Program Director

Program Director

Role: Program Director

Location: Hybrid (remote with periodic Boston/Jersey City onsite)

Duration: Initial 6 months discovery with extension into multi-quarter execution

Contract description:

Scope: Lead MF trading modernization (order entry/validation/settlement) from mainframe to cloud-native; partner on Running Collected Balance (RCB) and Shadow Posting

Must-have experience: 12+ yrs in brokerage/WAM tech, 710+ yrs program leadership, mainframe ? cloud modernization in regulated FS

Mutual Fund domain: Retail + bulk/batch flows, cutoffs/NAV, settlements, high-volume file processing (millions of orders)

Hybrid ops: Dual-run/parity testing, fallbacks, performance/SLO management

Tech fluency (not an architect): AWS/Kafka/event-driven patterns, APIs, data/batch modernization, mainframe integration concepts

Latency/controls: Designed or led zero/near-zero latency paths for money movement/controls; data integrity & reconciliation at scale

Stakeholders: Proven orchestration across Product, Enterprise Architecture, Ops, Security, and multiple engineering teams

Delivery chops: Discovery ? target state ? roadmap, RAID/risks, decision logs, OKRs/metrics, executive steer-co comms

Regulatory/compliance: SEC/FINRA awareness, books & records impacts, auditability

Nice-to-have: Prior investment client experience/terminology, Ops Workstation exposure, Security Master/Instrument data familiarity

Soft skills: Executive presence, crisp communication, ability to challenge constructively, fast pathfinding under ambiguity