Program Manager: Research Operations

Duration:- Long term Project

Relevant Experience Years - 12–15+ years of program management experience Proven experience leading large-scale IAM or security advisory programs Experience managing parallel workstreams across multiple teams

MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps * PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI * Strong client management and executive communication * Strong problem solving and dependency management * Governance, planning, and delivery oversight expertise

Own end to end program planning, including scope alignment, milestones, dependencies, and delivery cadence. * Ensure all IAM initiatives are executed in line with approved SOW, in scope / out of scope boundaries, and regulatory expectations. * Oversee and coordinate multiple IAM Project Managers and workstreams. * Establish and manage program level governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder reviews. * Track and manage program level risks, issues, dependencies, and inter workstream impacts. * Ensure consistent execution of office hours based, consultative engagement models across IAM initiatives. * Provide administrative and strategic oversight to IAM teams on cleanup, segregation, migration, and remediation progress. * Review and validate that IAM guidance and outcomes align with enterprise IAM architecture, security policies, and compliance standards. * Serve as the primary client facing leadership contact for IAM program delivery. * Deliver executive level reporting, dashboards, and presentations covering progress, risks, and outcomes. * Drive alignment between IAM Architects, SMEs, Project Managers, and client stakeholders. * Mentor and guide IAM Project Managers and delivery leads. * Escalate critical risks or scope conflicts to executive sponsors as required. * Maintain strong collaboration with security, compliance, audit, application, and platform teams. * Ensure the program remains advisory and governance focused, without assuming hands on execution or change implementation ownership.