through technology and operational excellence.
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
10+ years of Program Management experience leading multiple concurrent initiatives.
Strong experience in executive stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional leadership.
Proven ability to bridge business and technical teams, translating strategy into execution.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Financial Investment Management experience and PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, or CSM certification are preferred.
Compensation: $115,000 – $225,000