Description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients' businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

Senior Manager Agile Program Management

As a Senior Manager Agile Program Management, you will play a key role in driving Agile transformation and delivering complex Trading & Risk Management (TRM) programs. You will be responsible for coaching Agile teams, optimizing program execution, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. Your expertise in Agile methodologies and TRM solutions will be critical in enhancing delivery efficiency and business value.

Your Impact

Program & Delivery Leadership

• • Own end-to-end delivery of large-scale Agile programs spanning multiple workstreams, vendors, and geographies.
  • Lead complex ETRM (Endur/Openlink) transformation and enhancement initiatives, including deal lifecycle, risk, P&L, settlements, and reporting.
  • Define and manage program roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and outcomes, ensuring alignment with trading strategy and business priorities.
  • Drive delivery using Agile / SAFe / hybrid methodologies, ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced trading environment.

Responsibilities

Your Impact

Stakeholder & Governance Management

• Act as a senior interface between Trading, Risk, Operations, Finance, IT, and Compliance stakeholders.
• Establish strong program governance, steering committees, and executive reporting aligned to client standards.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, budget, and timeline trade-offs, providing transparent communication to senior leadership.

Agile Transformation & Ways of Working

• Champion Agile best practices across squads, release trains, and vendors while adapting Agile to fit regulated, risk-sensitive trading environments.
• Coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams on value-based delivery, backlog prioritization, and outcome tracking.
• Ensure effective PI planning, sprint execution, release management, and continuous improvement.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Manage global system integrators, ETRM vendors, and niche trading solution partners.
• Ensure vendor delivery aligns with quality, security, compliance, and performance expectations.
• Drive accountability for scope, cost, and delivery commitments.

Qualifications

Your Skills and Experience:

• 12-15+ years of experience in project/program management, with at least 7+ years in Agile delivery leadership roles.
• Strong experience in energy & commodities trading domain including oil, gas, LNG, refined products, or power trading.
• Hands-on leadership of programs involving Endur/Openlink (ETRM) or comparable ETRM/CTRM platforms.
• Proven track record delivering large, cross-functional trading technology programs in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working with global stakeholders across trading desks, operations, risk, and IT.

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of front-to-back trade lifecycle: trading, scheduling, risk, P&L, settlements, and compliance.
• Strong familiarity with ETRM architecture, integrations, and data flows.
• Experience with cloud migration, data platforms, or digital initiatives within trading is a strong advantage.

Additional Information

• Wellness program and employee assistance.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.

Additional information

Additional Information

• Wellness program and employee assistance.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.