IT Program Manager

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Contact: Katy Moja 

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Are you looking to join a global technology department for an industry-leading financial advisory firm? Fisher Investments is looking for motivated project and program leaders to lead technology planning and execution. If you want to make a difference as we develop scalable processes to support our global growth, we want to hear from you!

The Opportunity:

As IT Program Manager, you will report to the Vice President of Technology Planning and will oversee the firm-wide Technology program intake and planning process. You will refine and facilitate this process by partnering with leadership across the firm and collaborating with Technology management, ensuring the development of a prioritized technology roadmap to guide firm resources. You will monitor and communicate progress on the roadmap through monthly and quarterly reports. You will also document the lifecycle of a program initiative, informing tool requirements and developing standards to better track each initiative's progress and oversee delivery of the technology roadmap.

The Day-to-Day:

• Facilitate annual firm-wide Technology initiative planning process according to budget planning
• Implement a quarterly planning cycle in close partnership with program leads and technology management that feeds into the annual planning process
• Manage technology intake process to support planning and change requests for the current year's roadmap
• Partner with Program leads to provide consistent portfolio reporting on program status, portfolio health and progress on firm priorities
• Map the lifecycle of a program initiative, inform tool requirements, create checklists and other tools to make navigation through the lifecycle more predictable and reportable
• Establish, train and roll out standards to support the program initiative lifecycle
• Implement methods to monitor standards adherence and identify improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including program leads, technology management, risk management and information security, to assess needs, resolve questions, develop solutions and implement improvements

Your Qualifications:

• 8+ years of project or program management experience
• Experience with Project Portfolio Management tools, JIRA, Confluence or resource management tools
• Demonstrated experience eliciting cooperation from a variety of sources, including senior management, internal clients, and other departments
• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining effective relationships with management staff, employees, and consultants
• Strong familiarity with change management and creative, independent problem solving
• Demonstrated strengths in organization, creative thinking and attention to detail
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required

Compensation:

• $95,000 - $140,000 base salary per year for employees in the state of WA. New hires should expect to start at the lower end of the range depending on experience
• Eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

We will conduct a preliminary screen of applicants based on qualifications, performance and manager feedback. Those who meet the hiring manager’s requirements will be moved forward in the process by participating in an interview. If you’d like to know more about the role, feel free to get in touch with Katy Moja.

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