AWS Technical Program Manager / Project Lead

Overview

Client is seeking a Core Engineering organization is driving the firm's multi-year cloud transformation as part of a CIO-mandated initiative to exit all datacenters by 2030. Under the AWS-funded MAP program, client is expanding its senior cloud leadership to accelerate platform adoption across dozens of internal business units.

We are seeking a highly senior, deeply technical AWS Program Manager / Project Lead able to operate with executive visibility, run complex multi-team cloud engineering initiatives, and drive delivery with zero hand-holding.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary delivery lead for a 4-person AWS engineering pod building core cloud platform capabilities for client.
• Partner directly with Core Engineering leaders, architects, and security to define technical scope, milestones, backlogs, and workstream alignment.
• Drive end-to-end execution of MAP-funded cloud modernization, including planning, prioritization, daily standups, risk / issue management, and stakeholder reporting.
• Coordinate intake and alignment across multiple consuming business units, ensuring deliverables meet the "multiplier" adoption goals required by AWS.
• Translate business and compliance needs into technical execution plans, engineering tasks, security controls, and platform patterns.
• Ensure engineering outputs meet bank-grade standards for security, auditability, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage stakeholder communication between AWS, client Core Engineering, and downstream teams.
• Oversee SOW deliverables, validate progress, and ensure the team hits timelines tied to AWS funding.
• Provide hands-on architectural and engineering guidance when needed (not a pure PM role).
• Operate autonomously with minimal oversight, making decisions quickly and escalating only when required.

Required Experience

Ideal Experience / Nice-to-Haves