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Location: New York
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: MBA



Job Responsibilities
Manage a program or portfolio of software development and maintenance projects in the Financial Services space. Accountable for project delivery, people management, client escalations handling, consult with client senior operations executives in the planning and management of new outsourcing initatives
Job Requirements
MBA, B.Tech ( Electrical Engg.)
Uppers
Position of responsibility, power, influence and good remuneration. Also, learn something everyday.
Downers
Client facing politics, ability to handle criticism on a regular basis - even from ill-informed client stakeholders, conflicting stakeholder needs.
Lifestyle
11 hrs on an average day, no travel, routinely invited to high powered meetings, business casuals, high diversity
Compensation
Base salary - approx $85K
Advice to Jobseekers
Helpful to have prior IT Project Mgmt experience, good technology understanding, strong business analysis skills. Being outspoken is a plus in this job, to manage multiple dominating stakeholders. Has a strong future due to increasing outsourcing of IT functions. An offshoring program manager is a specific case of a Program Manager. Managing team offshore also becomes a responsibility.

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