Engineering Program Manager - Advisor360 - Return to Work Program

reacHIRE is proud to partner with Advisor360 for a paid 6-month return-to-work program starting in September 2022 designed for professionals who are returning to the workforce after a 2+ year career break. 

Please note candidates who have worked in part-time roles or have done independent contracting will be considered for this opportunity. It is a cohort-based model that allows individuals to re-enter the workforce in a supported way with a group of fellow returning professionals. We provide a one-week intensive onboarding specially designed to build the skills needed to successfully re-enter the workforce. This proven approach fosters camaraderie among colleagues, builds confidence and upgrades technology and professional skills that will be invaluable throughout this next phase of their career.

Summary:

Bring your program management expertise and technical background to support the creation and delivery of an industry-leading WealthTech SaaS platform. Working with our Engineering teams, you will be responsible for definition, coordination, execution, and completion of complex programs, ensuring consistency with the company’s strategy, commitments, and goals.

• Partner with senior leaders, product managers, and development managers across the entire organization to understand priorities and execute strategic program objectives
• Drive the development of complex program plans across a number of distributed teams within Engineering
• Coordinate with external clients and the Advisor360° Implementation team for end-to-end program planning and delivery
• Help facilitate program delivery by tracking feature-based delivery timelines
• Understand and manage internal and external deadlines
• Anticipate problems and complications and formulate solutions to avoid impeding the progress of the program
• Conduct effective weekly meetings with cross-functional teams to drive program progress
• Produce clear and concise status reports for executive leadership
• Support the definition and rollout of standardized SDLC practices within the organization

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of program management experience/education at a technical company
• SDLC experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (computer science or software/computer engineering preferred)
• Experience building software in an Agile software development life cycle
• Ability to work with distributed cross-functional teams
• Experience with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence) and Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically when implementing products and solving problems
• Technically savvy and able to ramp up on new technologies quickly
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical individuals
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to lead and direct a Program team to success
• Strong and clear communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation)
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Persuasive, adaptable, encouraging, and motivating worker

Preferred Skills:

• Financial services industry, FinTech, or WealthTech experience a plus

reacHIRE is changing the trajectory for individuals in the workplace by partnering with forward-thinking companies. Through customized programs tailored to a company's unique business needs and culture, reacHIRE carefully selects under-the-radar, top talent who voluntarily off-ramped and are ready to on-ramp back into their career. At the end of the program, you may be eligible for full-time or extended contracting work, but it is not guaranteed. reacHIRE will provide 360 degree support along with a dedicated Program Manager to ensure your success every step of the way!

Our Returnship Program participants come from all walks of life, and so do we. At reacHIRE, the sum of our individual differences, life experiences, innovative thinking and self-expression is what makes us great. We hire exceptional talent from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us, our programs, and the forward-thinking companies we partner with stronger, better and more innovative.  Be you and reach higher.

Please note:

• reacHIRE will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments in order to complete the application or interview process. For assistance with your application please contact: Sarah White at swhite@reachire.com.
• reacHIRE is unable to sponsor program participants for the duration of our return-to-work programs

About Advisor360:

We’re not your typical WealthTech company. Advisor360° was born out of tens of thousands of pieces of feedback received during the past 20 years from the industry’s highest-producing financial advisors. Our software is second to none in creating operational efficiencies, unifying all the systems advisors need to run their businesses. Advisor360° launched in April 2019 as a new stand-alone technology company from our sister company, Commonwealth Financial Network®, the largest privately held Registered Investment Adviser–independent broker-dealer in the United States. With more than 2,000 independent advisors, Commonwealth is Advisor360°’s first customer; MassMutual is its second, bringing an additional 9,000 advisors onto the platform.

Come grow with us! Advisor360° is an exciting new venture, combining the nimble and innovative qualities of a start-up with the stability of a mature company. We have a track record of the highest satisfaction ratings by financial advisors in industry-leading publications, as well as a reputation for high workplace quality; for 12 years, as part of the Commonwealth team, we were voted one of the 100 best technology companies to work at by Computerworld.

Advisor360° is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a diverse workforce.