Program Manager

Project Manager II 

 

Who We Are:

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

 

You Are:

As the Program Manager, you will play a critical role in executing a high impact business-unit wide technical modernization program driving the planning, coordination and execution of day-to-day activities with cross-functional stakeholders across the organization.

 

The opportunity:

·       Manage Finances of large-scale implementations and design a portfolio management governance, reporting cadence and project management or for large scale system integration initiatives.

·       Lead tech-enabled projects and manage daily operations of department, including analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards, and setting deadlines.

·       Lead Scrum Masters, Jr. Program Managers, and developers to drive program deadlines and deliver products to market.

·       Define test strategy, develop test plans, manage test execution and defect management for unit, system, string, integration, user acceptance and regression testing.

·       Perform business process redesign, change management, vendor selections, current state assessments and future state roadmaps.

·       Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation. Evaluate the organization's technology needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.

·       Be a bridge between engineering, product and finance recommending intuitive, focused, driven, and insightful solutions.

·       Perform executive status reporting, change management, current state assessments, future state roadmaps, IT strategy, and transition planning for technology modernization.

·       Move fluidly from the big picture to details and enable the engineering teams to deliver complex and strategic cross-functional phases, often with tight deadlines.

·       Resolve communication challenges and effectively develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Mainly, build trust across the organization.

 

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

 

What you need:

·       Bachelor’s degree is required, MBA or MIS is preferred.

·       Excellent communication skills is a must

·       Experience with executive status reporting and facilitating steering committee meetings is required.

·       A minimum of ten years of Program Management experience

·       Strong understanding of Agile methodology is critical.

·       Excellent leadership and decision-making skills

·       Experience on working with multiple cross-functional stakeholders and teams.

·       Experience in large scale technology modernization, and managing platforms in the Cloud.

·       Understand technical implementation at the architecture level and propose technical alternatives when necessary.

·       Be curious to clarify priorities and push the team to be highly effective.

·       Understanding of legacy applications and mainframe modernization is a plus.

·       Strong experience with driving large scale technology modernizations is a must.

·       Understanding of integrations, API’s, transactional systems, architecture is preferred.

·       Broad domain and technical knowledge related to analytics.

·       Experience with financial services & credit industry is preferred.

 

 

Benefits

Employees receive eleven (11) paid holidays, two (2) weeks of paid vacation per year, and are eligible for health, dental, disability and life insurance.

What we believe:

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace, Free of Discrimination and Harassment

At UST, we strive to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We are an equal opportunity employer and employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. Our Human Rights Policy further illustrates our stand on this. We are committed to following fair employment practices that provide equal opportunities to all employees. We do not discriminate or allow harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected status. At UST, we value diversity and believe that a diverse workplace builds a competitive advantage.

Un lugar de trabajo con igualdad de oportunidades y libre de discriminación y acoso

En UST, nos esforzamos por proporcionar un ambiente de trabajo libre de discriminación y acoso. Somos un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades y basa las decisiones de empleo en los méritos y las necesidades del negocio. Estamos comprometidos a seguir prácticas de empleo justas que brinden igualdad de oportunidades a todos los empleados. No discriminamos ni permitimos el acoso por motivos de raza, color, religión, discapacidad, género, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, expresión de género, edad, información genética, estado militar o cualquier otro estado legalmente protegido. En UST, valoramos la diversidad y creemos que un lugar de trabajo diverso construye una ventaja competitiva.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

 

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