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- Manage all projects constraints, with focus on scope, time, risk, and change.
- Develop project plans using Kestra's choice of software and tools for doing so.
- Manage many different sized project teams in a matrix-structured environment.
- Manage project team meetings, scheduling, risks, and delivery.
- Provide regular project communications to all levels of the company, including some presentations.
- Facilitate requirements gathering and review. Occasionally help develop project requirements to meet the needs.
- Provide support to business stakeholders in the form of operational readiness plans including but not limited to: activities related to testing, training and change management communications.
- Utilize the standard PMO tools and methodologies across the company.
- Understand all current projects from a company strategic level, and ensure detailed change management plans are coordinated as needed. Understand technology requirements as applicable.
- Provide and promote integrity and leadership throughout the life of projects representing business philosophies, protocols, and standards.
- Tactically organize and structure activities.
- Presentation and meeting facilitation
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
- 5+ years of project management experience, including the use of project plans and issue logs.
- Project management experience relative to software development
- Financial services experience
- Smartsheets, JIRA, and Confluence
- Experience with at least 4 full life cycle projects, from analysis to completion.
- Familiarity with .NET framework.
- Desktop and Internet-based applications.
- You acknowledge that if hired, Kestra Financial, Inc. may, obtain and use background information concerning your credit, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, work habits, performance and experience for evaluation for your potential employment.
- It is the policy of Kestra Financial to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Kestra Financial prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Program Manager - Austin, United States - Kestra Holdings
Description
ABOUT US:Come join the dynamic team at Kestra Financial Kestra Financial provides a leading independent advisor platform that empowers sophisticated, independent financial professionals, including traditional and hybrid RIAs, to prosper, grow, and provide superior client service. With a culture rich in reinvention and advisor advocacy, Kestra Financial has developed integrated business management technology that, combined with its personalized consulting services, offers exceptional scale and efficiency. Kestra Financial supports independent financial advisors in delivering comprehensive securities and investment advisory services to their clients.
SUMMARY:
The Program Manager will report to the SVP, Program Management Office and Business Process. As a Program Manager with Kestra Financial, Inc. you will manage of all aspects of different projects within the broker dealer. You will help provide programs that support the organizations strategic plans and vision. You will work with business sponsors, technical sponsors, and all other supporting functions to provide high-quality deliverables that track timelines, status, risks and issues.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Full health, vision, dental. 401(k) plans along with a host of voluntary plans such as car insurance, legal services and more (applicable to full-time, permanent employees).
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