Senior Program Manager (PMO)

Position Overview:

The Senior Program Manager is a senior leadership role within the Project Management Office (PMO) reporting to the Director of Project Management, and is responsible for the governance, execution, and successful delivery of highly complex, multiyear programs that support the bank's enterprise strategy, operational stability, regulatory readiness, and growth initiatives.

Operating within a $7 billion asset financial institution, this role is accountable for programlevel outcomes across multiple lines of business, ensuring initiatives are delivered in alignment with executive priorities, risk tolerance, and operational capacity. The Senior Program Manager serves as a trusted partner to the Csuite and executive management, translating strategy into executable roadmaps while maintaining rigor around delivery, risk management, and organizational readiness.

While experience with bank acquisitions and integrations is considered beneficial, this role is intentionally designed for a seasoned Program Manager who excels in enterprise governance, executive engagement, and leadership of PMO delivery teams.

Core Responsibilities - Enterprise Program Leadership

• Provides end-to-end accountability for large, complex enterprise programs consisting of multiple interrelated projects across technology, operations, risk, compliance, and business functions.
• Defines program vision,objectives, success measures, anddeliveryroadmaps aligned to strategic priorities.
• Ensuresprograms achieve measurable business outcomes, not just project milestones.
• Proactively manages scope, schedule, budget, quality, dependencies, andbenefitsrealization at the program level.

Executive & PMO Governance

• Leads and facilitates PMO governance forums, steering committees, and executive-level committees.
• Partners with C-suite leaders and senior management to provide transparency into program health, risks, trade-offs, and decision points.
• Establishes and enforces program management standards, operating cadence, and reporting frameworks in alignment with PMO best practices.
• Develops executive-ready materials that clearly articulate progress, risks, remediation plans, and strategic implications.

Risk, Regulatory & Operational Oversight

• Owns program-level risk management, ensuring risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints areidentified, quantified, mitigated, and escalated appropriately.
• Ensures initiatives align with regulatory expectations, audit readiness, and enterprise risk management standards expected of a $7-$10B financial institution.
• Coordinates closely with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit partners to ensuredeliveryintegrity and operational resilience.

Team & People Leadership

• Provides leadership, coaching, and performance oversight for Project Managers and/or Business Analysts, either through direct management or matrix leadership.
• Sets expectations forproject execution, professional conduct, and stakeholder engagement across PMO resources.
• Supports talent development, capacity planning, andsuccessionreadiness for assigned program teams.
• Drives a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the PMO.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Acts as a senior advisory partner to business and technology leaders, fostering trust and alignment across the organization.
• Oversees relationships with external vendors, consultants, and system integrators, ensuring delivery commitments, financial controls, and performance standards are met.
• Resolves conflicts, negotiates priorities, and balances competing demands across enterprise initiatives.

Change Management & Organizational Readiness

• Ensures change management principles are embedded across programs to support adoption, communications, and operational sustainability.
• Partners with business leaders to ensure impacted teams are prepared for process, system, and policy changes.
• Promotes standardization, documentation, and post-implementation stabilization practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or related discipline; and seven or more years of progressive experience in program and project management within banking or financial services.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale programs with significant organizational, operational, and/or technology impact.
• Proven experience engaging with executive leadership and PMO governance committees.

Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise program management practicesappropriate fora regulated financial institution.
• Strong understanding of banking operations and cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar program budgets and complex delivery portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability to lead andinfluence ina matrixed environment.
• Exceptional executive communication skills.
• Proficiencywith enterprise PMO tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Microsoft Office.

Preferred, but not required

• PMP or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting organizations approaching oroperatingat the $10B asset threshold.
• Exposure tocore banking platforms such as Jack Henry or comparable systems.
• M&A and bank integration experience preferred but notrequired.

Location Details

This position is considered a hybrid role. With management approval, an incumbent may work a combination of remote and onsite work (Downers Grove - Highland Pkwy) to perform the regular responsibilities of the role. Actual schedule requirements may vary based upon business needs.

Compensation & Benefits

Base pay: $110,000 - $150,000

Old Second is committed to fair and equitable pay practices. Pay is dependent upon the pay range and the incumbent's knowledge, skills and experience.

Officer Bonus Eligible: Eligible to participate in the Annual Officer Incentive plan with a target bonus up to 15% of base salary based various performance components.

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