Senior Program Manager

We are looking for a Program Manager with a passion for driving large-scale strategic initiatives in a complex, cross-functional environment. This pivotal role involves complete program ownership and strategic oversight of significant programs, ensuring alignment across Technology, Data & Intelligence, Product, and Operations management. You will be responsible for program strategy, execution, and financial accountability, ultimately driving key business initiatives and supporting Equifax's strategic goals.

• Own the full life cycle and strategy of complex, cross-functional programs, including overall program budgeting, objectives, planning, and execution.

• Manage specific complex, cross-functional programs that drive strategic business initiatives, including overall program budgeting, program objectives, planning, and execution across Technology, Data & Intelligence (DI), Product, and Operations management, and program reporting.

• Drive the execution and strategy of multi-stream programs, working closely with the project leaders of each stream of activity (Tech, DI, Ops, Product & Go-to-Market).

• Ensure all program deliverables align to the program’s desired outcome and support strategic business initiatives and strategies.

• Implement and maintain Equifax program controls and governance—processes, procedures, reporting, and policies.

• Manage overall program governance, financial accountability, infrastructure, and planning.

• Drive overall program risk management, identifying and implementing risk resolution remedies across all streams of activity.

• Monitor and communicate program measures of success, plans, status, issues, and risks in a timely manner to team members, stakeholders, and senior management.

• Act as the communications conduit to executive sponsors and conduct periodic briefings/status updates.

• Oversee and provide guidance to a team of professionals performing project and program-related implementation tasks and distribute workload based on employee capability and business prioritization.

• 10+yrs of experience in complete program ownership and strategic execution of complex, cross-functional programs.

• Proven track record in defining and implementing robust program controls and governance.

• Documented experience managing program finances, budgeting, and achieving financial accountability up to a significant monetary value (e.g., $10 million).

• Specific examples of successfully driving program risk management and implementing effective risk resolution remedies.

• Prior experience in high-level stakeholder communication and conducting executive-level status briefings.

• Direct experience overseeing and providing guidance to project teams, including workload distribution and prioritization.

• Experience directing deliverables aligned across multiple interdependent projects within a single large program

• Experience adapting and implementing industry best practices for program management within an A/NZ context.

• Experience in the Technology, Data & Intelligence, and/or Financial Services sectors.

• Advanced program management certification (e.g., PgMP).

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