PMO Delivery Lead – Financial Services

Intellibus Consulting is a boutique engineering and AI transformation firm building mission-critical platforms for leading financial institutions. We are hands-on builders our leaders stay close to architecture, engineering, and production systems while partnering directly with client executives.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager / PMO Delivery Lead with a strong engineering foundation who has successfully delivered complex technology programs within consulting environments serving Financial Services clients.

This is a highly client-facing role where you'll work directly with CTOs, Delivery Directors, Engineering Managers, and executive stakeholders while leading multiple engineering teams across enterprise-scale initiatives.

The ideal candidate understands both technology and business, thrives under pressure, and has experience managing large consulting engagements with demanding delivery timelines.

Lead multiple concurrent technology programs across Banking, Payments, Trading, and Financial Services.

Own program governance, planning, budgeting, RAID management, executive reporting, and delivery.

Drive cross-functional execution across engineering, architecture, QA, DevOps, infrastructure, and business teams.

Establish PMO best practices and delivery governance.

Act as the primary delivery partner for enterprise Financial Services clients.

Manage relationships with CTOs, CIOs, Program Directors, and executive leadership.

Lead Steering Committee meetings and executive governance reviews.

Translate business priorities into clear engineering roadmaps.

Candidates should possess strong experience in one or more of:

Payments

Money Movement

Banking

Trading Platforms

Capital Markets

Wealth Management

Financial Platform Modernization

Regulatory Technology

Drive delivery across multiple Scrum teams.

Manage budgets, risks, dependencies, escalations, and release planning.

Lead executive status reporting.

Ensure projects are delivered on time while maintaining engineering quality.

Candidates must have started their career as Software Engineers before moving into Program Management.

Preferred experience includes:

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Event Driven Architecture

Kafka

Cloud (AWS preferred)

Linux / Unix

Hands-on coding is not required today, but candidates should be comfortable discussing architecture and technical trade-offs with engineering teams.

Required

15+ years of technology experience.

8+ years as a Program Manager, PMO Lead, or Delivery Manager.

Financial Services or FinTech experience.

Consulting background.

Experience managing multiple engineering workstreams.

Experience presenting to executive leadership.

Excellent PowerPoint and executive presentation skills.

Outstanding communication and stakeholder management.

Success in this Role

Success in this role means becoming a trusted delivery partner for both our clients and engineering teams. Within the first few months, you'll establish strong executive relationships, bring structure to complex programs, proactively manage risks and dependencies, and consistently deliver critical Banking and Financial Services initiatives on time. You'll balance client expectations with engineering execution while helping teams navigate aggressive timelines without compromising quality.

Business & Leadership Skills

MBA or equivalent business leadership experience strongly preferred.

Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.

Comfortable owning escalations and defending technical delivery decisions.

Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution.

Our Hiring Process

15-minute introductory call with Intellibus Recruiting Team

Proctored GQ assessment + Slideware (presentation) evaluation

Technical & Delivery Leadership Interview (30–45 min)

Executive Interview

Offer

If you are interested in reaching out to us, please apply, and our team will contact you within the hour.

Pay: $100.00 - $110.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

Do you have 10+ years of experience leading enterprise technology programs within Banking, Financial Services, Payments, or Money Movement platforms?

Have you worked in a consulting environment where you directly managed enterprise clients, executive stakeholders, and multiple engineering teams?

Did you begin your career as a Software Engineer, and are you comfortable discussing software architecture, APIs, Java-based systems, cloud platforms, and engineering delivery with technical teams?

Work Location: Remote