Program Manager Project Manager Jobs in Woodside, NY

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Program Manager / Senior Program Manager for a job opportunity located in  New York, NY 10017 (Onsite, 5 days per week)

Position Title: Program Manager / Senior Program Manager

Location:  New York, NY 10017 (Onsite, 5 days per week)

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date. 

Duration: Contract - 9 months contract with possible extension

Payrate : $90.00 to $95.00  per hour on W2

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per 

Job Description

• We are seeking a Program Management Lead to join our dynamic team.
• The ideal candidate will have strong experience in governance, delivery management, and multi-project coordination within complex operations and a proven ability to drive vendor migrations, operating model transitions, and process improvements to defined outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead program management across a portfolio of operational and transformation initiatives.
• Establish governance structures, project plans, RAID logs, reporting frameworks, and delivery cadence.
• Drive accountability and execution discipline across internal teams and external vendors.
• Maintain alignment to timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and program objectives.
• Identify, escalate, and help resolve risks, blockers, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Independently facilitate governance forums, working sessions, steering meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level status updates, reporting, and program communications.
• Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across business, operations, technology, and vendor teams.
• Oversee coordination of a mid-scale vendor migration and service transition initiative.
• Partner with vendor teams and internal stakeholders to drive readiness and transition execution.
• Establish structure, reporting rigor, and operating cadence for successful delivery.
• Support future-state operating model execution and alignment across teams.
• Support onboarding of platforms, modules, workflows, and operational capabilities.
• Coordinate process improvement and workflow transformation initiatives.
• Assess current-state operating models and identify optimization opportunities.
• Facilitate discussions, clarify requirements, and drive follow-through across workstreams.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8–12+ years of project or program management in operations, transformation, implementation, or organizational change.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple interconnected projects within complex environments.
• Strong governance expertise, including planning, reporting, dependency and RAID management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Proven ability to independently run programs, lead forums, influence stakeholders, and maintain momentum.
• Effective written and verbal communication with executive stakeholders.
• Ability to rapidly understand operational processes, identify gaps, and drive resolution.
• Degree not required. Role is not eligible for employer-sponsored immigration support.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in alternative investments or financial services operations.
• Business analysis and requirements facilitation experience.

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k. 

About BCforward: 

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.  BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale.  Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years.  Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.  BCforward is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.  To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum.  As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information.  BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.  This posting is not an offer of employment.  All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States.  The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position.  Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.