Group Program Manager, Enterprise PMO

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Design and manage PMO operations, encompassing intake, governance frameworks, tools, and reporting standards.

• Define and uphold the business case standard for portfolio initiatives.

• Create a unified system of record for Product and PMO.

• Oversee portfolio reporting and maintain data quality.

• Identify systemic execution and delivery risks across Engineering, Credit, Fraud, Analytics, Sales, and Marketing, along with action plans.

• Establish delivery risk cadence and oversee cross-functional dependencies.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Analytics on quarterly initiative roadmaps and sequencing.

• Frame portfolio trade-offs with a commercial perspective.

• Manage quarterly resource planning and cross-portfolio resource visibility across Engineering and Analytics.

• Conduct steering committee meetings and portfolio review sessions.

• Oversee initiative-level budget tracking and benefits realization.

• Collaborate with Finance to ensure portfolio-level spend visibility and provide monthly narrative inputs for the portfolio.

• Manage and mentor project managers through coaching and career development.

• Utilize AI to automate Product Operations workstreams, including timeline mapping, risk identification, sequencing, and task assignment.

• Work directly with the VP of Product and lead the PMO team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in program or portfolio management.

• At least 3 years in a senior role within fintech, financial services, or a similarly intricate environment.

• Proven experience in owning the commercial narrative for a portfolio and crafting the “so what” story for C-suite executives.

• Extensive knowledge in identifying delivery risks across various business functions.

• Established executive presence with CTOs, CFOs, or capital markets partners.

• Experience in designing, building, or revamping a PMO operating model, intake frameworks, governance, and reporting standards in a growth-stage organization.

• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, cost of delay analysis, and ROI framing.

• Demonstrated success in talent development, managing senior professionals, and creating clear growth pathways.

• Background in lending, payments, or broader financial services is highly preferred.

• Authorization to work for any employer in Canada.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus potential of 15%.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Flexible time-off policy.

• Paid parental leave.

• RRSP match.

• Wellness reimbursement.

• Volunteering days.

• Annual professional development budget.

• Charitable donation match.

• Remote-first workplace flexibility.

• Access to office locations.

• Virtual and in-person team events.