The Business Program Manager position is embedded in the business to lead and influence the execution of RiverSource strategies and goals. Responsible for leading the delivery of multiple medium to large scope projects and marketing campaigns in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment. Focus on targeted program management capabilities with the ability to lead and mentor individuals and project teams to optimally achieve goals. Ensure that a project plan is developed and maintained to supervise deliverables and progress toward completion on time and within budget. Identify process efficiencies within and across teams and assist in documentation.

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide support to leaders in a collaborative environment to ensure business strategy is translated into wholesaler, advisor and client-focused experiences that are completed on time to drive business results and meet business partner goals. 

• Create and support project plans through launch, communicating status to key collaborators. Ensure timelines, budgets, and commitments are met and provide exceptional communication to team members, leaders, and collaborators throughout the process. 

• Ensure that meeting agendas facilitate actionable discussions in project meetings with core team and multiple levels of leaders and follow up with appropriate information and outcomes from meetings. 

• Ensure familiarity with a variety of priorities and programs and assist with implementing them to successful completion. Understand how initiatives tie together across multiple projects. 

• Build and maintain relationships across the organization to ensure alignment and integration. 

 
Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent 

• 5-7 years of relevant experience 

• Demonstrated experience in leading medium- to large-scale projects to successful completion and implementation. 

• Effective at building relationships; highly effective communication skills that include ability to articulate information to a broad audience. 

• Extremely organized and able to effectively prioritize. 

• Ability to identify and develop mitigation alternatives to issues or risks associated with assigned projects. 

• Demonstrated capability in standard office and project management applications (Microsoft Office). 

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

The estimated base salary for this role is $91,600 - $123,700/ year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.Full timeExemptBusiness Support & OperationsRSA Annuities