To Apply for this Job Click Here
Job Title: Program Manager
Job Summary:
Heitmeyer Consulting is currently seeking a Program Manager for a contract-to-hire opportunity with one of our financial services clients. Our client is seeking a dynamic professional with exceptional communication and presentation skills. In this role, you will create and deliver high-impact presentations tailored to diverse audiences, including senior executives, while driving strategic planning initiatives and change management efforts across business segments. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor, collaborating with leadership, audit, and corporate risk teams to evaluate control effectiveness, escalate critical issues, and ensure alignment with enterprise risk goals. This is a high-visibility role ideal for someone who thrives in cross-functional environments and is passionate about influencing outcomes through clear communication and strategic insight.
Job Responsibilities:
- Create and deliver high-impact presentations tailored to all audiences including executives.
- Communicate effectively with senior leadership and cross functional teams.
- Lead or contribute to strategic planning initiatives, including change management and integration efforts.
- Deliver timely escalation of all issues requiring attention to senior management.
- Work with business segment management to ensure that the overall risk function is effectively supporting strategic goals.
- Collaborate with audit/business segment/corporate risk to address issues with plausible action plans and target dates.
- Evaluate effectiveness of controls and escalate as appropriate.
- Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of enterprise and regulatory controls and the resulting risk and control self-assessments.
- Act as the central point for receipt and distribution of important risk information for the business segment and reciprocate the flow of information back to corporate risk management.
- Ensure business segment adheres to corporate and business unit policies and procedures.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of experience working as a Program Manager on high visibility efforts.
- Experience working in segment-specific or risk related environments.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver executive-level presentations.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint and Excel)
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to communicate and present requirements and issues clearly and concisely.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with all businesses.
- Strong organizational, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced knowledge of risk management principles and regulatory compliance requirements.
Heitmeyer Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to minority status, gender, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.