Stanton Program - Product Delivery, Executive Director

Be a part of innovating, launching, and scaling the first-of-its-kind co-branched product for the Consumer Bank As a Product Delivery Director within the Stanton Program leadership team, you will lead the execution of a large-scale, cross-functional program delivered in partnership with a strategic third-party provider. You will oversee delivery planning, dependency management, release readiness, and operationalization activities across business, product, technology, operations, and control functions. As a senior leader, you will drive execution excellence across multiple teams, maintain visibility into delivery risks and dependencies, and ensure adherence to regulatory, compliance, and control requirements. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and external stakeholders to deliver customer and business outcomes at scale. This role requires exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence complex organizations in a highly regulated environment.

Directs principal activities across the end-to-end product delivery journey including intake, dependency management, release management, product operationalization, delivery feasibility decision-making, and product performance reporting, while highlighting opportunities to improve efficiencies and functional coordination Owns the change management framework across functional partners and ensures adherence to the firm’s risk, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements Maintains a high level of visibility over product timelines and dependencies while monitoring blockers, ensuring adequate resourcing, and liaising with stakeholders and functional partners Coaches and mentors, the product delivery team on best practices through collaborative discussions on resource management, dependency management, and deployment techniques to improve efficiencies Partner with Product leadership to translate strategic priorities and roadmaps into actionable delivery plans that balance scope, resources, timelines, and business outcomes Oversee third-party delivery engagement, ensuring alignment on integration activities, delivery commitments, operational readiness, and issue resolution Drive change management and operational readiness activities across business, technology, operations, and support teams to enable successful product adoption and servicing Ensure adherence to the firm's risk, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements through active partnership with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Controls, and Audit stakeholders Maintain visibility into resource allocation, budget performance, vendor expenditures, and program financials to support delivery objectives and business priorities Monitor product delivery performance metrics and execution outcomes, identifying opportunities to improve operating efficiency, delivery effectiveness, and customer experience Lead and develop a team of product delivery professionals while providing matrix leadership across multiple workstreams to foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills 8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products, projects, or technology applications Extensive experience leading operational management and change readiness Experience in enterprise-wide release and deployment processes and strategies Advanced knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics Proven ability to build and manage integrated delivery plans, track execution performance, and drive successful outcomes in complex environments Experience managing program budgets, resource planning, vendor relationships, and operational performance metrics Strong understanding of risk management, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements within a highly regulated industry Exceptional leadership, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive