
Senior Enterprise Program Manager – Large-Scale Complex Transformational Initiatives
M&T Bank
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Buffalo • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $107,500 - $179,100 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Operate at the enterprise level - not within a single line of business - aligning stakeholders across functions and ensuring accountability to commitments.
- Monitor progress across several high-impact programs simultaneously; identify critical blockers early and drive risk, issue, and decision management across scope, schedule, budget, and resources.
- Engage regularly with senior executives and enterprise leaders, guiding initiatives such as digital optimization (web/mobile), regulatory response programs, cloud/infrastructure modernization, major business transformations, and M&A integrations.
- Lead and direct the work of matrixed teams - business-line project managers, analysts, and contract PM resources - without direct people management.
- Produce crisp, executive-ready communications and artifacts that create transparency and drive decisions.
- Champion continuous improvement, enterprise governance, and delivery best practices to keep complex work moving at pace.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- 7+ years related work experience
- 7+ years leading complex, multi-disciplinary enterprise transformations in large corporate environments (Fortune 500 or similar scale)
- Deep program management expertise: multi-program portfolios, cross-dependency management, executive communications, and benefits realization
- Ability to influence and negotiate across all levels - from executives to delivery teams - without formal authority
- Strong OCM, stakeholder management, and communication skills; exceptional clarity in executive storytelling and decision framing
- Hands-on experience with MS Project, Jira, SharePoint, and the MS Office suite for planning, tracking, and reporting
- Working knowledge of Agile/SAFe alongside traditional program controls
- 5+ years program/portfolio experience on large-scale transformations (e.g., digital modernization, servicing modernization, cloud migration, regulatory remediation, M&A integration)
- Financial services or highly regulated industry experience
- MBA/MS or relevant certifications: PMP, SAFe/Agilist, ScrumMaster, CBAP (or equivalent)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Forty hours of paid volunteer time each year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementcross-dependency managementbenefits realizationAgileSAFedigital modernizationcloud migrationregulatory remediationM&A integrationstakeholder management
Soft Skills
influencenegotiationcommunicationexecutive storytellingdecision framingcontinuous improvementtransparencyaccountabilityleadershipcollaboration
Certifications
PMPSAFe/AgilistScrumMasterCBAPMBAMS