Program Manager
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
DirectFN seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead a portfolio of client delivery projects in the capital markets fintech space. The role involves managing interdependencies, optimizing resources, and ensuring integrated value across multiple concurrent implementations.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Define and own the programme plan for assigned groups of related delivery projects
- Identify and actively manage interdependencies, shared milestones, and cross project risks
- Establish and chair programme governance forums including steering committees and programme reviews
- Provide oversight and direction to project managers within the programme
- Maintain consolidated view of programme health tracking delivery status, risks, issues, budget, and milestones
- Serve as senior client relationship owner for programme level engagements
- Lead programme level client governance meetings and executive briefings
- Oversee programme level resource planning and allocation
- Monitor programme budget utilization and flag variances
- Own the programme level risk and issue register
- Manage programme level change requests assessing impact across component projects
- Produce programme status reports and executive dashboards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in project or programme management
- At least 4 years managing multi project programmes in technology delivery or professional services
- Proven ability to manage complex, interdependent delivery programmes
- Strong understanding of programme and project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid)
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Proficiency in programme management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet)
- Experience managing significant programme budgets and multi disciplinary resource pools
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
- Experience in fintech, capital markets, or financial services technology delivery preferred
- PgMP, PMP, or MSP certification preferred
- Experience managing delivery programmes for capital markets technology solutions preferred
Full Job Posting
Job Summary
- The Program Manager at DirectFN is responsible for managing a portfolio of related client delivery projects as a cohesive programme, ensuring interdependencies are managed, shared resources optimized, and overall programme outcomes achieved.
- This role provides senior delivery leadership above individual project managers, aligning multiple concurrent implementations under unified programme governance.
- Works closely with PMO Manager, delivery directors, and Chief Delivery Officer to maintain programme level visibility and drive successful outcomes across complex multi stream engagements.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the programme plan for assigned groups of related delivery projects, establishing integrated schedule, shared resource plan, and governance framework.
- Identify and actively manage interdependencies, shared milestones, and cross project risks across the programme.
- Establish and chair programme governance forums including steering committees, programme reviews, and cross project coordination meetings.
- Provide oversight and direction to project managers within the programme, ensuring alignment with programme objectives.
- Maintain consolidated view of programme health tracking delivery status, risks, issues, budget utilization, and milestone achievement.
- Intervene and provide delivery leadership support where individual projects face significant challenges.
- Serve as senior client relationship owner for programme level engagements with executive sponsors and senior stakeholders.
- Lead programme level client governance meetings, executive briefings, and strategic delivery reviews.
- Manage client expectations at programme level ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, priorities, and outcomes.
- Oversee programme level resource planning and allocation coordinating with PMO Manager and delivery directors.
- Monitor programme budget utilization, flag variances, and work with delivery management to maintain financial discipline.
- Own programme level risk and issue register ensuring all risks are identified, assessed, and actively managed.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in project or programme management, with at least 4 years managing multi project programmes in technology delivery or professional services.
- Proven ability to manage complex, interdependent delivery programmes with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of programme and project management methodologies including waterfall, agile, and hybrid approaches.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Proficiency in programme management and reporting tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience managing significant programme budgets and multi disciplinary resource pools across concurrent workstreams.
- Experience in fintech, capital markets, or financial services technology delivery is preferred.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written); Arabic is an advantage.
Core Skills
- Programme Leadership: Provides clear direction and strategic oversight across multiple concurrent delivery projects.
- Stakeholder Management: Builds and sustains executive level client relationships with credibility and professionalism.
- Integrated Planning: Designs and manages complex programme plans that account for interdependencies and shared resources.
- Risk Management: Proactively identifies and manages programme level risks before they impact delivery outcomes.
- Communication: Produces insightful programme reports and leads high stakes governance forums with confidence.
- Delivery Focus: Maintains relentless focus on programme outcomes and drives accountability across project teams.
Key Result Areas (KRAs)
- Programme Delivery: Consistent achievement of programme milestones and outcomes across all component projects.
- Client Satisfaction: High satisfaction from programme level client stakeholders on delivery quality, communication, and partnership.
- Risk & Issue Management: Programme risks and issues proactively managed with minimal impact on delivery outcomes.
- Portfolio Visibility: Accurate, timely programme reporting that supports informed decisions by the PMO Manager and CDO.
- Team Enablement: Project managers within the programme supported, aligned, and performing effectively.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at DirectFN
Quality Assurance Software Engineer
Riyadh, KSA
DirectFN is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of capital markets software products. You will develop test plans, execute manual and automated tests, manage defects, and c
Product Specialist Lead
Riyadh, KSA
DirectFN seeks a Product Specialist Lead to lead product specialist activities for financial content (FinCon) product lines. You will define requirements, conduct market analysis, mentor junior team members, and coordina
Senior Technical Deployment Support
Riyadh, KSA
DirectFN seeks a Senior Technical Deployment Support to lead complex software deployments for capital markets platforms. The role involves configuring environments, running deployment scripts, performing system integrati
Sales Manager
Riyadh, KSA
DirectFN seeks a Sales Manager to drive sales performance and revenue growth in Saudi Arabia's capital markets sector. The role requires 7+ years of fintech or capital markets sales experience, with at least 2 years lead
Quality Assurance Associate
Riyadh, KSA
DirectFN is seeking a Quality Assurance Associate to ensure the quality and functionality of software products for retail investors and traders. The role involves test planning, manual and automated testing, bug tracking
Sales Operations Specialist
Riyadh, KSA
DirectFN is seeking a Sales Operations Specialist to enable the sales organization by optimizing processes, managing CRM systems, analyzing data, and providing insights that drive revenue growth. The role requires cross-
Head of Support
Riyadh, KSA
About Us: DirectFN is a leading Capital Market Industry (CMI) Financial Technology software and Content provider, company (now owned by Saudi Tadawul Group / WAMID) specializes in providing brokerage, asset, and custody
Business Analyst
Riyadh, KSA
About Us: DirectFN is a leading Capital Market Industry (CMI) Financial Technology software and Content provider, company (now owned by Saudi Tadawul Group / WAMID) specializes in providing brokerage, asset, and custody
Quality Assurance Software Engineer
Riyadh, KSA
Product Specialist Lead
Riyadh, KSA
Senior Technical Deployment Support
Riyadh, KSA
Sales Manager
Riyadh, KSA
Quality Assurance Associate
Riyadh, KSA
Sales Operations Specialist
Riyadh, KSA
Head of Support
Riyadh, KSA
Business Analyst
Riyadh, KSA