Sr. Program Manager - Wealth Management | Banking

We are looking for an experienced Senior Program Manager / Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic Wealth Management business and technology initiatives within a banking environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of complex programs and projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, operational excellence, and agreed delivery timelines.

The role requires strong experience across Wealth Management, Private Banking, or Asset Management, combined with excellent program governance, stakeholder management, vendor coordination, and business-technology transformation experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Wealth Management programs and projects, from initiation through implementation and post-production support.
• Define and manage program roadmaps, scope, timelines, budgets, governance structures, and delivery plans.
• Ensure programs and projects remain aligned with strategic business objectives and expected business outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with Business, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and third-party vendors to drive successful delivery.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously, ensuring effective coordination, prioritization, and dependency management.
• Track and proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, actions, and escalations, driving timely resolution.
• Oversee requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, implementation, and post-production support.
• Establish and maintain strong program governance, reporting structures, and delivery controls.
• Provide regular and structured program status updates to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure clear communication across business and technology teams.
• Ensure successful delivery of digital, regulatory, transformation, and business initiatives.
• Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies across Wealth Management delivery initiatives.
• Ensure effective realization of business value and measurable outcomes from delivered programs.
• Support Agile delivery practices and promote effective collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate with vendors and external partners to ensure contractual and delivery commitments are achieved.
• Ensure delivery activities remain aligned with applicable banking regulations, internal policies, risk requirements, and governance standards.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Program Management / Project Management within Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong experience in Wealth Management, Private Banking, or Asset Management environments.
• Strong understanding of investment products, portfolio management, trading, custody, and wealth management operations.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale, complex business and technology transformation programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, workstreams, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
• Strong program governance, risk management, issue management, and escalation experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management experience across business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, and vendors.
• Strong vendor management and third-party coordination experience.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing requirements, solution design, testing, deployment, and post-production activities.
• Strong experience preparing program reporting and communicating progress to senior management.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Wealth Management Domain Expertise

Candidates should have strong practical understanding of one or more of the following:

• Investment products
• Portfolio management
• Trading
• Custody
• Wealth Management operations
• Asset Management
• Private Banking
• Digital Wealth Management platforms
• Wealth-related business and technology transformation

Agile & Delivery

• Strong experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Understanding of Agile ceremonies, delivery planning, sprint execution, backlog management, and cross-functional team coordination.
• Ability to work across Agile and hybrid delivery models depending on program requirements.
• Strong focus on delivery governance, milestones, dependencies, risks, and business outcomes.

Stakeholder & Leadership Skills

• Ability to work effectively with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with experience providing updates to senior management.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and align business and technology teams toward common objectives.
• Strong ownership of delivery outcomes, risks, dependencies, and escalations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in complex banking environments.
• Strong vendor and third-party relationship management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with leading banks or financial institutions in the UAE or GCC.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification.
• Exposure to digital wealth management, fintech integrations, or modern financial services platforms.
• Experience delivering regulatory, digital transformation, or operational excellence initiatives within banking.