Project Manager / Program Manager (AI, Finance, Risk & Compliance)
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid/Onsite)
Job Type: Contract
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced
Project Manager / Program Manager to lead a high-visibility enterprise initiative that spans
AI, Finance, Risk, and Compliance. This is a program-level leadership role responsible for driving end-to-end delivery, governance, and execution across multiple cross-functional teams.
Note: This is
not a Scrum Team TPM or Scrum Master role supporting a single Agile team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale enterprise programs, establishing PMO governance, and delivering strategic initiatives across multiple business and technology organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale enterprise programs from planning through execution.
- Establish and manage PMO functions, including governance, operating model, reporting framework, and program controls.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders to drive multiple modernization initiatives.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate program roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
- Prepare and present bi-weekly and monthly executive leadership updates and status reports.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration and ensure timely delivery across multiple workstreams.
- Monitor program health, manage risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans.
- Leverage JIRA Cloud and Confluence Cloud for program planning, tracking, reporting, and documentation.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience managing large-scale enterprise programs end-to-end.
- Strong experience establishing PMO structures, governance models, and executive reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives across Engineering and Product organizations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Hands-on expertise with JIRA Cloud and Confluence Cloud.
- Experience leading initiatives involving AI, Risk, Compliance, or Finance.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within Finance, Regulatory, or Compliance domains.
- Exposure to enterprise modernization or digital transformation programs.
- Agile and Scrum experience is preferred; however, this role focuses on program management rather than Scrum team facilitation.
Required Skills
- Enterprise Program Management
- Project Management
- PMO Governance
- AI Programs
- Risk & Compliance
- Finance Domain
- Executive Reporting
- Roadmap Management
- Stakeholder Management
- JIRA Cloud
- Confluence Cloud
- Agile Methodologies
- Cross-functional Leadership
Employment Type: Contract
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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