Program Manager

Durham, NC


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Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Financial Services

Reference ID: JN -012026-105030

Date Posted: 01/13/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/TOXplh


Description:

Hybrid in Durham, NC

Our client requires a program manager who will operate within a complex financial services environment to drive cross-team delivery for money movement platforms. The selected professional will coordinate program execution, manage dependencies, and support scaled Agile practices across U.S. and India-based teams.

 

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2


Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

  • Partner with multiple product teams to deliver a defined program in iterations.
  • Coordinate, improve, and maximize delivery of value across teams.
  • Collaborate with leaders to facilitate scope and prioritization.
  • Develop program roadmaps and release plans aligned to objectives.
  • Define and drive the program execution strategy and ensure productive scaled events.
  • Facilitate strategic and tactical discussions with product and delivery teams.
  • Align team delivery with program release plans and milestones.
  • Provide visibility into process improvements, impediments, and progress.
  • Facilitate prioritization and removal of impediments with focus on cross-team dependencies.
  • Radiate program information on status, risks, and dependencies to leadership and teams.
  • Manage and coordinate logistics for scaled Agile events and practices.
  • Support adoption and consistent use of delivery tools including Jira, Jira Align, Miro, and Power BI.

Experience Requirements:

Experience Requirements

  • 8+ years of total experience with 5+ years in program management delivering medium to large programs of medium complexity.
  • Prior technical program management experience in complex ecosystems.
  • Scaled delivery framework experience preferred, such as Scrum@Scale, SAFe, or LeSS.
  • Strong grasp of business context and product development techniques.
  • Proficiency with standard and scaled delivery practices, processes, and artifacts.
  • Stakeholder and change management skills with the ability to influence without authority.
  • Ability to brainstorm solutions and address program-level challenges and roadblocks.
  • Excellent communication and people interaction skills.
  • Organized, disciplined approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Experience reinforcing Agile behaviors, practices, norms, and events.
  • Ability to identify team improvement opportunities and leverage external best practices.
  • Experience curating, communicating, and managing program status, risks, and dependencies.
  • Experience working across multiple product teams to coordinate delivery.
  • Experience with delivery-enabling tools including Jira, Jira Align, Miro, and Power BI.
  • Financial services domain experience preferred.

Education Requirements:

Education Requirements

  • Scaled delivery framework certification preferred, such as Scrum@Scale, SAFe, or LeSS.

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact InfoSec@eliassen.com.
 
About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.
 
Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
 
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