Specialty Program Manager

Req ID: 388943 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Specialty Program Manager to join our team in McKinney, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Seeking an experienced Specialty Program Manager to lead and coordinate the replacement of the XICS platform within a highly regulated environment. This role will be responsible for driving program governance, stakeholder alignment, execution excellence, risk management, and organizational readiness across business and technology teams. The ideal candidate brings a strong track record of managing complex enterprise transformations, establishing delivery structure, and navigating cross-functional dependencies in regulated industries

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program delivery for the XICS platform replacement initiative.
• Establish governance, reporting, risk management, and executive communication frameworks to ensure successful execution.
• Partner across business, operations, technology, infrastructure, compliance, and vendor teams to align priorities and drive outcomes.
• Manage program scope, dependencies, timelines, and issue resolution across multiple workstreams.
• Support business process transformation, operational readiness, testing, cutover planning, and change management activities.
• Develop executive dashboards and status reporting to provide visibility into program health, risks, and milestones.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, security, and operational requirements throughout the program lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of program and project management experience leading large-scale business and technology initiatives.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries such as Insurance, Healthcare, Financial Services, or similar environments.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise transformations involving system modernization, platform replacement, or complex operational change.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience collaborating with executive leadership, business teams, IT organizations, and third-party vendors.
• Experience establishing PMO governance, delivery frameworks, KPI reporting, and accountability models.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this remote role is $136,275.00 to $227,125.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations.

Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. 

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits

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