• Manage program and project lifecycle using Agile methodology
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: Daily stand up, capacity and sprint planning, retrospective, backlog grooming & forward planning
• Lead end to end program and project planning, monitoring and delivery with multiple teams and cross functional teams
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, timelines, and success criteria
• Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, and resource plans
• Track project progress and ensure delivery within agreed scope, timeline, and quality
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests proactively
• Act as the primary point of escalation between leadership, Product Owners, Engineering Leads and Change Management
• Manage expectations across multiple stakeholders and ensure alignment on priorities and outcomes. Resolve conflict priorities by engagement with stakeholders
• Work closely with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, QA, product, and operations teams
• Understand technical dependencies, system architecture, integration points, and delivery constraints
• Support technical decision-making by coordinating input from subject matter experts
• Identify, assess, and track project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
• Develop mitigation plans and escalate critical risks or blockers in a timely manner
• Maintain RAID logs and ensure ownership and resolution of open items
• Monitor cross-team dependencies and coordinate resolution across technology and business groups
• Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, and project metrics
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including project charters, plans, meeting minutes, decision logs, and closure reports
• Foster a delivery-focused culture with clear communication, transparency, and ownership

• Strong Project Management Skills Managing complex technical programs and projects from initiation through delivery
• Proficiency in program and project planning, including collaborating with cross functional and cross department teams 
• Strong understanding of Agile and scrum ceremonies
• Ability to manage scope, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle principles
• Familiarity with application development, system integration, cloud platforms, Data, APIs, or enterprise technology environments
• Ability to understand technical architecture, dependencies, and implementation challenges.
• Experience coordinating with engineering, QA, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Understanding of release management, change management, testing cycles, and production deployment processes.
• JIRA skill set is needed.

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

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