Job description

Job Title: Program Manager – Technical / Data & Systems Migration Location: McLean, VA (On-site) Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead technology and data-migration programs at a major financial services organization in the housing-finance / capital-markets space. This is a 50/50 generalist and technical program role. About half the work is stakeholder management, executive reporting, and risk — the other half is data and system migrations , including cloud-bound technology moves. Pure PMO coordinators and non-technical program managers will not be a fit. What You’ll Do: • Coordinate and manage multiple programs / projects through milestones and delivery. • Split time across generalist program management and technical / migration work. • Support data and system migrations , including technology moves toward the cloud. • Identify, report, and mitigate risks with solution-oriented follow-through. • Liaise with business and technical stakeholders — requirements, expectations, and progress. • Prepare clear management reports and executive presentations. • Analyze, interpret, and visualize data to support capital-markets business decisions. • Recommend data-driven process improvements. • Keep requirements, changes, and outcomes documented. • Work in Jira (or similar) and stay current on capital-markets operations, products, and data flows. Required Qualifications: • 7+ years of IT / technology program management experience. • Demonstrated 50/50 mix of generalist PM skills and technical program management. • Hands-on experience with data and/or system migrations (cloud migration experience preferred). • Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication. • Proven risk identification, reporting, and mitigation. • Working knowledge of Jira or similar PM tools. • Financial-services background. • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, or equivalent experience. • Ability to work on-site in McLean, VA. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Preferred Qualifications: • Capital markets, credit risk, trade lifecycle, settlements, market data, or financial-instruments experience. • Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tools. • Agile, PMP, or other project/program certification. • Experience presenting to senior leadership in a regulated financial environment. About ZipStaff ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success. To apply , please submit your resume highlighting program management of data/system migrations, executive stakeholder communication, and financial-services delivery. Pay: $47 - $48 per hour

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Must-haves

Job Title: Program Manager – Technical / Data & Systems Migration
Location: McLean, VA (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Coordinate and manage multiple programs / projects through milestones and delivery.
Split time across generalist program management and technical / migration work.
Support data and system migrations , including technology moves toward the cloud.
Identify, report, and mitigate risks with solution-oriented follow-through.
Liaise with business and technical stakeholders — requirements, expectations, and progress.
Prepare clear management reports and executive presentations.
Analyze, interpret, and visualize data to support capital-markets business decisions.
Recommend data-driven process improvements.
Keep requirements, changes, and outcomes documented.
Work in Jira (or similar) and stay current on capital-markets operations, products, and data flows.
7+ years of IT / technology program management experience.
Demonstrated 50/50 mix of generalist PM skills and technical program management.
Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication.
Proven risk identification, reporting, and mitigation.
Working knowledge of Jira or similar PM tools.
Financial-services background.

Nice-to-haves

Hands-on experience with data and/or system migrations (cloud migration experience preferred).
Capital markets, credit risk, trade lifecycle, settlements, market data, or financial-instruments experience.
Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tools.
Agile, PMP, or other project/program certification.
Experience presenting to senior leadership in a regulated financial environment.

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