Description
As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
Role Overview
The Director of Program Management leads the execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives across SS&C Health's product, technology, operations, and client delivery organizations. This role ensures strategic programs are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with company priorities.
The Director translates executive strategy into structured programs with clear milestones, accountability, and measurable outcomes. This leader drives coordination across teams, manages program risk, and ensures disciplined execution in a highly regulated healthcare technology environment.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Program Leadership
Lead enterprise initiatives across product development, platform modernization, client delivery, and operational transformation.
Translate company strategy into actionable program plans with defined milestones, owners, and success metrics.
Ensure initiatives align with growth objectives, platform scalability, and client outcomes.
Program Governance and Execution
Establish program management standards, governance frameworks, and reporting structures.
Provide executive visibility through program dashboards, milestone tracking, and risk reporting.
Lead program reviews and steering committees to ensure progress, alignment, and accountability.
Cross-Functional Coordination
Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Client Success to coordinate delivery of strategic initiatives.
Manage cross-team dependencies, facilitate decision making, and resolve execution barriers.
Ensure alignment across stakeholders and business units.
Portfolio Management
Oversee a portfolio of strategic programs and initiatives.
Prioritize work based on strategic impact, client commitments, regulatory requirements, and resource capacity.
Balance competing priorities to maintain delivery momentum across the organization.
Risk and Operational Discipline
Identify and mitigate program risks.
Maintain strong program controls including documentation, change management, and compliance with healthcare regulatory requirements.
Drive a culture of transparency, accountability, and execution excellence.
Team Leadership
Lead and develop program managers or PMO resources.
Establish best practices in program planning, delivery, and stakeholder communication.
Promote continuous improvement in program execution.
Key Performance Indicators
Program delivery against committed milestones
Execution of strategic initiatives tied to revenue, client outcomes, or platform capability
Improved cross-functional delivery efficiency
Reduced program risk and delays
Stakeholder satisfaction across leadership teams
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in program management, operations, or strategic initiatives within healthcare technology, SaaS, or enterprise software.
Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional programs involving product development, technology delivery, and client implementation.
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Experience operating in matrixed organizations with multiple priorities and dependencies.
Healthcare or regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan.SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
Salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job related knowledge, skills, abilities, business needs, and geographic regions. NY: Salary range for the position: 165,000 USD to 180,000 USD.Apply on company website
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