Principal Program Manager (Financial Technology)

TL;DR

Principal Program Manager (Financial Technology): Leading complex, client-facing implementations and hosting migrations for hirify.global’s buy-side financial technology products with an accent on enterprise governance, risk management, and cross-functional delivery. Focus on coordinating multi-workstream programs, managing vendor and technical dependencies, and driving stable transitions to production for major financial services clients.

Location: Hybrid role based in Boston, New York, or Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Salary: $147,000–$184,000 annually in Connecticut and New York City.

Company

hirify.global provides financial data, analytics, software, and enterprise workflow solutions to investment professionals and financial institutions worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead complex client implementations, enterprise transformations, and large-scale hosting migrations from initiation through production.
• Own program governance across scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, decisions, escalations, and reporting.
• Develop program plans, RAID logs, status reports, mitigation plans, and decision frameworks.
• Partner with client project managers and senior stakeholders to align delivery strategy, timelines, priorities, and contractual commitments.
• Matrix-lead internal teams, client stakeholders, vendors, and multiple workstreams while managing resources and capacity.
• Coordinate readiness, training, cutover planning, financial tracking, change control, and transition to production.

Requirements

• 11+ years of experience leading complex, multi-year enterprise technology programs.
• Experience delivering client-facing programs in financial services; financial systems implementation experience is highly valued.
• Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management, risk leadership, and influence skills.
• Experience leading global, distributed, matrixed teams and managing vendors, third-party dependencies, statements of work, and change orders.
• Hands-on experience with MS Project, SharePoint, MS Teams, Jira, and program dashboards.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship is required. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.

Nice to have

• PMP or PgMP certification.
• Experience at a global software vendor or management consulting firm.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, life, and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plans and a discounted employee stock purchase program.
• Paid holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days.
• Flexible work accommodations supporting work-life harmony.
• Monthly learning and development time, career progression planning, and employee resource groups.
• Community programs focused on volunteerism, sustainability, collaboration, and inclusion.