IT Program Manager Specialist
IconmaMcLean, VA
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Job Description
Our Client, a Real Estate and Financial Services company, is looking for an IT Program Manager Specialist for their McLean, VA location.Responsibilities:
- Analyze, interpret, and visualize data to support business decisions within capital markets processes.
- Coordinate and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.
- Prepare clear, concise management reports and executive presentations for status and milestone updates.
- Liaise with stakeholders across business and technical teams to gather requirements, manage expectations, and communicate progress.
- Track project progress, identify risks/issues, and propose solutions to keep initiatives on track.
- Support process improvements by analyzing current workflows and recommending data-driven enhancements.
- Ensure documentation of project requirements, changes, and outcomes.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of capital markets operations, products, and data flows.
- Advanced Microsoft Office
- Analytical Reports
- Capital Markets
- Complex Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Experience or solid background in fixed income finance, financial accounting and capital market
- Prior experience with operational risk management Strong at critical thinking and problem-solving skills Strong MS Excel skills Attention to details, produce concise, detailed, and insightful documents Ability to work both independently or in a team environment 5+ years of relevant experience
- Stakeholder Coordination
- At least 3 years of hands-on software development using Python and/or Java with knowledge of application, data and architecture design patterns and principles.
- Computer Programming
- Experience in SAS development
- Data analytics
- Statistical modelling
- Data warehousing
- Data quality
- Data migration
- Data integration
- Data enrichment
- Designing
- Coding
- Reporting
- Testing
- SQL
- Databases (Sybase, Oracle or UDB)
- Microsoft Office tools (Access, Excel, Power Point, Word)
- Experience in the mortgage industry, including exposure or understanding of managing credit risk and familiarity with a Financial Services company Selling Guide.
- Jira
- Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
- Tableau (Software)
- Must Have Qualifications: 7+ years of experience as an IT PM. Strong Excel skills, analytical Reports, Data Analysis, and Stakeholder Coordination. Experience or solid background in fixed income finance, financial accounting, and capital market. Must have prior experience with counterparty operational risk (CORE) exp AND Front end trade exp
- Soft skill: Ideal candidate will have strong critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
- 4-8 years of relevant experience as a Data Analyst, Project Coordinator, or similar role in Financial Services industry.
- Strong understanding of capital markets processes and data (e.g., trade lifecycle, settlements, market data, financial instruments).
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks efficiently.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills; experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
- Proficient in preparing management reports and executive-level presentations (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and project management software (e.g., JIRA, MS Project) is a plus
- 7+ years a IT PM
- Strong Excel experience is required.
- Need to provide good reports to the management.
- Data analytics
- Project coordination/Project management
- Reporting
- SQL queries exposure will be helpful, Financial services Data background will be helpful.
- Fixed income, Financial accounting, capital markets.
- Looking for someone who can work on multiple projects, Project coordinator.
- AI related Project management experience will be a plus
- Person would be doing 25% data analytics and 75% on Project Management
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
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