Vice President, Wealth Program Manager

For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.  

In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences. 

We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm. 

HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer. 

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.  

The Vice President, Wealth Program Manager will be accountable for a portfolio of strategic initiatives spanning organizational, process, and overall Firm strategy focused entirely on the Wealth business. Additionally, the VP Wealth Program Manager will develop a three-year roadmap. They will also build a program of initiatives to accelerate HarbourVest’s digital transformation and grow the Wealth business. This will include assessing, measuring, and prioritizing business and operational processes to drive HarbourVest’s transformation to digital ways of working and deploying technology solutions to automate processes. The VP, Wealth Program Manager will also implement a robust change management program that will be employed during projects to drive strong adoptions of new ways of working along with a post project health process to ensure that change has been successfully adopted and benefits are realized.

The ideal candidate is someone who is:  

• Able to build strong partnerships, drive consensus and influence senior leadership across the organization  

• Proactive, positive, and agile  

• A resourceful problem solver capable of devising and implementing innovative solutions for the business.  

• An excellent communicator  

• A self starter, and someone who is comfortable leading in an evolving, fast paced environment  

• Process oriented with strong technology understanding  

What you will do:  

• Work with Wealth leadership to find opportunities to drive transformation through process improvement, automation, implementation of technology, and re-imagining of operational models  

• Lead analysis of client and internal value chains to catalog business processes including identifying new processes based on unique business process requirements and develop business cases and execution plans for maximum impact  

• Lead cross-functional transformation efforts ensuring that solutions are supported by robust control frameworks and efficiently designed processes  

• Manage execution of approved initiatives to deliver outcomes on time, on budget, and with high quality regardless of process and/or technology development required  

• Periodically communicate transformation initiatives to HarbourVest senior leadership through a variety of channels  

• Coach and develop a high performing team of expert project execution and change delivery professionals  

What you bring:  

• Proven track record of leadership roles in Wealth Management, Finance or Consulting, Asset Management experience is highly desirable but not required.  

• Strong communication and stakeholder management experience  

• Experience in enterprise transformation initiatives  

• Experience in delivering multiple projects in parallel within a program  

• Depth in business process and technology delivery  

• Expertise in delivering sophisticated, cross-functional initiatives  

• Proficiency in using data and metrics to drive decision making and link operating performance to the firm’s long-term objectives  

Education Preferred  

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or equivalent experience  

Experience  

• 10-15 years of proven experience in Financial Services or Consulting, preferably at a large institution.  

• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, and ADKAR (or equivalent) certifications desired 

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