HS Financial Technologies (HSFT) is a global technology and fund administration partner to alternative asset managers, supporting more than $900 billion in assets under administration. We serve private equity, private credit, hedge funds, endowments, and others with integrated technology, specialized expertise, and scalable operations.

Our proprietary platform connects data, workflows, and operations across the investment lifecycle, delivering the automation, transparency, and insights clients need to operate efficiently and grow with confidence. Combined with deep expertise across fund accounting, middle office, investor services, regulatory reporting, tax, risk, and front-office solutions, we help clients navigate complexity at scale.

More than 2,400 professionals across 14 global offices deliver the expertise, responsiveness, and consistency that have made HSFT a trusted partner to alternative asset managers worldwide.

At HSFT, we are committed to helping employees build meaningful, long-term careers through structured development programs, leadership opportunities, and clear paths for growth. Guided by our core values of Relationships, Support, Innovation, and Expertise, we foster a collaborative environment where people are empowered to learn, contribute, and succeed.

We offer flexible working arrangements, comprehensive health and well‑being benefits, and a culture that invests in our people because they are the foundation of our success.

Founded in 2008 as HedgeServ, HSFT is recognized as a leading provider of alternative asset services, earning industry recognition across technology, accounting, client service, investor services, and regulatory expertise.

Department Overview





The Global Technology team provides the governance and coordination required to deliver HS Financial Technologies' strategic technology priorities across Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Cloud, Information Security, Application Support, Data, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and business functions.

The team leads technology intake, portfolio analysis and prioritization support, program planning, dependency management, delivery governance, and executive reporting across cloud and infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, operational resilience, data, automation, artificial intelligence, enterprise platforms, and technical debt reduction.

Role Overview

The Director, IT Program and Project Management will lead the planning, governance, and delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives across the Global Technology organization. The role will translate strategic priorities into clearly defined programs, roadmaps, and delivery plans, maintain an integrated view of the Technology portfolio, support informed prioritization and sequencing decisions, and establish clear ownership and accountability for outcomes.

This is an active leadership role rather than a traditional administrative PMO position. The Director will shape initiatives, strengthen delivery plans, identify emerging risks, resolve cross-team barriers, and provide senior leadership with concise, decision-ready information.





The successful candidate will be comfortable moving between strategy and execution, creating structure in complex environments, and building alignment among teams with different priorities and perspectives.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Program Leadership

- Lead complex, cross-functional technology programs from initiation through implementation, stabilization, and transition into sustainable operational ownership.
- Establish transparent objectives, scope, outcomes, milestones, governance, decision rights, ownership, and measures of success.
- Translate strategic priorities into practical delivery plans, coordinating technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and geographically distributed contributors.
- Partner with technical specialists to address architecture, delivery constraints, risks, testing, release, cutover, rollback, and operational readiness.

Portfolio Planning and Delivery Governance

- Lead Technology portfolio intake, planning, and delivery governance, giving senior leadership the analysis and recommendations needed to prioritize and sequence initiatives.
- Maintain an integrated portfolio view covering strategic alignment, outcomes, ownership, milestones, capacity, cost, risk, dependencies, and delivery status.
- Establish proportionate standards for initiative definition, business justification, technical assessment, planning, approval, delivery, change control, and closure.
- Identify cross-team dependencies, capacity constraints, delivery conflicts, and emerging risks, working with accountable leaders to resolve or elevate them.
- Coordinate cross-functional risk, resilience, audit, and assurance activities

📌 Director, IT Program and Project Management (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 HS Financial Technologies
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality