Program Manager – National IT Resilience Effort

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems.

We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic team for our future.

Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more.

All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.

About the Opportunity

The National IT – Core Infrastructure Services department has an immediate opening for a Program Manager, reporting to Assistant Vice President.

This program focuses on uplifting operational resilience of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) defined as improving the System’s ability to anticipate, respond to, recover and evolve from a wide range of disruptions or unexpected events, while maintaining the business of the Federal Reserve System.

The initial scope of work is shaped by recommendations resulting from a third-party operational resilience review.

The first phase (already in flight) includes seven prioritized workstreams, with additional workstreams tentatively planned to kick off in mid-2026.

What You Will Do:

This is a highly visible role involving frequent strategic interaction with senior leadership across the System; to be supported by one to three partially dedicated project managers and/or project analysts.


* Help define program governance and oversight to facilitate achievement of the program’s vision and to establish accountability and ownership for tracking and delivering intended benefits.


* Help define long-term program resource needs (including roles and responsibilities)


* Lead and coordinate program activities and artifacts including, but not limited to: program management plan and associated artifacts (e.g., RAID Log), program schedule plan development and management, and executive reporting


* Lead the continuous improvement of program processes, procedures, and tools.


* Coordinate the various aspects of multiple related projects while monitoring cross-dependencies; applies program planning based on the program’s component projects’ plans and schedules.

Provides a unified portfolio view of business strategies, operational and budget implications, portfolio dependencies, architectural design, etc.


* Plan and facilitate regular program Steering Committee meetings.


* Lead initial and ongoing plann...