Program Management Vice President, Corporate Technology

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your Project Management career to the next level.

The Corporate Technology Strategic Program Implementation (SPI) group is an enablement function that reduces delivery risk for the most critical and high risk Corporate Technology (CT) programs.  The group sits within CT Strategic Business Services and drives a diverse portfolio of programs, cross-LoB or single LoB, with a focus on risk, complexity and criticality. Whilst the majority of the delivery work is conducted within specific LoB technology teams, the SPI group provides a point of consolidated management across all streams, and into the business stakeholders.   In addition, the SPI team are responsible for setting the standards for project and program delivery for the rest of the Corporate Technology organisation and ensuring adherence to those standards.  They partner closely with the Portfolio Governance function in order to ensure the programs SPI are responsible for are accurately represented and effectively managed leveraging the firm’s standard tooling. 

Corporate Technology includes Finance Technology, Corporate Oversight and Governance (COG) Technology, Risk Technology, CCB Risk Technology, Corporate Data Services, Production and Infrastructure,  Engineering and Architecture, Intelligent Systems, Data & Analytics, and Morgan Health and Corporate Responsibility Technology.   The nature of the programs currently falling within the teams’ remit spans new business initiatives, strategic technology implementations and Regulatory-driven initiatives.    The team is expanding in order to satisfy the business, technology and regulatory demand emerging globally. 

Job Summary

The successful candidate will work in a challenging yet rewarding environment delivering a first class product.  You will enjoy creating and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and will be responsible for partnering with stakeholders across Corporate Technology, their equivalent business areas, and other LOBs to ensure critical deliveries meet the firm’s exacting delivery expectations. You’ll be someone who is execution focused with problem solving skills.  You will also have strong communication and engagement skills. 

You will be structured and methodical with experience of introducing standards and defined processes for project and program execution. You will take pride in introducing unambiguous, thorough reporting to the organisation, satisfying the needs of all recipients regardless of level. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team managing critical, strategic, cross-Corporate Technology Change. 

Job Responsibilities 

• Experience of delivering, or contributing to the delivery of, effective technology change projects/programs 
• Experience of working within a structured project/program delivery approach or of implementing a structured project/program delivery approach within a team or broader organisation
• Proven ability to support a team in driving a project or program from initiation through to closure
• Understanding of both waterfall and agile techniques
• Proven ability to leverage your network to drive effective delivery
• Strong problem solving skills, ability to quickly broker solutions and resolve conflict situations 
• Strong motivation and drive for execution whilst building and maintaining solid relationships 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills at all levels. Ability to articulate complex ideas, plans and issues to different audiences.