We are looking for an experienced program management specialist to lead a portfolio of business and operational initiatives in the alternative investments environment in New York. This Long-term Contract position requires a confident, hands-on leader who can coordinate several related workstreams at once, maintain strong governance practices, and communicate progress clearly to senior stakeholders. The role is well suited to someone who combines business analysis capabilities with transformation experience and can keep complex programs moving forward in a fast-paced office setting. Responsibilities: • Direct a group of related transformation efforts, ensuring each initiative stays aligned with broader business goals and delivery milestones. • Build and manage governance routines, including planning documents, issue tracking, status reporting, and regular review meetings. • Coordinate cross-functional activity among operations, technology, business teams, and external partners to maintain execution momentum. • Monitor timelines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables across multiple programs, escalating concerns and helping drive timely resolution. • Lead steering discussions, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings with a clear focus on decisions, accountability, and next steps. • Prepare concise updates and presentation materials for executive audiences, translating program details into meaningful business insights. • Oversee a vendor migration and related operating model transition as part of the broader transformation portfolio. • Support onboarding efforts, workflow implementation activities, process enhancement initiatives, and assessments of operational models across teams.

• More than 6 years of experience leading complex programs or interconnected projects in a business environment. • Demonstrated success delivering transformation initiatives that involve multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and parallel workstreams. • Background in business analysis, with the ability to connect operational needs to program plans and execution priorities. • Strong communication skills with experience presenting updates and recommendations to executive or senior leadership forums. • Ability to work independently, influence decision-making, and bring structure to fast-moving, cross-functional initiatives. • Familiarity with alternative investments or a related financial services setting is strongly preferred. • Proven strength in governance, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder coordination across large programs.

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Brooklyn, NY
onsite
Temporary / Contract
80 - 84 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced program management specialist to lead a portfolio of business and operational initiatives in the alternative investments environment in New York. This Long-term Contract position requires a confident, hands-on leader who can coordinate several related workstreams at once, maintain strong governance practices, and communicate progress clearly to senior stakeholders. The role is well suited to someone who combines business analysis capabilities with transformation experience and can keep complex programs moving forward in a fast-paced office setting. Responsibilities: • Direct a group of related transformation efforts, ensuring each initiative stays aligned with broader business goals and delivery milestones. • Build and manage governance routines, including planning documents, issue tracking, status reporting, and regular review meetings. • Coordinate cross-functional activity among operations, technology, business teams, and external partners to maintain execution momentum. • Monitor timelines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables across multiple programs, escalating concerns and helping drive timely resolution. • Lead steering discussions, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings with a clear focus on decisions, accountability, and next steps. • Prepare concise updates and presentation materials for executive audiences, translating program details into meaningful business insights. • Oversee a vendor migration and related operating model transition as part of the broader transformation portfolio. • Support onboarding efforts, workflow implementation activities, process enhancement initiatives, and assessments of operational models across teams.
2026-05-13T00:00:00Z

Program Manager Advanced (>6 years) Job in Brooklyn, NY | Robert Half