Program Manager

Job description

Responsibilities Position Title: Program Manager Designation:Principal Consultant Years of Experience: 15-19 years Business Unit: IT Location: Pune Role Description: We are in search of an expert Program Manager to direct delivery, operations, and people leadership for critical initiatives within Principal’s Asset Management business. This Leader-of-Leaders role is accountable for advancing stability, modernization, and operational excellence across Investment Management Middle BackOffice Functions. The ideal candidate brings deep domain understanding, strong collaborator management, and the ability to lead technical and operational groups in a hybrid technology environment. Key Responsibilities: People Leadership Lead and manage a team with multifaceted strengths spanning technical development and operational management (3 to 5 direct reportees and 30-50 Indirect reportees). Drive performance management, mentoring, succession planning, and capability building. Ensure operational stability, workforce planning, and resource continuity. Cultivate an accountable, high‑performance culture with focus on business outcomes. Program Delivery Management Own delivery of key initiatives including platform modernization, cloud migration, and security transformation. Lead delivery schedules, SLAs, operational metrics, and cross‑team execution. Drive planning, execution, monitoring, and risk management across multiple programs. Implement and improve Agile/SAFe program practices Operations Management (SOD/EOD Oversight) Coordinate daily SOD/EOD operational cycles Ensure uninterrupted night-cycle operations and proactively resolve batch issues. Coordinate with…